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.

Thursday, August 14, 2008 09:17 AM

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