COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
ELEC ENG 3TR4

 

CONTENTS

Course Description

Instructor

Teaching Assistants

Textbook

References

Components

Assignments

Supplementary Notes

Projects

 


 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1.     Marks for the Mid-term Test are available here.

2.    Anyone who misses a lab for whatever reason, it is not enough to send me a MSAF notice. You must go to see your lab TA Mostafa to re-arrange a time to do your lab. Otherwise you will not get any mark for that component of the course.

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Instructor:

Professor K.M. Wong 

 

ITB Rm A309      Ext. 24098

Email:  wong@mail.ece.mcmaster.ca

 


Teaching Assistants:

Lab TA’s

                   Jiaping Priscilla Liang         ITB Rm A203, Ext. 27904       email: liangj5@mcmaster.ca

                             Office hours:   

                   Mostafa Medra                    ITB Rm A203, Ext. 27904       email: medramm@mcmaster.ca

                             Office hours:             

                   Jia Xu                                 ITB Rm A203, Ext. 27904       email: xuj65@mcmaster.ca

                             Office hours: 

         

Tutorial TA’s     

         

                   Zheng dong                        ITB Rm A203, Ext. 27904       email: dongzheng.sdu@gmail.com

 

                             Office hours:        

 

                   Mehdi Razeghi Jahromi      ITB Rm A203, Ext. 27904       email: razeghm@mcmaster.ca

 

                             Office hours:             


Textbook:

K.M. Wong, Introduction to Communications, McMaster University Courseware, 2013.

(available at McMaster Bookstore)

 

Errata

1.       Ch 1:          Introduction

 

2.       Ch 2:          Signal Analysis             Errata

           

3.       Ch 3:          Transmission of Signals Errata

 

4.       Ch 4:          Amplitude Modulation  Errata

 

5.       Ch 5:           Angle Modulation          Errata

 

6.       Ch 6:           Pulse Modulation            Errata

 

7.       Ch 7:           Noise in Communication Systems

 

8.       Appendix:  Revision on Probability and Random Signals

 

 


References:


           
1.       S. Haykin and Michael Moher, Communication systems, 5th ed., John Wiley & Sons

          (available at Thode Library, McMaster University)


 

Course Components:

 

1.       Final Examination                            50%                                                                                       

 

2.       One Mid-term Test                            15%

          Test papers and solutions 1, 2, 3, 4

         

                   3.       Three Lab Experiments                      30%           


                   4.       Lecture and Tutorial Participation    5%
                       

 

                   Only Cassio FX991 calculators are permitted in tests and examinations.

 

                   The instructor reserves the right to decide on conducting any deferred test or examination in either

                   written or oral format.
 


Assignments:

Solutions to problems are written in PDF files.

 

1.       Ch 1  (no problems for this chapter)

 

2.       Ch 2  Signal Analysis:    problem solutions

           

3.       Ch 3  Transmission of Signals: problem solutions

 

4.       Ch 4  Amplitude Modulation:  problem solutions

 

5.       Ch 5  Angle Modulation          problem solutions

 

6.       Ch 6  Pulse Modulation           problem solutions

 

7.       Ch 7  Noise in Communication Systems     problem solutions

 

8.       Appendix:  Revision on Probability and Random Signals

 

 

Supplementary Notes:

 

                   1.       The working of a Balanced Discriminator for FM Signals

                       

 

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Laboratory Experiments:

 

                   Experiment 1:       Lab 1

                                                a) Lab1 instruction sheet  

                                                b) Instruction video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOPeEa7d2iE&feature=youtu.be

                                                c) Each student has to submit an individual report for his/her lab.

 

                   Experiment 2:       Lab 2

                                                a) Lab2 instruction sheet  

                                                b) Instruction video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NDrgZIYD9U

                                                c) Each student has to submit an individual report for his/her lab.

 

                   Experiment 3:       Lab3  The two files needed in Lab 3 can be downloaded here a)  ydata.mat   b)  part3.mat

                                               

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