Course Number: EET3202
College: New York City College of Technology
Semester: Spring 2024
Sessions: Tuesdays 2:30 - 5 PM (online lecture), Thursdays 2:30 - 5 PM (in-person lab)
Location: Voorhees Hall 709
Office Hours: Tuesday 1 - 2 PM (online) and Thursday 5 - 6 PM (in-person after lab)
Contact: seyed.farzaneh75@citytech.cuny.edu

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Course Outline

Description: The first half of the course concerns analog communication systems including the amplitude and frequency modulations in addition to mathematical tools such as the Fourier transform which is used for analyzing signals and systems. The second half concerns digital communication systems with a focus on analog to digital conversion, digital encoding techniques, information theory, and error correction.
Credit hours: 4 credits (3 classroom hours + 3 lab hours)
Text Books:

  1. Carlson & Crilly, Communication Systems, McGraw Hill, 5th Ed, 2010
  2. Lathi & Ding, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, Oxford University Press, 5th Ed, 2019

Grading Policy: Attendance, Assignments, and Quizzes: 15%, Labs: 25%, Midterm Exam: 25%, Final Exam 35%

Important Dates:

  • First session: Thursday Jan 25
  • Last session: Thursday May 16
  • Midterm Exam: Thursday Mar 14
  • Final Exam:

Schedule

Week Tuesday Thursday
1   [Jan 25] Lab #1: Modeling equations using TIMS equipment
2 [Jan 30] Lecture #1: Intro, Fourier transform and DSB-SC modulation [Feb 01] Lab #2: DSB-SC generation
3 [Feb 06] Lecture #2: Analog communication: amplitude modulation I [Feb 08] Lab #3: Amplitude Modulation
4 [Feb 13] Lecture #3: Analog communication: amplitude modulation II [Feb 15] Lab #4: Envelope recovery
5 [Feb 20] Lecture #4: Analog communication: Angle Modulation I [Feb 22] no class, Monday schedule
6 [Feb 27] Lecture #5: Analog communication: Angle Modulation II [Feb 29] Lab #5: intro to FM using a VCO
7 [Mar 05] Lecture #6: Digital communication: Sampling theorem [Mar 07] Lab #6: FM demodulation with the PLL
8 [Mar 12] Midterm review [Mar 14] Midterm Exam

The official course outline is here.
City Tech’s Fall 2023 academic calendar is here.

Homework Assignments

  • Deadlines are strict.
  • Late submissions get a 50% penalty.
  • Your lowest grade assignment will be dropped.
  • Assignments need to be handwritten.
HW Assignment Solutions Deadline
    Tuesday Feb 06

Quizzes

There will be occasional quizzes throughout the semester but they will be announced a week beforehand.

Labs

Lab reports and performance comprise 25% of the total grade.
The pdf version of the lab manual is here.

  • Make sure to read the lab manual for each experiment beforehand. This way you will spend less time in the lab and can finish your experiment in a timely manner.