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==Schedule==
 
==Schedule==
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For Semester 1, 2014, there will be four 1-hr slots per week:
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For Semester 1, 2025, there will be four 1-hr slots per week, carried out in two 2-hr sessions:
 
   
 
   
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* Wednesday 4 pm, '''Law lecture Theatre 1''', (Room 231, Level 2, Ligertwood Building) - 2 hour session  
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* Monday 2 pm, '''LG17''', (Badger Laboratories, Lower Ground Level, LG17) - 2 hour session  
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* Friday 10am, '''Law lecture Theatre 2''' (Room, 333, Level 3, Lidgertwood Annex) - 2 hour session
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* Tuesday 2 pm, '''EMG07''', (Engineering Math Building, Ground Level, Rm G07) - 2 hour session
  
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We will meet during all four slots and will have four lectures per week. One slot will sometimes be a tutorial.
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We will meet during all four slots and will have four lectures per week. One slot will sometimes be a tutorial. You are expected to prepare for each lecture by watching it online before coming, so that the actual lecture slots can focus on review, Q&A, and unwrapping concepts that may be unfamiliar.
  
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This will be announced the week before. In total there will be 6 tutorials and 30 set lectures. We will probably have extra lectures on top of that for revision and worked examples, if needed.
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Tutorials will be announced the week before. In total there will be 6 tutorials and 30 set lectures. We might have extra lectures on top of that for revision and worked examples, if needed.
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If you are in quarantine or locked down in another country, please email me immediately to inform me.  You will need to livestream and/or watch the lectures after they happen on Echo 360 and I will keep you informed by email of things you need to do.
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==Staying in touch==
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To gain a greater appreciation of what we really do around here and to keep in touch after your degree, feel free to connect to these platforms:
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* [https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=vqD_0uQAAAAJ&hl Derek's Google Scholar profile]
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* [https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=101078 Derek's academic genealogy]
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* [https://twitter.com/derek_abbott60 Derek's Twitter account]
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* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekabbott/ Derek's LinkedIn page]
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* [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1806112/ EEE School LinkedIn page]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/69091948584 EEE School FaceBook page]
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* [https://twitter.com/UniofAdelaide University's Twitter account]
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==Course Outline==
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*[https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines  Search for the course here] 
  
 
==Course Notes==
 
==Course Notes==
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==Assignment==
 
==Assignment==
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There will be one Matlab based assignment that will count towards 30% of the course (the exam will count as 70%).  
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There will be three assignments worth 25% each and two assessed quizzes worth 12.5% each, totaling 100%.
  
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*[[Comms IV Assignment]]
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*[[Comms IV Assignment]] 25%    Hand in date: 8th April 2024
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*[[Comms IV Assignment B]] 25%  Hand in date: 14th May 2024
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*[[Comms IV Assignment C]] 25%  Hand in date: 10th June 2024
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* Quiz A 12.5% - will be held in week 8
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* Quiz B 12.5% - will be held in week 12
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* Exams 0% - there will be no exam.
  
 
==Exercises==
 
==Exercises==
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* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/comms/Exams/Comms2012Exam.pdf 2012 Exam]  
 
* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/comms/Exams/Comms2012Exam.pdf 2012 Exam]  
 
* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/comms/Exams/Comms2013Exam.pdf 2013 Exam]
 
* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/comms/Exams/Comms2013Exam.pdf 2013 Exam]
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* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/comms/Exams/Comms2013Exam.pdf 2014 Exam] - you wish :-)
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* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/comms/Exams/Comms2014Exam.pdf 2014 Exam]  
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* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/comms/Exams/Comms2015Exam.pdf 2015 Exam]
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* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/comms/Exams/Comms2016Exam.pdf 2016 Exam]
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* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/comms/Exams/Comms2017Exam.pdf 2017 Exam]
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* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/comms/Exams/Comms2018Exam.pdf 2018 Exam]
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* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/comms/Exams/Comms2019Exam.pdf 2019 Exam]
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* Exams stopped as of 2020 in the COVID-19 year.
  
 
==How to pass an exam==
 
==How to pass an exam==
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The trick with passing my exams is to note that I am more interested in your discussion and working than the final numerical answer. I like to see that you have understood the intuition of the problem and that you understand where the assumsptions are.   I don't really care that much if you make a numerical error.  If you think your final answer has an unphysical value of the wrong order of magnitude, just explain in your script why you think the number us out and that'll show me you are thinking critically. It is the critical thinking I care about. To see what I consider a "model" way of answering exam questions, see here:
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There are no exams! However below is what used to be my advice when we did exams in the pre-covid days.  I keep this information here in case the university ever requires exams in future years and also to help you understand what style of lecturer I was (and still am).
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The trick with passing my exams is to note that I am more interested in your discussion and working than the final numerical answer. I like to see that you have understood the intuition of the problem and that you understand where the assumptions are. I don't really care that much if you make a numerical error.  If you think your final answer has an nonphysical value of the wrong order of magnitude, just explain in your script why you think the number is out and that will show me you are thinking critically. It is the critical thinking I care about. To see what I consider a "model" way of answering exam questions, see here:
  
 
* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/optcomms/model_solution.pdf Example of how to write a model exam solution to get 100% marks]
 
* [http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/optcomms/model_solution.pdf Example of how to write a model exam solution to get 100% marks]
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==Course Texts==
 
==Course Texts==
  
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The the cooms part, mandatory text is Proakis & Salehi.  The recommended extra reference is Ziemer & Tranter.
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The the comms part, mandatory text is Proakis & Salehi.  The recommended extra reference is Ziemer & Tranter.
  
