EEE552: Digital Communications

EEE552: Digital Communications Spring Semester 2010 Information Sheet and Syllabus

When and where

 Classroom and Time:

Course website: Blackboard system

Instructor and grader Information

Professor: Junshan Zhang Office: GWC 411D Tel: (480) 727-7389 Email: [email protected] Office hours: Grader for Homework: Email: Required textbook

 John G. Proakis and Masoud Salehi, “Digital Communications,” 5th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Other recommended references:

 Robert G. Gallager, “Principles of Digital Communications,” Cambridge Univ. Press, 2008.  Marvin K. Simon, Sami M. Hinedi, and William C. Lindsey, “Digital Communication Techniques: Signal Design and Detection,” Prentice Hall, 1995.

Course requirements/exams

 Homework assignments, which may involve some Matlab programming  Two midterm exams and 1 final; dates and times:

Grading  Homework: 15%  Midterm 1: 25%;  Midterm 2: 25%;  Final: 35% .

Homework (to be posted on http://my.asu.edu)

Course objectives:

This course is intended to introduce the basic concepts of digital communications. Particular emphasis is given to signal representation, modulation & demodulation, power spectrum density of modulated signals, coherent and non-coherent communications over AWGN channels, and error control coding.

Course Policies

 Homework will be assigned approximately every two weeks and will be collected at the beginning of class on the date specified at the time of assignment. Late homework will not be accepted. You are strongly advised to solve the homework independently. This will serve you well come exam time.  All exams will be closed-book exams.  There will be no make-up exams, except possibly under severe extenuating circumstances. If unable to attend for any reason, contact Prof. Zhang at least 5 days before the exam.  Regrading can only be accommodated under two circumstances: (1) incorrect adding up of scores; (2) incorrect assignment of scores. All requests for regrading must be turned in within 5 days of the return of the graded exam/homework. Note that your solution to the entire problem as well as the regrade request form will be scrutinized and the allocation of partial credit is at the discretion of the grader. In some cases, regrade requests may result in a reduced score.  No cheating allowed. Any form of cheating will result in an immediate failure of the course.  Suggestions: o Read relevant sections in the textbook before each class. o Attend all classes. o Do your homework independently, and discuss extra problems in groups.

Prerequisites

EEE554; working knowledge of calculus and linear algebra.