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| Week 1 (Jan 16) |
Introduction Measures of Information and Channel Capacity, Shannon's Law |
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Lecture
1a Lecture 1b Assignment 1: Due Jan 29 |
| Week 2 (Jan 22) |
ECOMMS Readiness QUIZ:
Monday, Jan 22, 12:40 PM, 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 |
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Lab 1: Pre-Lab Lecture Lecture 2a Lecture 2b |
| Week 3 (Jan 29) |
Signals and Spectra (contd.) |
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Assignment 2: Due Feb 19 Lecture 3a (same slides as Lecture 2b) Lecture 3b |
| Week 4 (Feb 5) |
Quiz 1 (Tuesday, Feb 6)
Check out previous Quiz 1 here Tue & Wed, continue lab (Dr. Mandayam is on conference travel) |
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| Week 5 (Feb 12) |
Bandpass Signalling Amplitude Modulation |
5 |
Lecture 5a Lecture 5b |
| Week 6 (Feb 19) |
Amplitude Modulation (contd.) Lab Project 2: AM and DSB-SC Modulation and Detection |
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Assignment 3: Due Mar 5 Lab 2: Pre-Lab Lecture Lecture 6a Lecture 6b |
| Week 7 (Feb 26) |
Quiz 2 (Monday) Phase and Frequency Modulation |
5 |
Lecture 7a Lecture 7b |
| Mar 5 |
Midterm Examination OPEN BOOK & NOTES Want to see previous midterm? Click here |
This year's midterm. |
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| Week 8 (Mar 6) |
Phase and Frequency Modulation (contd.) |
5 |
Assignment 4: Due Mar 26 Lecture 8a Lecture 8b |
| Mar 12-16 | Spring Break - No Class | ||
| Week 9 (March 19) |
Baseband Signaling |
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Lecture 9a Lecture 9b |
| Week 10 (Mar 26) |
Baseband Signaling (contd.) Lab Project 3: Frequency Modulation and Detection |
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Lab 3: Pre-Lab Lecture Lecture 10a Lecture 10b |
| Week 11 (Apr 2) |
Monday: Complete Lab 2, begin Lab 3 ****Tuesday: Quiz 3**** Wednesday: Continue Lab 3 |
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| Week 12 (Apr 9) |
Digital Modulation (contd.) Broadcast TX and RX |
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Lecture 12a Lecture 12b |
| Week 13 (Apr 16) |
Random Processes and Spectral Analysis |
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Assignment 5 : Due Apr 30 Lecture 13a Lecture 13b |
| Week 14 (Apr 23) |
Quiz 4 ***Canceled*** Lab Project 4: Digital Baseband Communications Random Processes (contd.) Noise |
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Lab 4: Pre-Lab Lecture Lecture 14b |
| Week 15 (Apr 30) |
Final Examination
OPEN BOOK & NOTES 11:00 AM, Room 204/206 Previous Finals: Spring '06 and Spring '05 |
Comprehensive
OPEN Book & Notes |
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| Finals Week |
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