 
* [http://www.amazon.com/Communication-Systems-Engineering-John-Proakis/dp/0130617938/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236141159&sr=1-4 Proakis & Salehi:  "Communication Systems Engineering"  2nd Ed (Prentice Hall)]
 
* [http://www.amazon.com/Communication-Systems-Engineering-John-Proakis/dp/0130617938/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236141159&sr=1-4 Proakis & Salehi:  "Communication Systems Engineering"  2nd Ed (Prentice Hall)]
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* Prof Derek Abbott (main lecturer)
 
* Prof Derek Abbott (main lecturer)
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* A/Prof Bruce R. Davis (possible guest lecturer)
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* Dr Thien Duc Nguyen (tutor and marker)
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* Dr James M. Chappell (possible guest lecturer)
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* Dr Mark McDonnell (possible guest lecturer)
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* Dr Withawat Withayachumnankul (possible guest lecturer)
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* Dr Azhar Iqbal (possible guest lecturer)
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* Pouria Yaghmaee (tutor)
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* Ian Mathews (marker)
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* [[Stochastic Resonance Book]]
 
* [[Stochastic Resonance Book]]
  
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==Back==
 
==Back==
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*[https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp Back to MyUni]
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*[https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/ Back to MyUni]
 
*[http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott Back to Derek Abbott's homepage]
 
*[http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott Back to Derek Abbott's homepage]
 
*[http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au Back to EEE Department page]
 
*[http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au Back to EEE Department page]
 
*[http://www.adelaide.edu.au Back to the University of Adelaide homepage]
 
*[http://www.adelaide.edu.au Back to the University of Adelaide homepage]

Latest revision as of 12:29, 6 February 2025

This is Derek Abbott's wiki project page for the 4063 Communications/7080 Principles of Communication Systems (3210 Combined) course. All information regarding this course can be found here.

Introduction

All the Comms IV materials and downloads are on this page. There are no rules. Anyone can edit this page and add questions and discussion. It is self-moderating and you can delete and edit anything you like. To resolve conflicts use the discussion page. I encourage you to use this as a forum to ask technical questions and even give answers if you know them. If you come across your own hints and tips that you think are useful to others, feel free to add them.

Schedule

For Semester 1, 2025, there will be four 1-hr slots per week, carried out in two 2-hr sessions:

  • Monday 2 pm, LG17, (Badger Laboratories, Lower Ground Level, LG17) - 2 hour session
  • Tuesday 2 pm, EMG07, (Engineering Math Building, Ground Level, Rm G07) - 2 hour session

We will meet during all four slots and will have four lectures per week. One slot will sometimes be a tutorial. You are expected to prepare for each lecture by watching it online before coming, so that the actual lecture slots can focus on review, Q&A, and unwrapping concepts that may be unfamiliar.

Tutorials will be announced the week before. In total there will be 6 tutorials and 30 set lectures. We might have extra lectures on top of that for revision and worked examples, if needed.

If you are in quarantine or locked down in another country, please email me immediately to inform me. You will need to livestream and/or watch the lectures after they happen on Echo 360 and I will keep you informed by email of things you need to do.

Staying in touch

To gain a greater appreciation of what we really do around here and to keep in touch after your degree, feel free to connect to these platforms:

Course Outline

Course Notes

You must bring hard copies of the notes to every lecture and annotate the notes, based on my lecture in order to make the most of attendance. It is cheaper to buy the notes from EESAU, however if you miss out you can download them from here:

Tutorials

You must download these tutorials and attempt them 1-week before the tutorial to get the most out of it. Each tutorial date will be announced a week in advance. Note that tutorial solutions are not given out, so need to attend the tutorials.

Assignment

There will be three assignments worth 25% each and two assessed quizzes worth 12.5% each, totaling 100%.

Exercises

There are exercises on the lecture slides at the end of each section. You are expected to do these promptly in your own time as a means of helping you to absorb the material. These are not assessed. The solutions are given below. It is upto you you whether you wish to peek before attempting them or not. Do whatever works best for your teaching yourself. Note that exercises begin at Section 2 and carry through to Section 9.

Formula Sheets

Familiarize yourselves with these as you get them as handouts in the exams:

The following formula sheet is designed for the whole BEng degree and is not given at exams. However it is very useful for solving problems for all courses in the degree for all 4 years. It is also useful if you carry on with a PhD.

Questions

If you found something confusing in a Comms IV lecture and thought it was a rather "muddy point" then on the list page, below, go ahead and ask a question. Anyone can answer: either myself or any other student can answer. I will of course tweek everyone's answers to make them clear and check they are correct.

Podcasts

Past Exams

How to pass an exam

There are no exams! However below is what used to be my advice when we did exams in the pre-covid days. I keep this information here in case the university ever requires exams in future years and also to help you understand what style of lecturer I was (and still am).

The trick with passing my exams is to note that I am more interested in your discussion and working than the final numerical answer. I like to see that you have understood the intuition of the problem and that you understand where the assumptions are. I don't really care that much if you make a numerical error. If you think your final answer has an nonphysical value of the wrong order of magnitude, just explain in your script why you think the number is out and that will show me you are thinking critically. It is the critical thinking I care about. To see what I consider a "model" way of answering exam questions, see here:

Course Texts

The the comms part, mandatory text is Proakis & Salehi. The recommended extra reference is Ziemer & Tranter.

For the optical comms part, the mandatory text is by Palais:

These are the two Bibles in the field and are worth getting if you see your career in photonic aspects of electrical engineering:

Optional reading for reference:

Your Lecturers

Lecture Slides

External Links

Back

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