Lecture 1 (08/21/2026) (Syllabus, Lecture Slides)

• Syllabus
• The Big Picture
• History of Telecommunications
• Lecture video:
• GNU Radio Installation: here.
• Python Resources: here.
• SDR Info: here.
• Video: here.
• Lab 0: here.

Lecture 2 (08/24/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Wavelength of a Sinusoid
• Effects of Surfaces on Propagation
• Antennas and Propagation
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 3 (08/26/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Antennas and Propagation
• Decibel Notation
• Communication Loss
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 4 (08/28/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Communication Loss
• Relative Power and Path Loss
• Decibel Notation for Power
• Lecture video: here.
• Lab 1: here.

Lecture 5 (08/31/2026) (Supplementary Notes, Lecture Slides)

• Complex Numbers
• Inner Products and Norms
• Signals and Time Averages
• Special Functions
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 6 (09/02/2026) (Supplementary Notes, Lecture Slides)

• Special Functions
• Fourier Series
• Frequency Response of Periodic Signal in LTI System
• Lecture video: here.
• Homework 1: here.

Lecture 7 (09/04/2026) (Supplementary Notes, Lecture Slides)

• Frequency Response of Non-Periodic Signal in LTI System
• Energy Signals in LTI Systems
• Negative Frequency
• Common Fourier Transforms
• Frequency Shifting Properties
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 8 (09/09/2026)(Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Connecting Fourier Transform and Fourier Series
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 9 (09/11/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Fourier Transform of a Periodic Signal
• Bandwidth (BW) Examples
• More Fourier Transform Properties
• Lecture video: here.
• Lab 2: here.

Lecture 10 (09/14/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• More Fourier Transform Properties
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 11 (09/16/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Power/Energy in the Frequency Domain
• Energy Spectral Density
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 12 (09/18/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Energy Spectral Density
• Power Spectral Density
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 13 (09/21/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Power Spectral Density
• Modulation
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 14 (09/23/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Demodulation (Amplitude Modulation)
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 15 (09/25/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Demodulation (Amplitude Modulation)
  • Power Efficiency of AM
  • Demodulation of AM
• Lecture video: here.
• Homework 2: here. 
• Lab 3: here.

Lecture 16 (09/28/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Demodulation (Amplitude Modulation)
• Bandwidth Efficient Amplitude Modulation
  • Single Sideband Modulation (SSB)
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 17 (09/30/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Bandwidth Efficient Amplitude Modulation
  • Single Sideband Modulation (SSB)
  • Vestigal Sideband Modulation (VSB)
  • Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 18 (10/02/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Bandwidth Efficient Amplitude Modulation
  • Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
  • Applications of Amplitude Modulation
• Lecture video: here.
• Lab 4: here.

Lecture 19 (10/05/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Angle Modulation
  • Introduction
  • Properties of Angle Modulation
• Lecture video: here.
• Homework 3: here.

Lecture 20 (10/07/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Angle Modulation
  • Properties of Angle Modulation
  • Modulation (FM)
• Lecture video: here.

Lecture 21 (10/12/2026) (Lecture Notes, Lecture Review Slides)

• Angle Modulation
  • Modulation (FM)
  • Demodulation (FM)
• Lecture video: here.