EE 3373 - Communication Systems

Fall 2004

Course Information

  • Class Time : MWF 10:00-10:50am
  • Class Location : Caruth 228
  • Instructor : Dinesh Rajan
  • Prerequisite : EE 2370, EE 2170, EE 3360, EE3372 or permission of the instructor.
  • Textbook: Analog and Digital Communication Systems, Martin S. Roden, 5th Edition, Discovery Press
  • Other good references:
    • Communication systems Engineering, John. G. Proakis and Masoud Salehi, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall
    • Communication systems, Simon Haykin, 4th edition, Wiley.

Grading

  • Home works (40%)
  • Exams (50%) : One midterm exam (20%) and one final exam (30%)
  • Class Participation and mini-project (10%)

Topics

This is an introductory course on the analysis and design of analog and digital communication systems. The topics covered in the course include:

  • AM/FM modulation
  • Pulse code modulation
  • Communication through noisy channels
  • Digital modulation
  • Source coding
  • Channel coding

* Disability Accommodations: Students needing academic accommodations for a disability must first contact Ms. Rebecca Marin, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities (214-768-4557)* to verify the disability and establish eligibility for accommodations. They should then schedule an appointment with the professor to make appropriate arrangements. (See University Policy No. 2.4.)
* Religious Observance: Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays that require missing class should notify their professors in writing at the beginning of the semester, and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any work missed because of the absence. (See University Policy No. 1.9.)
* Excused Absences for University Extracurricular Activities: Students participating in an officially sanctioned, scheduled University extracurricular activity will be given the opportunity to make up class assignments or other graded assignments missed as a result of their participation. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the instructor prior to any missed scheduled examination or other missed assignment for making up the work. (University Undergraduate Catalogue)

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