Electrical Communications Systems

Course No. 0909-331-01

Spring 2005

Course Organization

Tuesday and Wednesday meeting times will primarily be used for lectures and demonstrations.
Monday meeting times will be used for lab projects, quizzes & recitation.
POP Quizzes may show up at any time!

Tentative Course Schedule*


Week (Start date)	Topic	Chapter	Information
Week 1 (Jan 18)	Introduction	1	Lecture 1a Lecture 1b
Week 2 (Jan 24)	ECOMMS Readiness QUIZ: RESCHEDULED TUESDAY, Jan 25, 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM, Room 204/206 CLOSED Book & Notes Topics: Complex algebra, Phasors, Fourier Series, AC circuits Signals and Spectra Want to see last year's Readiness Quiz? Click here. Signals and Spectra Lab Project 1: Waveform Synthesis and Spectral Analysis	2	Lab 1: Pre-Lab Lecture
Week 3 (Jan 31)	Signals and Spectra (contd.)	2	Lecture 2a Lecture 2b Assignment 1
Week 4 (Feb 7)	Bandpass Signaling Quiz 1	4
Week 5 (Feb 14)	Bandpass Signalling (contd.) Amplitude Modulation	4	Lecture 3a Lecture 3b Assignment 2
Week 6 (Feb 21)	Amplitude Modulation (contd.) Lab Project 2: AM and DSB-SC Modulation and Detection	5	Lab 2: Pre-Lab Lecture Lecture 4a Lecture 4b
Week 7 (Feb 28)	Phase and Frequency Modulation Quiz 2	5	Lecture 5a Lecture 5b
Mar 7	12:40 PM Room 204/206 Midterm Examination OPEN BOOK & NOTES Want to see last year's midterm? Click here
Week 8 (Mar 7)	Phase and Frequency Modulation	3	Lecture 6a Lecture 6b Assignment 3
Mar 14-18	Spring Break - No Class
Week 9 (March 21)	Phase and Frequency Modulation	3	Lecture 7a Lecture 7b
Week 10 (Mar 28)	Frequency Modulation (contd.) Baseband Signaling Quiz 3	3	Lecture 8a Assignment 4 Lecture 8b
Week 11 (Apr 4)	Baseband Signaling (contd.) Lab Project 3: Frequency Modulation and Detection	5	Lab 3: Pre-Lab Lecture Lecture 9a Lecture 9b
Week 12 (Apr 11)	Digital Modulation	5	Lecture 10a Lecture 10b
Week 13 (Apr 18)	Digital Modulation (contd.) Quiz 4	6	Lecture 11a Lecture 11b Assignment 5
Week 14 (Apr 25)	Random Processes and Spectral Analysis Noise Lab Project 4: Digital Baseband Communications	6 7	Guest Lecture: Mr. Rob Grove, Quantum Encryption Lab 4: Pre-Lab Lecture Lecture 12a Lecture 12b
Week 15 (May 2)	Course Review	8
Tuesday, May 3, 12:30 - 2:30	Tuesday, May 3 12:30 PM Room 204/206 Final Examination OPEN BOOK & NOTES Want to see last year's final? Click here	Comprehensive OPEN Book & Notes

*Please check frequently for updates.


Instructor	Schedule	Textbook	Tutorials	Grading	Links	Homepage