Parallel computing in the teaching of electromagnetic computational methods for analyzing EMC problems

Parallel computational algorithms are introduced during the final part of a graduate level EMC course in which computational electromagnetic (CEM) methods are taught as useful tools for solving EMI problems. Examples on the use of CEM are discussed with the students. Students are first taught the history, theory, and methodologies used in parallel computing with mathematical examples. Then, parallel computational methods and approaches are addressed for two popular CEM techniques, the method of moments (MOM) and the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. The paper emphasizes simple conceptual algorithms for parallelization of an FDTD code as taught to students. Parallel algorithms for MOM are also covered. Subsequent work deals with solving practical but complex EMI problems using parallel algorithms in CEM tools.