ECE 459 - Fall 2018

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Monday, October 15, 2018
Change in HW # 7

In HW # 7, problem # 1 was a repeat of the last problem of HW # 6, so you don't have to re-do it. I posted an updated version online and it only has 4 problems.


Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Change in HW # 7 deadline

HW # 7 will be due a week later, on Tuesday, October 23.


Friday, October 5, 2018
Change in HW # 6

In HW # 6, part (f) of problem # 3 has been removed. I posted an updated version online.


Monday, September 10, 2018
Slides for lecture 5

The slides for tomorrow are here.


Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Slides for lecture 4

The slides for tomorrow are here.


Wednesday, September 5, 2018
HW # 2 is posted

HW # 2 and solutions to HW # 1 are posted online.


Monday, September 3, 2018
Slides for lecture 3

There were a couple of comments and suggestions brought up to me during last week and to try to address them I have posted some slides to use during the lecture tomorrow. I will be posting such slides for future lectures as well. The ones for tomorrow are here.


Monday, August 20, 2018
Welcome ECE 459 students!

To get started with the course, you can start reading carefully this website. You can find information about lecture, office hours, homework, exams, grading, etc. Please check this section for further announcements regularly.

Best wishes for the semester.


Lectures: TR, 9.30am-10.50am, 3081 Electrical & Computer Eng Bldg.

Lecture Attendance Policy: We invite relevant questions and comments during lectures. Address your questions and comments to the entire class; avoid disruptive behavior such as talking to neighbors, unless the instructor invites you to form discussion groups. Kindly turn off or mute cell phones, laptop computers, and other electronic devices during lectures.

Suggested (not required) textbook: Custom book for ECE459, ISBN: 978-1269807500 (available at IUB and TIS). It has only the chapters that we cover from the textbook: J. G. Proakis and M. Salehi, Fundamentals of Communication Systems, 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall, ISBN: 978-0133354850. You can use either one as a reference.
Others are at Grainger in reserve.


Table of important signals
Tables of Fourier transform

Lecture notes:
Tentative Course Outline
  1. Introduction
  2. Representation of Signals and Systems
    • Classification of signals.
    • Fourier Transform.
    • LTI systems.
    • Bandpass signals and systems.
    • Hilbert Transform.
  3. Analog Modulation
    • Amplitude modulation: AM, DSB, SSB, VSB, QAM.
    • FDM.
    • AM radio.
    • Angle modulation: FM, PM.
    • FM radio.
  4. Probability and Random Processes
    • Probability review.
    • Introduction to random processes.
    • Distribution and density functions of random processes.
    • Mean, auto-correlation, and auto-covariance functions.
    • Stationary random processes, wide sense stationary random processes.
    • Linear filtering of random processes.
    • Gaussian random processes through linear systems.
    • Frequency domain analysis of random processes in linear systems, power spectral density.
    • Noise, narrow band noise.
  5. Noise in Analog Modulation
    • Signal-to-noise ratios in analog modulation systems
  6. Digital Communication
    • Sampling, quantization, quantization noise.
    • Waveform coding: PCM, DPCM, DM.
    • Line Codes and Power Spectra of Binary Transmission.
    • Baseband pulse transmission in AWGN: optimum receiver, detection error probability.
    • Digital passband transmission (PSK, QPSK)