Lecture by Lecture Topics and Reading Assignments

 

 

                                   

Week

Topics & Reading Assignments

Notes

Week of 01/10

Topics: Overview and Signal Analysis Review

Reading: Ch 2.4-2.5

 HW-1 out

Week of 01/17

Topics: DSB and AM modulation

Reading: Ch 3.1.1-3.1.2

 No class on 01/17

 HW-1 due on 01/21

 HW-2 out

Week of 01/24

Topics: SSB modulation

Reading: Ch 3.1.3-3.1.4

HW-2 due on 01/28

HW-3 out

Week of 01/31

Topics: VSB modulation and angle modulation

Reading: Ch 3.1.4-3.2

 HW-3 due on 02/04

 HW-4 out

Week of 02/07

Topics: Spectrum of angle modulated signals

Reading: Ch 3.2.1-3.2.2

 HW-4 due on 02/11

 HW-5 out

Week of 02/14

Topics: Narrowband-Wideband Conversion

Reading: Ch 3.2.3-3.2.6

 HW-5 due on 02/18

 

Week of 02/21

Topics: AM-FM receiver, PLL

Reading: Class Notes

 HW-6 out

 First Midterm Exam on 02/25

Week of 02/28

Topics: Probability

Reading: Ch 4.1

 HW-6 due 03/04

 HW-7 out

Week of 03/07

Spring Break

 

Week of 03/14

Topics: Random Variables, distributions

Reading: Ch 4

 HW-7 due on 03/18

 HW-8 out

Week of 03/21

Topics: Random Processes

Reading: Ch 5

 HW-8 due on 03/25

 HW-9 out

Week of 03/28

Topics: Effect of noise on baseband , DSB and SSB

Reading: Ch 6.1.1-6.1.2

 HW-9 due on 04/01

Week of 04/04

Topics: Effect of noise on AM

Reading: Ch 6.1.4- 6.1.6

Second Midterm Exam on 04/08

HW-10 out

Week of 04/11

Topics:

Reading:

HW-10 due on 04/15

HW-11 out

Week of 04/18

Topics: Effect of noise in angle modulation

Reading:

HW-11 due on 04/22

 

Week of 04/25

Topics:

Reading:

Review for Final and  Evaluation

Week of 05/02

Final Exam Week

Final exam on 05/03