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Welcome to ECE401!  Please pick up a copy of the text (see Syllabus link on the left).  This website will list all of the assignments and relevant information for the course.

ECE401 Homework

#

Date assigned

Problems

Date due

Solutions

Comments

1

8/20/08

Review Chps. 2.8-2.10 and 3.1-3.4

 

N/A

N/A

This homework assignment deals with the mathematics required to understand continuous-wave modulation (AM, FM and PM).

2

8/25/08

Complete and submit:

4.2-1, 4.2-8, 4.2-9, and

Fourier Series Problem

 

Look at: 4.2-4, 4.2-6

9/3/08

Reviewed in class

This homework assignment deals with the fundamentals of amplitude modulation (AM).

 

Use complex exponential Fourier series (FS) analysis like we introduced in class for the FS problem (not trigonometric FS)

3

9/12/08

4.3-3, 4.3-8, 4.5-2, 4.6-1, 4.8-2

9/17/08

Reviewed in class

Final Chp. 4 problem set. 

4

9/26/08

5.1-2, 5.2-2, 5.2-6, 5.3-1, 5.4-2 and these former test questions

10/6/08

Solutions provided in class (and reviewed)

Chapter 5 Homework

5

10/17/08

6.2-2, 6.2-6, 7.6-3, 7.7-3

Review probability of bit error class examples

10/27/08

 

Baseband pulse modulation homework

 

ECE401 Projects

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Date assigned

Project

Date due

Comments

1

8/29/08

CW QAM

9/10/08

Use WebCT to get assignment and submit it

2

 

FM

10/15/08

Use WebCT to get assignment and submit it

 

11/10/08

Digital QAM

11/24/08

Use WebCT to get assignment and submit it

 

ECE401 Exams

Exam

Date

Topics

Comments

Test 1

Monday 9/22/08

Chapter 4

Bring calculator and 3x5” card

(or equivalent) with notes on one side

Test 2

Friday 10/31/08

Chapters 5 (FM), 6 (PAM&PCM)

and portion of 7 (line coding)

Bring calculator and 3x5” card

(or equivalent) with notes on one side

Final

Sat, Dec. 13, 2008

10:10AM-12:00Noon

KL223

Chp. 4 AM, Chp. 5 FM, Chp. 6 PCM

Chp. 7 Line coding and digital carrier

Systems, Chp. 15 Source coding

(Huffman coding)

Bring 1 side of an 8.5” x 11” sheet

of paper with notes