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\newcommand\textBookTitle{Communication Systems - 5th Edition}
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\newcommand\supplMaterials{\\1. B. P. Lathi and Zhi Ding, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 4th Edition, Oxford University Press. (ISBN 978-0-19-533145-5)

2. Proakis and Salehi, Fundamentals of Communication Systems, (2nd Edition)
Pearson, 2013.}
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\newcommand\catalogDesc{Introducing the elements of a modern communication system including signal representation, bandwidth, modulation, spectrum and noise, communication channels, sampling of continuous signals and digital modulations. The practicum period includes Matlab simulation of concepts and operations.}
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\item \textbf{Section 1: Introduction and Mathematical Foundational (Chapters 1 \& 2)}  An overview of early and current communication systems/history. Review of frequency domain analysis of signals and systems. Review of signal classification and operations, signal distortion over communication channels, signal power, energy, spectral density.
\item \textbf{Section 2: Analog Communications (Chapters 3, 4 \& 6)} An introduction to analog signal transmission and reception. Amplitude modulation schemes, including commercial AM radio, DSB, SSB, and VSB. Angle modulation schemes, such as commercial FM and PM. Frequency division multiplexing.
\item \textbf{Section 3: Digital Communications (Chapters 7 \& 8)} Sampling theorem and the basis for digital communications. Quantization, pulse modulation, such as PAM, PWM, and PPM, pulse code modulation (PCM), line coding, and reducing ISI. Digital carrier modulation, including PAM, ASK, FSK, PSK, QPSK, and QAM, as well as SNR and system performance.
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1/16 & T & Introduction/Complex functions & Chapter 1/ Slides 1, 2 & \\
1/18 & R & Basic Trigonometric Identities & Slides 2 & \\
1/23 & T & Fourier Analysis & Sections 2.1, 2.2 & \\
1/25 & R & Fourier Transform Pairs/Properties & Sections 2.3-2.5 & HW1\\
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2/8 & R & DSB Modulation & Section 3.3 & \\
2/13 & T & SSB/VSB ModulationS & Section 3.5 & LAB3\\
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2/22 & R & Review & Chapters 2, 3 & HW4\\
{\color{red}2/27} & T & {\color{red} Test 1} &  & \\
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\textbf{3/7} & R & \textbf{Semester Recess} &  & \\
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3/19 & T & Superheterodyne Receiver & Section 4.6 & LAB6\\
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3/26 & T & Review & Chapter 4 & \\
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4/4 & R & PAM, PDM, PPM, and TDM & Sections 7.4-7.6 & \\
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4/16 & T & Nonuniform Quantization & Section 7.9 & HW6\\
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4/23 & T & Detection (Matched Filter) & Section 8.2 & HW7\\
4/25 & R & Error Analysis & Section 8.3 & \\
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