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Topic |
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| Week 1 (Jan 22) |
Introduction Measures of Information and Channel Capacity, Shannon's Law |
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Lecture
1a Assignment 1: Postponed to Feb 5 Lecture 1b |
| Week 2 (Jan 28) |
ECOMMS Readiness QUIZ:
Monday, Jan 28, 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 |
2 |
Lab 1:
Pre-lab Lecture Lecture 2a Lecture 2b |
| Week 3 (Feb 4) |
Signals and Spectra (contd.) |
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Lecture
3a Assignment 2: Due Feb 25 Lecture 3b |
| Week 4 (Feb 11) |
Quiz 1 on Tuesday, Feb 12 Check out previous Quiz 1 here Mon - Lab 1 Part 4 by Phil Mease; Tue & Wed, continue Lab 1 (Dr. Mandayam is on conference travel) |
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| Week 5 (Feb 18) |
Bandpass Signalling Amplitude Modulation |
5 |
Lecture
5a Lecture 5b |
| Week 6 (Feb 25) |
Amplitude Modulation (contd.) DSB-SC Lab Project 2: AM and DSB-SC Modulation and Detection |
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Lab 2: Pre-lab Lecture Assignment 3 : Due Mar 31 Lecture 6a Lecture 6b |
| Week 7 (Mar 3) |
Quiz 2 on Monday, Mar 3 Check out previous Quiz 2 here DSB-SC (contd.), SSB |
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Lecture
7a Lecture 7b |
| Week 8 (March 11) |
Phase and Frequency Modulation (contd.) |
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Lecture 8a |
| Wednesday, Mar 12 |
10:50 AM Room 204/206
Midterm Examination OPEN BOOK & NOTES Want to see previous midterms? Click for 2007 and 2005 |
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| Mar 17-21 | Spring Break - No Class | ||
| Week 9 (Mar 24) |
Phase and Frequency Modulation (contd.) Digital Communications: Introduction |
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Lecture
9a Lecture 9b |
| Week 10 (Mar 31) |
Baseband Signaling Lab Project 3: Frequency Modulation and Detection |
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Lab 3: Pre-lab Lecture Assignment 4 : Due Apr 14 Lecture 10a Lecture 10b |
| Week 11 (Apr 7) |
(Quiz 3 - rescheduled to next week) Digital Modulation |
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Lecture
11a Lecture 11b |
| Week 12 (Apr 14) |
Quiz 3 Digital Modulation (contd.) |
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Lab 2 reports due (Apr 14) Assignment 5: Due Apr 28 Lecture 12a Lecture 12b |
| Week 13
(Apr 21) |
Power Spectral Density Noise Lab Project 4: Digital Baseband Communications |
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Lab
4: Pre-lab
Lecture Lecture 13a Lecture 13b |
| Week 14 (Apr 28) |
Quiz 4 (canceled) Broadcast TX and RX Course Review |
7 |
Lecture
14a Lecture 14b |
| Week 15 (May 5) |
Final Examination: OPEN BOOK & NOTES Room 204/206 Previous Finals: Spring '07 and Spring '06 |
Comprehensive OPEN Book & Notes |
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| Finals Week (May 8) |
10:15 - 12:15 Continue Labs 3 and 4; extra-credit help session |
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