| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | El-Gamal | 2/05 |
| | 501 | Communication Theory |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | An introductory course in communication theory including both analog and digital modulation concepts and introductory |
| | noise concepts. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Au, Wi Qtrs. | 3 | U G | 3 cl. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 352; Math 530 or Stat 427. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Time domain characterization of signals, Fourier series, Fourier transform, linear systems, probability, random variables |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | 508, 702 |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Introduction to Analog and Digital Communications, 2nd Ed. | Haykin & Moher | Wiley |
| | |
| | ISBN-13 978-0-471-43222-7 |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Communication System Engineering, Proakis and Salehi, Prentice-Hall, 1994. |
| | [2] Contemporary Communication Systems Using Matlab, Proakis and Salehi, PWS Publishing, 1998 |
| | [3] Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, B.P. Lathi, Oxford Press, 1989 |
| | [4] Principles of Digital and Analog Communications, Jerry Gibson, Macmillan, 1989 |
| | [5] Communications Systems, S. Haykin, Wiley, 1994 |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Students learn the bandpass representation for carrier modulated signals. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 2. Students engage in engineering design of communications system components. (Criteria 3(c),(k)) |
| | 3. Students learn to analyze the performance, spectral efficiency and complexity of the various options for transmitting |
| | analog message signals. (Criteria 3(e),(k)) |
| | 4. Students learn to characterize noise in communication systems. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Signals and linear systems (2) |
| | Bandpass signals and analytical signals (2) |
| | Amplitude modulation (6) |
| | Angle modulation (5) |
| | Multiplexing (2) |
| | Phase-locked loops (2) |
| | Characterizing noise (6) |
| | Performance of analog modulations in noise (3) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl. |
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