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EE151 Communication Systems Winter 2012
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZDepartment of Electrical
Engineering
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Description
An introduction to analog and digital communication systems.
Topics include: Ampli-tude and angle modulation and demodulation;
The effects of noise on the performance ofanalog communication
systems. Pulse Code Modulation (PCM); Digital data transmissionin
baseband and passband; pulse shaping; PAM and QAM; M-ary
communications;
Course Outline (tentative)
Introduction to communication systems [Chapter 4.1]
Amplitude modulation: DSB-SC, DSB, QAM, SSB, VSB [Chapter 4.2 -
4.7]
Angle modulation: Instantaneous frequency, FM bandwidth, FM
generation, FM de-modulation, FM receiver, superhetrodyne [Chapter
5]
Random processes: power spectral density, filtering random
processes, bandpass pro-cesses [Parts of chapter 9]
Effect of noise on analog communication systems: AM, FM/PM
[Chapter 10.1 - 10.3]
Pulse code modulation: Sampling, PCM [Chapter 6.1 - 6.2]
Digital communication: PAM, QAM, M-ary communications [Parts of
chapter 7]
Class Time and Location
Lecture room: TBD
Lecture times: Monday/Wednesday 5:00PM - 6:45PM.
First lecture: Monday, January 9; Last lecture: Wednesday, March
14.
Holidays: Monday January 16, Monday February 20
Text Book
B. P. Lathi and Zhi-Ding, Modern Digital and Analog
Communication Systems, 4thed., The Oxford Series in Electrical and
Computer Engineering, ISBN#978-0-19-533145-5.
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Required Background
Students are expected to be up-to-date on the material learned
in Signals and Systems(EE103 or equivalent). In particular, the
Fourier transform and its properties and theconcepts of frequency
response and filtering are heavily used throughout the course.
Without
a solid knowledge of these topics it is unlikely that the
student will be able to comprehendthe material presented in this
course. Some background in random variables (CE107 orequivalent)
will also be needed. In particular, the mean and variance of random
variablesand notions of independence and correlation will be
used.
Grading Policy
Course grade will be based on weekly homework assignments (15%
of the final grade),midterm examination (35% of the final grade)
and a final examination (50% of the finalgrade). However, you must
get a passing grade on the final to pass the course.
Academic Dishonesty
Any confirmed academic dishonesty including but not limited to
copying homeworks orcheating on exams, will result in a no-pass or
failing grade. You are encouraged to read thecampus policies
regarding academic integrity. Examples of cheating include (but are
notlimited to): Sharing results or other information during an
examination. Working on anexam before or after the official time
allowed. Submitting homework that is not your ownwork. Reading
another students homework solution before it is due. Allowing
someone elseto read your homework solution before the assignment is
due.
For more details see the Official UCSC Guideline on Academic
Integrity.
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