Syllabus
ECE6604: Personal & Mobile Communications

Prerequisite:

ECE6602 or equivalent or ECE4601

Course Objective:

          To study the fundamental physical layer principles of wireless communication systems.

Web Site:   

          http://www.ece.gatech.edu/users/stuber/6604

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Required Text:

Principles of Mobile Communication, 2/e, Gordon L. Stüber, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001, ISBN 0-7923-7998-5.

Instructor:

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

Office Hours:

In Centergy One - TBA

Course Location/Times:

          College of Architecture, Room 207,  Tuesday/Thursday 12:05 pm - 1:25 pm

Homework:

Homework will be roughly graded and solutions provided.
Late homework will not be accepted.  No excuses!

Design Project:

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 16, 2009. Late projects cannot be accepted.

Quiz and Final Exam:

No Classes:

           March 17, 19

Grading:

10% Homework
20% Quiz
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.