Electrical Communications Systems

Course No. ECE.09.331

Spring 2010

Course Organization

Tentative Course Schedule*
 
Week
(Start date)		 Topic
Chapter 
   Information 
Week 1
(Jan 19)		 Introduction 
Measures of Information and Channel Capacity, Shannon's Law
1 
 Lecture 1a
Lecture 1b
Assignment 1
Week 2 
(Jan 25)		 ECOMMS Readiness QUIZ: 
Tuesday, Jan 26, 9:25 AM, Room 204/206
CLOSED Book & Notes
Topics: Complex algebra, Phasors, Fourier Series, AC circuits 
Want to see previous Readiness Quiz? Click here. 
Lab Project 1: Waveform Synthesis and Spectral Analysis
Signals and Spectra
 
 
 

2 

 Lab 1: Pre-Lab Lecture
Lecture 2a
Week 3
(Feb 1)		 Signals and Spectra (contd.) 
2
 Lecture 3a
Lecture 3b
Assignment 2
Week 4
(Feb 8)		  Bandpass Signalling 
Amplitude Modulation
4
5
 Lecture 4a
Week 5
(Feb 15)		 Quiz 1
Check out previous Quiz 1 here
Amplitude Modulation  (contd.) 
DSB-SC 		   Lecture 5a
Lecture 5b
Week 6 
(Feb 22)		 Lab Project 2: AM and DSB-SC Modulation and Detection
(Dr. Mandayam is on conference travel. Lab work on Mon, Tue and Wed)
5
 Lab 2: Pre-Lab Lecture
Week 7
(Mar 1)		 DSB-SC (contd.), SSB
5 
 Lecture 7a
Lecture 7b
Assignment 3 - New Due Date (Mar 29)
Week 8
(March 8)		 Quiz 2 on Monday, March 8
Check out previous Quiz 2 here
Phase and Frequency Modulation (contd.)
5
 Lecture 8a
Lecture 8b
Mar 15-19 Spring Break - No Class

Week 9
(Mar 22)
Midterm Examination  on Monday, March 22
OPEN BOOK & NOTES
Want to see previous midterms? Click for 2008 and 2009

Phase and Frequency Modulation (contd.) 
Digital Communications: Introduction 
5
3
 Lecture 9a
Lecture 9b
Week 10
(Mar 29)		 Baseband Signaling 
Lab Project 3: Frequency Modulation and Detection 
3
 Lab 3: Pre-Lab Lecture
Assignment 4
Lecture 10a
Lecture 10b
Week 11
(Apr 5)		 Do Lab 3 (Mr. Brateris and Mr. Mease will assist)
5
 (Dr. Mandayam is on travel)
Week 12
(Apr 12)		 Pop Quiz (Quiz 3)
Digital Modulation  
6
 Lecture 12a
Lecture 12b
Week 13
(Apr 19)		 Power Spectral Density 
Noise
6
7
 Assignment 5
Lecture 13a
Week 14
(Apr 26)		 Quiz 4
Lab Project 4: Digital Baseband Communications
Noise performance of Analog and Digital communications systems
Course review
6
7
 Lab 4: Pre-Lab Lecture
Lecture 14a
Lecture 14b
Week 15
(May 3)
Finish Lab 4

Finals Week
May 4
Tuesday, May 4, 10:15-12:15, Rowan 204/206
Final Examination: OPEN BOOK & NOTES
Previous Finals: Spring '08and Spring '09
 Comprehensive 
OPEN Book & Notes
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