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Polytechnic University

EE 140, Principles of Analog and Digital Communications

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This undergraduate course covers the fundamentals of modern communication systems. Topics include amplitude modulation, angle/frequency modulation, sampling, pulse code modulation, principles of digital data transmission and communication system performance in the presence of noise.

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• Instructor: Elza Erkip, LC 225, elza@poly.edu
• Prerequisites: EE 105 and EE 111
• Grading: Two midterms 25% each, final 50%. Weekly homework assignments will determine whether you move up/down or stay at the grade calculated from the midterms and the final.
• Required text: B. P. Lathi, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, Third Edition, McGraw Hill, 2000.
• Recommended Text: J. Proakis and M. Salehi, Communication Systems Engineering, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002.
• Syllabus

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Last modified May 21, 2002.