EE 521 Public Web Site http://www.ee.iastate.edu/~russell/ee521f00/ee521f00.html Fall 2000 Steve F. Russell

Instructor:
Iowa State University
Steve F. Russell, Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2427 Coover ECPE, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: 515-294-1273 (voice mail capability)
email: sfr@iastate.edu
http://www.issl.org
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sfr/homepage.html

Office Hours: Office hours are listed on my web page for my weekly schedule at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sfr/schedule.htm

Teaching Assistant: None

Text: "Digital Communicatons: Fundamentals and Applications," by Bernard Sklar, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, First Edition, c1988 (ISBN 0-13-211939-0)

Parks Library Reference Desk: Your class notes will be submitted to the Parks Library reference desk and available in hard copy and on the web. Also available at the reference desk will be the class textbook and the following text: "Digital Communications," 4th Ed., by John G. Proakis, New York: McGraw Hill, c2001, (ISBN 0-07-232111-3)

Catalog Description: EE 521. Advanced Communication Systems I. (3-0) Cr. 3. S., Preq: 422. Advanced digital communication fundamentals and applications. Elements of a digital communication system. Characterization of communication signals and systems. Signals and spectra. Information theory basics. Formatting and baseband transmission. Bandpass modulation and demodulation. Communication link analysis. Source coding. Channel coding. Carrier and symbol synchronization. Optimum receivers for the additive white Gaussian noise channel. Block and convolutional channel codes. Encryption and decryption.

Needed Background: refer to prerequisites

Engineers solve problems using fundamental principles, experience and judgement. In this engineering course you will learn basic principles that will serve as the technical foundation for your career in Computer Engineering. You must strive to master these principles and become skilled in their application.

My expectation is that we will all work hard on this course this semester and by the end of the term, we will all have learned much. You will have learned the principles and how to apply them. This course will require many hours of effort by students and staff alike.

Broadly speaking, you are urged to work at developing the following skills so that you will be able to:

1. Locate sharply-focused information from a wide array of sources
        (i.e. hone your information acquisition skills)
2. Assess the reliability and relevance of the found information
        (i.e. strengthen your critical thinking skills)
3. Draw the appropriate conclusions
        (i.e. become expert at exercising your judgement and reasoning skills)
4. Take informed/knowledgeable action
        (i.e. have courage, self-confidence and a bias for action)