EE302: Schedule

Monday

Tuesday/Wednesday

Thursday/Friday

Aug 24

Classes Begin

Course Policy
History of Electronic Communication
 

Aug 25, 26

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

AUG 27, 28

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

PE 1: Lab Bench Review

Decibel Handout

aug 31

Noise (§ 9.5)
Lesson 3

PS 3 (solutions)

sep 1, 2

Tuned Circuits (§ 2.2)
 Lesson 4
 PE 2: Signal-to-Noise Ratio
 PS 4 (solutions)
 

sep 3, 4

Filters (§ 2.3, pages 56-71)
Lesson 5

PS 5 (solutions)

PE 3: LP/HP Filters

sep 7

Labor Day Holiday

No Classes

sep 8

monday schedule

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

sep 10, 11

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

PE 4: Band Pass Filter

sep 14

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

sep 15, 16

AM Demodulators (§ 4.3)
Lesson 9

DEMO: Side-band inversion
PS 9 (solutions)

PE 5 : Amplitude Modulation

sep 17, 18

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

PE 6: AM Demodulation

sep 21

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

sep 22, 23

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

Lesson 12

PS 12 (solutions)

sep 24, 25

Exam I Review
 

sep 28

Exam I
 

sep 29, 30

Antenna Fundamentals (§ 14.1-14.2)
Lesson 13/lesson 14
PS 13/PS 14 (solutions)

oct 1, 2

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

oct 5

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

oct 6, 7  (6 week grades)

Binary Numbers
Lesson 16
PS 16 (solutions)
PE 7 Radio Wave Worksheet

oct 8, 9

Combinatorial Logic
Lesson 17
PS 17 (solutions)
PE 8 Logic Gates

oct 12

Columbus day

No class

oct 13, 14

Sequential Logic
Lesson 18
PS 18 (solutions)
PE 9 Intro to Digital Logic

oct 15, 16

Digital Transmission (§ 7.1-7.3)

Lesson 19

PS 19 (solutions)

"Cool Edit" Video

PE 10: Sequential Logic

oct 19

A/D and D/A Conversion
Lesson 20

DEMO: Quantizing Error

PS 20 (solutions)

oct 20, 21

A/D and D/A Converters

Lesson 21

DEMO: Aliasing

PS 21 (solutions)

PE 11 A/D Conversion, Flash Conv.

oct 22, 23

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

PE 12: R-2R Converters

oct 26

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

oct 27, 28

Digital Modulation II (§ 11.4)
Lecture 24
PS 24 (solutions)
PE 13 FSK

oct 29, 30

Exam II Review

nov 2

Exam ii

nov  3, 4

Wideband Modulation (§ 11.5)
Lesson 25
PS 25 (solutions)
PE 14 Frequency Hopping

nov 5, 6

Error Detection I (§ 11.7)
Lesson 26
PS 26 (solutions)

nov 9

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

nov 10  (12 week grades)

Veteran's Day

No Class

nov 12, 13

Multiplexing Principles (§ 10.1-10.3)

Lesson 28/Start lesson 29

PS 28 (solutions)

Lab Practical Review

nov 16

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

nov 17, 18

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

LAB PRACTICAL

NOV 19, 20

Optical Communications

(§19.1-19.3 and pgs 779-785)

Lesson 31

PS 31 (solutions)

PE XX TDM

nov 23

Optical Communications (cont'd)

nov 24, 25

Wed is an early schedule

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

nov 26, 27

Thanksgiving Holiday

No Class

nov 30

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

dec 1, 2

Internet (§ 15.1-15.2, pp 578-587)

Lesson 34

PS 34 (solutions)

PE 15 - IP Addressing

dec 3, 4

Internet (cont'd) (§ 15.1-15.2, pp 578-587)
Lesson 34
Warriors of the Net Video (151 MB)

dec 7

History of the Internet (DVD)

Worksheet

dec 8, 9

Networking - Data Security (§ 15.4)
Lesson 35

PS 35 (solutions)

 

dec 10, 11

Last Day of Class

Final Review
Course Critiques
 

dec 15-22

Final Exams