1. A.1 EIE 239 Communication Fundamentals Lecturer:Dr. S.F.Hau Room no.:DE603 Phone no.:27666258 e-mail:ensfhau@inet.polyu.edu.hk web:www.en.polyu.edu.hk/~shau/mypage.htm

2. A.2 EIE 446 Digital Communication 14 weeks of 2-hour lecture 5 hours of tutorial 3 3-hour of lab session, 3 3-hour mini project Lecture – M108 Wed 4:30pm-6:30pm Tutorial – BC302 from 10:30pm-11:25pm Monday from 10:30am-11:25am (Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11) Lab – Tue 12:30pm-3:30pm (CF504) (Weeks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

3. A.3 References Textbook: J.G. Proakis and M Salehi, “Communication Systems Engineering” 2nd Ed, Prentice Hall 2002 F. G. Stremler, “Introduction to Communication Systems”, Addison-Wesley, 1990.

4. A.4 Assessment Assessment: Examination60% Continuous work 4 Test & 5 Assignments 30 % Practical (1 mini-project)10 %

5. A.5 Syllabus Week 1Introduction to Communications Week 2Measure of Information Week 3Basic Signals and Systems Week 4Vector Space and Signal Space Week 5Fourier Series

6. A.6 Syllabus Week 6 Fourier Series Week 7Fourier Transform Week 8Fourier Transform Week 9Sample of Signals Week 10Channel Capacity

7. A.7 Week 11Amplitude Modulation Week 12 Amplitude Modulation Week 13Frequency Modulation Week 14Frequency Modulation

8. A.8 Please download a set of the notes for the module from my homepage and visit the site regularly for notice and announcement.

9. A.9 Please be reminded that COPYING is strictly prohibited. Disciplinary Actions will be taken to those who have violated this policy.