Course Schedule

Lectures

WEEK OF	TOPIC	NOTES
Sep. 7	Introduction and review	First class Sep. 10
Sep. 14	Random processes	Labs begin
Sep. 21	Baseband modulation
Sep. 28	Detection and matched filtering
Oct. 5	Baseband error analysis
Oct. 12	No classes – Fall reading week
Oct. 19	Passband transmission	<hi>Midterm: Oct. 20</hi>
Oct. 26	Passband error analysis
Nov. 2	Spread spectrum techniques I
Nov. 9	Spread spectrum techniques II
Nov. 16	Information theory; Error control coding I
Nov. 23	Error control coding II
Nov. 30	Data compression
Dec. 7	Review	Last class Dec. 8

Quizzes will be held during the first hour of the lab period on the following dates: Sep. 18, Oct. 2, Oct. 23, Nov. 6, Nov. 20, Dec. 4.
Lab results will be demonstrated to the TA during the lab periods on the following dates: Sep. 25, Oct. 9, Oct. 30, Nov. 13, Nov. 27. Lab reports are due at the same time.