Reading Assignments
| Week Of |
Textbook Sections |
Notes |
| Aug. 25–29 |
M: [none]
W: Chap. 1
F: Chap. 1, 3.3.5, 4.1 |
Chap. 1 covers important background material. |
| Sept. 1–5 |
M: 3.3.5, 4.1
W: 4.2
F: 4.3 |
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| Sept. 8–12 |
M: 4.3
W: 4.4
F: 4.4 |
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| Sept. 15–19 |
M: 4.4.1
W: 4.5
F: 4.5 |
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| Sept. 22–26 |
M: 4.6
W: 4.7
F: 4.8 |
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| Sept. 29–Oct. 3 |
M: [Exam #1]
W: 4.8
F: 4.10 |
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| Oct. 6–10 |
M: Supp. 1
W: Supp. 2
F: Supp. 3 |
1: "Interference Effect [on FM Signals]"
2: "Direct Generation [of FM Signals]"
3: "Fundamentals of Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS)" |
| Oct. 13–17 |
M: [Fall Recess]
W: 4.10.1
F: 4.10.2 |
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| Oct. 20–24 |
M: 5.0, skim 5.1, read 5.2
W: 5.2
F: 5.2 |
Sec. 5.0 is the intro. to Chap. 5. |
| Oct. 27–31 |
M: [canceled]
W: 5.2.3, 5.2.4
F: 5.5 |
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| Nov. 3-7 |
M: 5.5, 5.6, skim 5.4
W: 5.6
F: 5.6, skim 5.7 |
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| Nov. 10–14 |
M: 6.1
W: 6.8
R: 6.8, 6.9
F: 6.9 |
[Recitation deferred to later date.] |
| Nov. 17–21 |
M: 6.9; review 4.4.2
W: 6.2; review 3.8
F: 6.3 |
Subsection 4.4.2 covers quadrature amplitude modulation
(QAM); Section 3.8 is a review of power spectral
density (PSD). |
| Nov. 24–28 |
[Thanksgiving Recess] |
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| Dec. 1–5 |
M: 6.3
W: 6.3; skim 6.5, 6.6
F: 11.7 |
Skim Secs. 6.5 and 6.6. |
| Dec. 8–12 |
M: 11.7
W: [Reading Day]
F: [Exam Week] |
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Notes:
- The designators "M," "W," "R," and "F" refer to the topic coverage on
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, respectively, of that week.
- The section numbers specified above refer to the 6th edition of the textbook
by Lathi and Ding.
- All supplemental readings are available at the course Moodle site.
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