Course: Fall 2015 offering of ELEC 416 Communications Engineering (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: ELEC 309, ELEC 311, ELEC 318
Co-requisites: ELEC 306
Instructor: R. Barsanti, Grimsley 324, 953-7593,
Meeting: Section 01: T & R at 1430-1545, Section 81: T&R 1845-2000 in Grimsley Rm 328
Text: “Communication Systems”, Haykin and Mohler, Wiley, 5th ed, 2009, ISBN-13: 978-0-471-69790-9
Tentative Course Outline
Week of Topic Reading Homework Probs
25/27 Aug Course overview 1.1- 1.3
1/3 Sep The Fourier transform 2.1 – 2.5 2.1a, b, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6 a, 2.10
8/10 Sep Frequency response 2.6 -2.8 2.12, 2.16, 2.17a, 2.20,
15/17 Sep Band pass signals systems 2.9 -2.12 2.23*
22/24 Sep Exam 1
29Sep/1Oct Amplitude modulation 3.1 - 3.3 3.1, 3.4, 3.8, 3.9, 3.11a, 3.19,
6/8 Oct SSB and VSB modulation 3.4- 3.6 3.20a, 3.21, 3.25*
13/15 Oct Exam 2
20/22 Oct Narrowband FM 4.1-4.3 4.4, 4.5, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10,
27/29 Oct Wideband FM 4.3 -4.5 4.14, 4.22, 4.25, 4.26*
3/5 Nov Superheterodyne receiver 4.6-4.8
10/11 Nov Exam 3
17/19 Nov Sampling process 7.1-7.3 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7, 7.8
24/26 Nov Thanksgiving Break
1/3 Dec PAM, PPM, PWM 7.4-7-6 7.14, 7.23*
8 Dec ASK, FSK, PSK 9.1-9.5 Time Permitting
FI NAL EXAM DATES 01 Section: 1300 Wednesday 16 Dec 2015
81 Section: 1700 Thursday 10 Dec 2015
Course Objectives
1. Introduction to the subject of Communications Systems from an EE perspective.
2. Understand the application of Fourier analysis to communication signals and systems.
3. Understand the amplitude modulation and demodulation process.
4. Understand the frequency modulation and demodulation process.
5. Understand Pulse amplitude (position, and width) modulation.
6. Understand Amplitude (frequency and phase) shift keying.
ELEC 416 Class Policies
Grading
1. Students will be graded on everything that is required to be turned in.
2. Work turned in after the assigned due date will be accepted for a maximum of 75 % credit. No work will be accepted after solutions are posted or work is returned to students. If you will be absent on the day of an assignment arrange to have a classmate turn in your work for you or use email submission.
3. All exams are scheduled well in advance. Due to the potential unfairness of "makeup" exams, they will only be given in extreme circumstances.
4. Your final grade in the course will be determined as follows:
Event % of Final grade Comment
Homework 10% Reviewed for completenesss
Projects 15% 3 or 4 Matlab / Pspice assignments
Tests (best 2 of 3) 50% 25% each test
Final Exam 25% Comprehensive
5. A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C =70-79, D = 60-69, F = 59 or below
Homework
1. Homework will be collected and graded for effort and completeness at the end of each topic. Exact due dates will be provided in class.
2. You may obtain assistance when doing your homework and group study is encouraged. Copying of homework is not the same as assistance. Your homework is a graded assignment and must be your own work. A grade of zero will be given for any assignment in question.
Projects
1. Three or four computer simulation projects will be assigned during the semester. The purpose is to reinforce the current topic using realistic communication system examples.
2. The projects will require the use of Matlab or Pspice software and will be performed individually (without student collaboration) outside the classroom.
3. Project due dates and details will be discussed when assigned.
Attendance
1. College policy dictates the reporting of student absences from class. It is your responsibility to inform me of any schedule conflicts or excused absences that will result in your missing class.
2. It is college policy that a grade of F may be awarded to a student if that student misses more than 20% of the course meetings (excused or unexcused). For this course 6 classes constitutes 20% of the class meetings.
Classroom Decorum
1. No food is permitted in the classrooms of this building.
2. Proper attire is encouraged. ECE department policy requires duty uniforms for cadet students, and prohibits hats, cutoffs, tank tops, for veteran and evening students.
Special Accommodations