ELEC ENG 4TM4: Digital Communications

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, students will have an understanding of the fundamental principles underlying digital communications. They will also be able to apply these principles to the analysis and design of real systems.

Announcement:

Tutorial starts from Jan. 22, 2019.

Quiz 1A: Jan. 31, 2019, 5:35pm-6:15pm, BSB/B154

Quiz 1B: Feb. 7, 2019, 5:35pm-6:15pm, BSB/B154

Mid-term test: Mar. 7, 2019, 5:30pm-6:20pm, BSB/B154

Quiz 2A:

Quiz 2B:

The project report is due by Apr. 15, 2019.

Assessment:

            Quiz - 10%

Project - 15%

Mid-term test - 25%

Final examination - 50%

Textbook:

Lecture notes will be posted on the course webpage.

Probability Theory

Information Measures

Channel Capacity

Scalar Gaussian Channel

Matrix Factorization

Vector Gaussian Channel

Lecture:   

            Monday, Wednesday & Thursday, 5:30pm-6:20pm, BSB/B154

Office Hour:   

            Jun Chen: by appointment

Huan Liu: by appointment

Tutorial:   

            Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30am-12:20pm, T13/105, starting from Jan. 22

Tutorial 1

Tutorial 2

Tutorial 3

Tutorial 4

Teaching Assistant:

            Huan Liu, Email:  liuh127@mcmaster.ca