| Instructor(s) | Dr. Lian Zhao [Coordinator] Office: ENG434 Phone: (416) 979-5000 x 556101 Email: l5zhao@torontomu.ca Office Hours: Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30 pm Dr. Alagan Anpalagan Office: ENG447 Phone: (416) 979-5000 x 556079 Email: alagan@torontomu.ca Office Hours: Tuesdays 12 noon -1 pm | Calendar Description | This course studies basic principles of communication theory as applied to the transmission of information. The course topics include: baseband signal transmission, amplitude, phase and frequency modulation, modulated waveform generation and detection techniques, effects of noise in analog communication systems, frequency division multiplexing. Digital Signals: sampling, aliasing, quantization and introduction to pulse code modulation. (3 hr. Lab every other week) | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites | ELE 532 and MTH 514 and CEN 199 | ||||||||||||||
| Antirequisites | None | ||||||||||||||
| Corerequisites | None | ||||||||||||||
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| Learning Objectives (Indicators) | At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:
NOTE:Numbers in parentheses refer to the graduate attributes required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). | ||||||||||||||
| Course Organization | 3.0 hours of lecture per week for 13 weeks | ||||||||||||||
| Teaching Assistants | TBA | ||||||||||||||
| Course Evaluation |
Note: In order for a student to pass a course, a minimum overall course mark of 50% must be obtained. In addition, for courses that have both "Theory and Laboratory" components, the student must pass the Laboratory and Theory portions separately by achieving a minimum of 50% in the combined Laboratory components and 50% in the combined Theory components. Please refer to the "Course Evaluation" section above for details on the Theory and Laboratory components (if applicable). | ||||||||||||||
| Examinations | Midterm exam: Tuesday, Date TBD, 9:00-11:00am, closed-book, problem solving. Final exam, during the exam period, three hours, closed-book, problem solving. | ||||||||||||||
| Other Evaluation Information | Students must achieve passing grades in both the lecture and the laboratory components of the course in order to pass the course. | ||||||||||||||
| Other Information | Assignments: There are four assignments, which include problems selected from the course reference text. These questions and their respective solutions are available from the course home page on D2L. These assignments will neither be collected nor graded; they are provided only as a study guide. You are strongly recommended to attempt to solve the assignment problems on your own without looking at the solutions first. If you have any questions about an assignment problem or its respective solution, please consult the course instructor or the teaching assistant during their consulting hours. | ||||||||||||||
Week | Hours | Chapters / | Topic, description |
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1 | 3 | Chp 1-2 | Introduction Representation of signals and systems. |
2 | 3 | Chp 3 Sect 1-3 | Analysis and transmission of signals. |
3 | 3 | Chp 3 Sect 4-8 | Analysis and transmission of signals. |
4 | 3 | Chp 4 Sect 1-4 | Amplitude modulation. |
5 | 3 | Chp 4 Sect 1-4 | Amplitude modulation (cont'd). |
6 | 3 | Chp 4 Sect 1-4, Sec. 8 | Amplitude modulation (cont'd). |
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8 | 3 | Chp 4 Sect 5-7, 10-11 | Phase-locked loop and applications |
9 | 3 | Chp 4 Sect 5-7 | Angle modulation |
10 | 3 | Chp 4 Sect 4-5 | Angle modulation (cont'd). |
11 | 3 | Chp 4 Sect 5-7 | Angle modulation (cont'd). |
12 | 3 | Chp 8 Sect 1-3 5-6 | Random processes, Lowpass and Bandpass noise processes, Transmission of noise Processes over LTI systems |
13 | 3 | Lecture Notes | Effects of noise on AM signals. |
Week | L/T/A | Description |
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3-4 | Lab 1 | Spectral Analysis |
7-8 | Lab 2 | Amplitude modulation |
9-10 | Lab 3 | Frequency modulation |
11-12 | Lab 4 | Software defined radio |
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