ECE 642 Schedule

Date
Major topic
Keywords
Chapter textbook
Homework
 
Sep. 6
 
– Introduction
 
– Review of signals and systems
  • Signal classification
  • Time and frequency domain characterization
  • LTI systems
1, 2
  
Sep. 13
Homework 1
Sep.  20
 – Complex baseband representation of bandpass signals
  • Review: complex numbers
  • Baseband representation
  • Complex envelopes
 4
Homework 2
Sep. 27
 – Analog communication basics

 

– Analog amplitude modulation
  • Analog modulation
  • Analog demodulation
  • Linear modulation
  • Affine modulation
  • Quadrature modulation
5, 6
Homework 3
Oct. 4
Homework 4
Oct. 11
 – Analog angle modulation

 

– Review probability, random variables, random processes
  • Angle modulation
  • Probability density function, cumulative density function
  • Multiple random variables
  • Gaussian random variables and processes
 7, 3, 9 Homework 5
Oct. 18 Mid-term exam
      
Oct. 25
 – Review random processes

 

– Noise in bandpass communication systems

– Digital communication basics

– Optimal single bit demodulation
  • Stationary and ergodic random processes
  • Linear systems and random processes
  • Digital modulation
  • Digital demodulation
  • Error probability
  • Matched filter
 9, 10, 12, 13 Homework 6
Nov. 1
Homework 7
Nov. 8
 – Optimal single bit demodulation

 

 
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Error probability
  • Matched filter
  • Frequency shift keying (FSK)
  • Phase shift keying (PSK)
12, 13
 Homework 8
Nov. 15
Homework 9
Nov. 22
 

– Transmitting more than one bit

– Linear and orthogonal modulation
  • Optimum demodulation
  • M-ary FSK
  • M-ary PSK
  • Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
  • Orthogonal code division multiplexing
  • Spectral shaping
14, 15, 16
 Homework 10
Nov. 29
Homework 11
Dec. 6
 
 
J. Kliewer, 9/1/21