Syllabus
ECE4601: Communication Systems
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Spring 2010
Prerequisite:
Undergraduate Semester level ECE 3040 Minimum Grade of D and (Undergraduate
Semester level ECE 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 ISYE 2027 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:
Required Text:
Introduction to Digital Communications, 2e, Ziemer and Peterson,
Prentice-Hall, 2001.Instructor:
Course Location/Times:
Homework:
Assignments are issued bi-weekly and due at the beginning of class on their due
date.
Late homework will not be accepted. No excuses!
Choose a topic from the suggested list or a topic of your own with instructors
consent.
Projects are to be completed individually. Projects are due April 15,
2010. Late projects cannot be accepted.
Quiz and Final Exam:
Quiz: Thursday February 25, 2010, in-class
Final Exam: TBA
Quiz and Exam Policy:
Course textbook and one 8 1/2" X 11" crib sheet are allowed
(one side for quiz and two sides for exam).
No Classes:
March 23, 25
Grading
10% Homework
20% Quiz 1
30% Project
40% Final Exam
Excused Absences:
No make-up quizzes will be given. If you miss the quiz, the final exam
counts 60%. 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 in order to ask for the excuse. 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. Past 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.