Because this course covers cutting-edge technologies, this schedule is subject to change in order to cover the latest material.
| Week of | Topics | Textbook Reading | Presentations (Available on-campus Only) |
Assignments | ||||||||
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| Jan. 3 | Basic RF Concepts
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RF Basics |
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| Jan. 8 | RF Propagation Path
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2.1 |
Link Budget |
Homework 1 due
Jan. 10 Technology Pres. 1 on Jan. 12 |
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| Jan. 15 |
MLK Day Jan 15 - No class Basic Antennas
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Antennas Antennas (from Kerr)
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Homework 2 due
Jan. 17 Technology Pres. 2 on Jan. 18 |
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| Jan. 22 | Fading, Cellular networks | 2.3, 2.4, 4.0-4.4 |
Fading Cellular Networks |
Homework 3 due Jan. 24 | ||||||||
| Jan. 29 | Modulation | 3.0-3.6 |
Shannon/Nyquist
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Homework 4 due
Feb. 2 Technology Pres. 3 on Feb. 2 |
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| Feb. 5 | Modulation | Midterm exam Wed Feb. 7 |
Homework 5 due Feb. 9 | |||||||||
| Feb. 12 | Coding |
Coding
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Technology Pres. 4 on Feb. 16 | |||||||||
| Feb. 19 | President's Day Feb. 19 - No class Compression |
B.3 |
Compression GSM |
Homework 6 due Feb. 21 | ||||||||
| Feb. 26 | Signal Recovery
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5.3,5.4
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Technology Pres. 5 on Mar. 2 | |||||||||
| Mar. 5 |
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5.7, 6.3, B.1 | Homework 6 due
Mar. 7 Technology Pres. 6 on Mar. 9. |
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| Mar. 12 | Final March 14, 10:30AM-12:30PM |
Kevin Bolding March 02, 2007
