Syllabus
ECE4601: Communication Systems

Prerequisite:

Undergraduate Semester level ECE 3020 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate Semester level ECE 3084 Minimum Grade of C) and (Undergraduate Semester level CEE 3770 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate Semester level ISYE 3770 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate Semester level MATH 3770 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate Semester level MATH 3670 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate Semester level ECE 3077 Minimum Grade of D

Course Objective:

To present the fundamentals of modern digital communication system design and to evaluate the performance of digital signaling schemes on realistic communication channels.
Emphasis is placed on physical layer digital communications, including waveform design and receiver design. This is a course in "communication signal processing."

Web Site:

http://www.wireless-systems.ece.gatech.edu/4601

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Required Text:

Digital Communication Systems, Simon Haykin, Wiley 2014, ISBN 978-0-471-64735-5.

Instructor:

Gordon L. Stüber
Office: Centergy One, Rm 5138
Phone: 404-894-2923
Fax: 404-894-7883
E-Mail: stuber@ece.gatech.edu

Office Hours:

Course Location/Times:

Van Leer E283, TR 9:30am - 10:45am

Homework:

Assignments are issued roughly bi-weekly and due at the beginning of class on their due date.
Homework will be roughly graded and solutions provided.
There may be a homework assignment due during the final week of classes or final instruction days.
Late homework will not be accepted.

Quizzes and Final Exam:

Quiz I: Thursday March 1, 2018, in-class
Quiz II: Thursday April 12, 2018, in-class
Final Exam: Thursday May 3, 2018, 11:30am - 2:20pm  

Quiz and Exam Policy

Course textbook
One 8 1/2" X 11" crib sheet (one side for each Quiz and two sides for Final Exam)
Math tables, calculator
No internet capable devices.

Grading

20% Homework
20% Quiz I
20% Quiz II
40% Final Exam

Excused Absences:

No make-up quizzes will be given. If you miss either of the quizzes, the final exam counts extra in place of the quiz. If you miss the quiz, homework, or project due to severe illness or circumstances beyond your control, a written note from the doctor or other official will be required. The written excuse must be submitted to the course instructor immediately upon arrival to the Georgia Tech campus; in any event no more than 3 days after the event.

Academic Honesty:

All violations of the Georgia Tech Honor Code will be referred directly to the Dean of Students for prosecution. Infractions include cheating on quizzes and exams, plagiarism in the course project, and verbatim copying of homework solutions. You are permitted to discuss homework problems with each other, but you should write your own solutions and not just copy them from any source.