Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 359

COMMUNICATIONS I

Fall 2001

[announcements] [homework] [course info] [past exams]

Announcements

 11/28 - Problem Set #10 issued
11/15 - Problem Set #9 issued
11/14 - TA office hours change to Wednesday 5pm-7pm, Friday 10am-11am
10/31 - Problem Set #8 issued
10/25 - Second Mid-semester Exam on Thursday November 8th from 1:30pm tp 2:50pm in 161 Everitt. Look at the announcements section on Problem Set #7 for more info.
10/25 - Problem Set #7 issued
10/18 - Problem Set #6 issued
10/9 - Problem Set #5 issued
9/20 - Problem Set #4 issued (optional)
9/14 - TA office hours changed. Time: W 1-3pm F 10-11am at EL321
9/13 - Problem Set #3 issued
9/13 - First Mid-semester Exam on Thursday September 27th from 1:30pm tp 2:50pm in 161 Everitt. Look at the announcements section on Problem Set #3 for more info.
9/6 - Problem Set #2 issued
8/28 - Problem Set #1 issued
8/24 - TA office hour will be at EL321 instead of EL330N

Homework

Problem Set #10 .pdf .ps
- issued: Thursday November 29th
- due: Never

Problem Set #9 .pdf .ps
- issued: Thursday November 15th
- due: Thursday November 29th

Problem Set #8 .pdf .ps
- issued: Thursday November 1st
- due : Never

Problem Set #7 .pdf .ps
- issued: Thursday October 25th
- due : Thursday November 1st

Problem Set #6 .pdf .ps
- issued: Thursday October 18th
- due : Thursday October 25th

Problem Set #5 .pdf .ps
- issued: Tuesday October 9th
- due : Thursday October 18th

Problem Set #4 .pdf .ps
- issued: Thursday September 13th
- due : Never

Problem Set #3 .pdf .ps
- issued: Thursday September 13th
- due : Thursday September 20th

Problem Set #2 .pdf .ps
- issued: Thursday September 6th
- due : Thursday September 13th

Problem Set #1 .pdf .ps
- issued: Tuesday August 28th
- due : Thursday September 6th

Course Information

Information Sheet .pdf .ps
- issued: Thursday August 23rd

Course Intructor:
Christoforos Hadjicostis
148 CSL
Phones: 265-8259
Email: chadjic@uiuc.edu
Office hours: Tu 3:00-5:00pm 368 Everitt Lab

Teaching Assistant:
Chun-wei Lam
321 Everitt Lab
Email: clam@uiuc.edu
Office hours: W 5:00-7:00pm, F 10:00-11:00am 321 Everitt Lab

Time and Place:
Tu Th 1:30-2:50pm 161 Everitt

Prerequisite:
ECE 313

Credit:
3 hours or 3/4 unit

Topics:
- Representation of Signals and Systems (5 lectures)
- Analog Modulation Schemes (5 lectures)
- Random Processes (8 lectures)
- Noise in Analog Modulation (3 lectures)
- Digital Communications (6 lectures)

Required Textbook:
Simon Haykin, Communication Systems, John Wiley & Sons, 2001 (4th Edition).

Recommended Textbook:
B.P.Lathi, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, Oxford University Press, 1998 (3rd Edition).

Grading:
Two mid-semester exams (25% each), Homework (10%), Final Exam (40%).

Exams:
Exam I : September 27th 1:30-2:50pm room EL 161
- Closed book; One double-sided sheet of notes (8 1/2" by 11")

Exam II: November 8th 1:30-2:50pm room EL 161
- Closed book; Two double-sided sheet of notes (8 1/2" by 11")

Final Exam: December 14th 7:00-10:00pm EL 161
- Closed book; Three double-sided sheet of notes (8 1/2" by 11")
- Calculator allowed

Past Exams

Exam 1, Fall 99 .pdf

Exam 2, Fall 99 .pdf

Final Exam, Fall 99 .ps

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Fall 2001. made by Chun-wei Lam