1. The document describes electromagnetic wave propagation in a rectangular waveguide with dimensions a x b. Maxwell's equations are used to derive expressions for the electric and magnetic field components in terms of the z-component of the electric field Ez and z-component of the magnetic field Hz.
2. Boundary conditions requiring the tangential electric field components to vanish on the walls of the waveguide are applied. This allows derivation of the transverse wave numbers kx and ky and a general expression for the lowest order TE10 mode.
3. Cutoff frequencies are obtained below which propagation does not occur. The group and phase velocities are derived and shown to be less than and equal to the speed of light, respectively. Character