EEC 450 – Communications
Course Description and Objectives
This course focuses on the fundamentals of analog and digital communication systems. We cover baseband pulse and digital signaling; bandpass signaling principles and circuitry; AM, FM and digital modulated systems. This course is designed to:
1. Introduce students to the basic concepts of digital and analog
communication systems.
2. Expose students to baseband and bandpass digital communication
systems and circuitry.
3. Solidify understanding of concepts through introduction of analog and
advanced digital modulation schemes.
4. Allow students to make real-world connections by introducing
concrete examples.
Prerequisites
EE: EEC 313, EEC 318, ESC 310. CE: EEC 313, ESC 310.
Prerequisites by Topic
Fourier series and transforms, Linear system response, Probability
Instructor
Prof. Mehdi Rahmati
Email: m.rahmati @ csuohio DOT edu
Office location: Fenn Hall 336
Office hours: TBD
Teaching Assistant
TBD
Email: TBD
Office hours: TBD
Textbook
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References:
Digital and Analog Communication Systems, by Leon W. Couch II, 8th Edition, Pearson, 2013.
Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, by B. P. Lathi and Zhi Ding, 5th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2018.
Grading
Letter assignments will be made in accordance with the grading policies of the university.
Midterm I: 20%
Midterm II: 20%
Midterm III: 20%
Final: 20% (cumulative)
Homework: 15%
Project: 5%
Resources (Blackboard)
Please see Blackboard for slides and other resources.
Schedule
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2: SIGNALS AND LINEAR SYSTEMS
Chapter 3: AMPLITUDE MODULATION
Chapter 4: ANGLE MODULATION
Chapter 5: PROBABILITY AND RANDOM PROCESSES (partially will be covered)
Chapter 6: EFFECT OF NOISE ON ANALOG COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (partially will be covered)
Chapter 7: ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION
Chapter 8: DIGITAL MODULATION METHODS IN AN ADDITIVE WHITE GAUSSIAN NOISE CHANNEL
Chapter 9: MULTIDIMENSIONAL DIGITAL MODULATION
Chapter 10: DIGITAL TRANSMISSION THROUGH BANDLIMITED AWGN CHANNELS (partially will be covered)