Using CAEME Software Book in teaching and research

The CAEME (Computer Applications in ElectroMagnetic Education) Centre, supported by the IEEE and the US National Science Foundation, has launched two volumes of the CAEME Software Book (edited by M.F. Iskander: vol. I, 1991, and vol. II, 1995) as an initiative to stimulate and accelerate the use of computers and software tools in engineering education, particularly in the electromagnetism area. The CAEME Software Book, comprising a total of 32 packages, four multimedia lessons and two videotapes, covers almost all the topics in electromagnetics education. The book is distributed on a university membership programme basis, and has been generally well received by over 500 universities in over 30 countries. This paper briefly describes the CAEME Software Book and our experience of using CAEME in teaching and research at King´s College, London. It is hoped that this might result in some interest and more widespread use of the CAEME Software Book in UK universities