EENG 3810/CSCE 3020 Communication Systems Oluwayomi Adamo

Outline Instructor Information Course Motivation Course Information Description Objectives Required and Reference Textbooks Homework, Projects and Exams Grade and Attendance policies Tentative Schedule Chapter 1

Instructor Information Name: Oluwayomi Adamo Email: oluwayomi.adamo@unt.edu Phone: 940-891-6874 Office : B208 Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 4 – 5 PM Course Website: www.ee.unt.edu/public/adamo/EENG3810_F09 TA: TBD

Course Motivations Rapid Expansion of digital communication technologies – Internet Influence of communication technologies such as cell phones, bluetooth etc Improvement of productivity and energy conservation e.g teleconferencing saves time and energy – travel not required Promotes globalization There is need to design better communication systems for the future

Course Description What is a communication system? What are the major types? Analog or Digital Satellite, Fiber, Wireless… What are the theorems? What are the major components? How is the information transmitted?

Textbooks Required Reference B.P. Lathi, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 4th edition, Oxford University Press, 1998 ISBN: 9780195331455 Reference Leon W. Couch, II, Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 7th edition, Pearson, Prentice Hall, 2007 ISBN: 0131424920 R. E. Ziemer and W. H. Tranter, Principles of Communications, Systems, Modulation and Noise 6th Edition, Wiley, 2009 ISBN: 9780470252543

Assignments, Project and Exam (Tentative) Every week except if labs are due Project 2 labs and 1 project Exams Quizzes every week 3 exams Test 1 : Sept. 30, 2009 Test 2 : Nov. 2, 2009 Test 3 : Dec. 14, 2009

Course Grading 3 Tests – 60% Assignments – 20% Labs – 5% Quizzes – 5% (Test 1 – Sept. 30, Test 2 – Nov. 2, Test 3 – Dec. 14) Assignments – 20% Labs – 5% Quizzes – 5% Project – 10% Attendance is Mandatory

Course Policies Class attendance is mandatory. You will need to sign attendance sheet every class It is strongly encouraged to get to know each other in the class. Discussions on course materials are allowed! Everyone must turn in her/his own individual work. Simply copying other’s homework will be treated as a violation of academic honesty

Course Policies (CNTD) It is the responsibility of students with certified disabilities to provide the instructor with appropriate documentation from the Dean of Students Office (see http://www.unt.edu/oda) Please visit http://www.unt.edu/csrr/ for your rights and responsibilities

Teaching Styles Slides and White board Course Website Slides can convey more information in an organized way Blackboard is better for equations and prevents you from not coming. Course Website Print handouts with 3 slides per page before you come Homework assignment and solutions Project descriptions and preliminary codes

Tentative Topics Introduction to communication Systems Review of Signals Amplitude modulation and Demodulation Angle modulation/frequency modulation Sampling and pulse code modulation Principles of digital data transmission Overview of probability Performance Analysis of Modulated and digital Communications Systems Spread Spectrum Communications

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