EE302: Schedule

Monday

Tuesday/Wednesday

Thursday/Friday

Jan 9

jan 10

Monday Schedule

Classes Begin

Course Policy
History of Electronic Communication

jan 12, 13

Course Introduction (§ 1.1-1.7)
Lesson 1
PS 1 (solutions)

PE 1: Lab Bench Review

jan 16

Martin Luther King Holiday

No Classes

jan 17, 18

Gain, Attenuation and Decibels
(§ 2.1)
Lesson 2
PS 2 (solutions)

Decibel Handout

jan 19, 20

Noise (§ 9.5)
Lesson 3

PS 3 (solutions)

PE 2: Signal-to-Noise Ratio

jan 23

Tuned Circuits (§ 2.2)
 Lesson 4
 PS 4 (solutions)

jan 24, 25

Filters (§ 2.3, pages 56-71)
Lesson 5

PS 5 (solutions)

PE 3: LP/HP Filters

jan 26, 27

Frequency Domain (§ 2.4)
Lesson 6
PS 6 (solutions)

PE 4: Band Pass Filter

Jan 30

Amplitude Modulation (§ 3.1-3.3)
Lesson 7
PS 7 (solutions)

Jan 31/feb 1

Amplitude Modulation (§ 3.4-3.5)
Lesson 8
PS 8 (solutions)

PE 5 : Amplitude Modulation

feb 2, 3

AM Demodulators (§ 4.3)
Lesson 9

DEMO: Side-band inversion
PS 9 (solutions)

PE 6: AM Demodulation

feb 6

Frequency Modulation (§ 5.1-5.3)
Lesson 10
PS 10 (solutions)

feb 7, 8

FM Noise Analysis (§ 5.4-5.5)
Lesson 11
PS 11 (solutions)

PE 7 FM Modulation

feb 9, 10

Exam I Review (solutions)
 

feb 13

Exam I (X Period)
 

feb 14, 15

Superheterodyne (§ 9.1-9.3, pages 305-306; 9.4, pages 314-319)

Lesson 12

PS 12 (solutions)

feb 16, 17

Antenna Fundamentals (§ 14.1-14.2)
Lesson 13
PS 13 (solutions)

feb 20

Holiday

Washington's birthday

No class

feb 21, 22  (6 week grades)

Antennas (§ 14.2)
Lesson 14
PS 14 (solutions)

feb 23, 24

Radio Wave Propagation  (§14.3)
Lecture 15
PS 15 (solutions)

PE 8 Radio Wave Worksheet

feb 27

Binary Numbers
Lesson 16
PS 16 (solutions)

Feb 28, 29

Combinational Logic
Lesson 17
PS 17 (solutions)
PE 9 Logic Gates

mar 1, 2

Sequential Logic
Lesson 18
PS 18 (solutions)
PE 10 Intro to Digital Logic

mar 5

Digital Transmission (§ 7.1-7.3)

Lesson 19

PS 19 (solutions)

mar 6, 7

A/D and D/A Conversion
Lesson 20

"Cool Edit" Video

DEMO: Quantizing Error

PS 20 (solutions)

PE 11 Sequential Logic

mar 8, 9 (early sched)

A/D and D/A Converters

Lesson 21

DEMO: Aliasing

PS 21 (solutions)

PE 12 A/D Conversion, Flash Conv.

mar 12

Spring Break

mar 13, 14

mar 15, 16

mar 19

Digital Tx Fundamentals
(§ 11.1-11.3)
Lesson 22
PS 22 (solutions)

mar 20, 21

Digital Modulation I (§ 11.4)
Lesson 23
PS 23 (solutions)

PE 13: R-2R Converters

mar 22, 23

Digital Modulation II (§ 11.4)
Lesson 24
PS 24 (solutions)

PE 14: ASK/FSK
 

mar 26

Wideband Modulation (§ 11.5)
Lesson 25
PS 25 (solutions)
 

mar 27, 28

Error Detection I (§ 11.7)
Lesson 26
PS 26 (solutions)
PE 15 Frequency Hopping

Mar 29, 30

Exam II Review (solutions)

Review Power Point Presentaion

apr 2

Exam II

X Period

apr 3, 4

Error Detection II (§ 11.7)
Lesson 27
PS 27 (solutions)

apr 5, 6 (easter weekend)

Multiplexing Principles (§ 10.1-10.3)

Lesson 28/Start lesson 29

PS 28 (solutions)

PE 16 TDM

apr 9

Microwave Fundamentals (cont'd)
(§ 16.1, 16.3 pp 620-628, 16.6 pp 641-649)
Lesson 29
PS 29 (solutions)

apr 10, 11 (12 Week grades)

Satellite Communications
(§ 17.1-17.5)
Lesson 30
PS 30 (solutions)

Lab Practical Review

apr 12, 13

Optical Communications

(§19.1-19.3 and pgs 779-785)

Lesson 31

PS 31 (solutions)

LAB PRACTICAL

apr 16

Optical Communications (cont'd)

apr 17, 18

Intro to Networking
(§ 12.1-12.2)
Lesson 32
PS 32 (solutions)

apr 19, 20

IP Addressing (§ 15.2, pp 587-592)
Lesson 33
PS 33 (solutions)

PE 17 - IP Addressing

apr 23

Internet (§ 15.1-15.2, pp 578-587)

Lesson 34

PS 34 (solutions)

Warriors of the Net Video (151 MB)

apr 24, 25

Internet (cont'd) (§ 15.1-15.2, pp 578-587)
Lesson 34/Start Lesson 35
 

PE 18: MAC/IP Addressing
 

apr 26, 27

Networking - Data Security (§ 15.4)
Lesson 35

PS 35 (solutions)
60 Minutes Video Clip

APr 30

Final Review

Example Problems (solutions)

Course Critique

Final Review

Last Day of Class!!!!

Final Exams 3-10 May