The use of a spreadsheet for sinusoidal steady-state transmission line and optics problems

It is shown how a spreadsheet on a personal computer can be used for sinusoidal steady-state transmission line and optics problems. It gives students the experience of programming the equations rather than relying on special-purpose software written by someone else. At the same time, the students do not need to expend too much effort on coding in a standard computer language, and the numerical effort is accomplished by the computer rather than a hand-held calculator.<
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