Syllabus
Syllabus
Instructor
José Schutt-Ainé - 5042 ECEB ([email protected])
Class Time
9 am-9:50 am, MWF, ECEB 3013 & ONLINE
Lab Time
AB1: Tuesday 9:00 – 11:50 am
AB2: Tuesday 2:30 – 5:20 pm
AB3: Thursday –9:00 – 11:50 am
Teaching Assistant
Juhitha Konduru ([email protected])
Nancy Zhao ([email protected])
Textbook
Steven J. Franke, Wireless Communication Systems, Class Notes.
Grading Policy
Homework 15% of total
Midterm Exams 30% of total
Lab 25% of total
Final Exam 30% of total
Homework Policy
Homework will be due on Fridays. Homework must be uploaded on the course web site by 5 pm
at the drop box. Late homework will not be accepted. Homework solutions will be posted on the
class web page on the day after the due date.
Office Hours
Wednesdays, 3-4PM - ONLINE.
Questions regarding labs or homework should be posted on Piazza.
Midterm Exams
Midterm Exam 1: Monday, October 3, 9:00 – 9:50 am
Midterm Exam 2: Friday, November 4, 9:00 – 9:50 am
Final Exam
Monday, December 12, 8:00–11:00 AM
Syllabus for ECE 453 Fall 2022 (Prof. Jose Schutt-Aine)
Lec. Day Date Topic HW Labs
1 M 8/22/22 Fourier Analysis 0
2 W 8/24/22 Modulation Theorem
3 F 8/26/22 DSB Modulation and Demodulation
4 M 8/29/22 Nonlinear Modulation
5 W 8/31/22 Quadrature Modulation/Demodulation
6 F 9/2/22 Regenerative Receivers
M 9/5/22 LABOR DAY - NO CLASS
7 W 9/7/22 Superheterodyne Receivers
8 F 9/9/22 AM Broadcasting 1
9 M 9/12/22 FM Broadcasting 1
10 W 9/14/22 Up- and down-conversion
11 F 9/16/22 Software Defined Radio 2
12 M 9/19/22 Resonance 2
13 W 9/21/22 Quality Factor Q
14 F 9/23/22 Oscillator Analysis 3
15 M 9/26/22 Colpitt, Crystal, Voltage Controlled Oscillators 2
16 W 9/28/22 Oscillator Phase Noise
17 F 9/30/22 Network Power Transfer 4
M 10/3/22 Exam 1 3
18 W 10/5/22 Lossless Matching Networks
19 F 10/7/22 Impedance Matching with Lossless L-Networks 5
20 M 10/10/22 Three-element matching networks 4
21 W 10/12/22 Pi and T matching networks
22 F 10/14/22 Y, Z, H, ABCD Parameters 6
23 M 10/17/22 S Parameters 5
24 W 10/19/22 Application of S parameters
25 F 10/21/22 Stability Analysis 7
26 M 10/24/22 Unconditional stability 5
27 W 10/26/22 Simultaneous Conjugate Match 8
28 F 10/28/22 LTI networks
29 M 10/31/22 Properties of LTI Networks 6
30 W 11/2/22 1-Port Noise Characterization 9
F 11/4/22 Exam 2
31 M 11/7/22 2-Port Noise Characterization 7
32 W 11/9/22 Noise Factor and Noise Figure 10
33 F 11/11/22 Mixers
34 M 11/14/22 Conversion Loss in Mixers 8
35 W 11/16/22 Two-tone input 11
36 F 11/18/22 Modeling Nonlinearities
M 11/21/22 Thanksgiving Week – NO CLASS
W 11/23/22 Thanksgiving Week – NO CLASS
F 11/25/22 Thanksgiving Week – NO CLASS
37 M 11/28/22 Phase-Locked Loops 9
38 W 11/30/22 Transient Response of PLL’s 12
39 F 12/2/22 FM Demodulation
40 M 12/5/22 Frequency Synthesis with PLL’s
41 W 12/7/22 Phase Detectors
M 12/12/22 Final Exam