SYLLABUS
EET-2243 Communications Circuits
Fall 2008
Meeting Times: Lecture
Lab
11:00 to 11:50 am Monday and Wednesday
2:00 to 3:50 pm Monday
Prerequisite:
EET 2013.
Instructor:
Phone:
E-mail:
Web Site:
Mr. Mark Polson
581-2336
mpolson@cameron.edu
mpolson.50webs.com
Office:
212B Howell Hall
Office hours: 10 to 11 pm Monday and Wednesday and by appointment.
Course Description:
A study of transmitters and receivers including resonant circuits, coupled circuits,
R-F power amplifiers, oscillators, modulators and demodulators.
Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
PO1
PO1
PO1
PO1
PO9
Describe basic communication systems and the process of modulation
Analyze various power, voltage, and current calculations in AM and FM systems
Explain SSB transmission and reception techniques
Explain RF wave propagation
Prepare laboratory reports
Lab Equipment: Students may use digital/analog meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF/AF signal
generators, power supplies, and other equipment as required.
Text: Beasley and Miller, Modern Electronic Communication, 9th Ed. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 2008
Lab: Beasley, Oliver, and Shores, Laboratory Manual to Accompany Modern Electronic Communications,
9th Ed. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 2008
Suggested Reference: Schweber, William, Electronic Communication Systems, 4th Ed. New Jersey:
Prentice-Hall, Inc. 2002
Student Evaluation:
2 exams at 100 points
1 final exam at 200 points
10 Labs at 30 points
5 quizzes at 20 points
Homework
Total points
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200 points
200
300
100
200
1000
End of Course Grade
A = 900 - 1000
B = 800 - 899
C = 700 - 799
D = 600 - 699
F = Less than 600
I = Incomplete
W = Withdrawal *
NOTE: The instructor reserves the right to lower the number of points required to earn one or more of the
letter grade categories.
* The instructor does not have the authority to withdraw the student from class. The procedure must
be initiated by the student. The last day to withdraw from the class with an automatic W is
November 12, 2007.
University Policy:
Cameron University discourages lecture and/or laboratory attendance by any person not enrolled in the
course. Included are student’s friends, student’s spouses, and student’s children. Tobacco product use is
not allowed in any building on the Cameron University campus.
Instructor Policies:
1. No makeup for missed exams or quizzes.
2. The final exam is comprehensive and is worth 200 points. Approximately 67% of this exam will
be comprehensive from topics included in Exam #1 and Exam #2. The remaining 33% of the exam
will be from topics covered after Exam #2. If the final exam grade is higher than Exam #1 or Exam
#2, the final exam grade will replace the lower exam grade.
3. Six quizzes will be given during the semester. The lowest quiz score will be dropped, so only the
highest five quizzes will be used to compute the quiz grade.
4. If you have a business purpose for carrying a pager or cell phone, it must be turned on vibrate or
to its lowest ring volume and all calls will be taken outside of the class room. All non-business
pagers and cell phones will be turned off prior to coming to class.
5. No food or beverage is allowed in the Laboratory.
Classroom and Laboratory Policies:
Attendance
The student is expected to attend each class and laboratory period until dismissed by the
instructor. The instructor will not be responsible for getting information missed due to
absence or tardiness to the student. The student is expected to alert the instructor about
any attendance difficulties.
Late Work
Home work problems are due at the beginning of the class period one week after they have
been assigned. Lab reports are due at the beginning of the next scheduled lab period.
Afterwards, the assignment is considered late. Late homework or labs will be penalized
25%. Late work will not be accepted after the instructor has returned the assignment to the
class.
Laboratory
Each laboratory exercise will be validated by having a copy of the results initialed by the
instructor or other approved individual. Also, the instructor may want to observe the
completed exercise in action, so do not dismantle the circuit until initialed. Return all
equipment and components in the proper location. Leave work area clean.
Lab Reports will consist of:
Cover Page - Lab Number, Date, Student and Lab Partner’s Names
Introduction - Paragraph stating purpose of the experiment with expected results
Lab Sheet - Answers to Lab questions and Instructor’s Initials
Final Page - A final sheet which compares your Lab results with the expected
results and an explanation of why the results were or were not comparable.
Total
2 Points
3 Points
15 Points
10 Points
30 Points
Homework Problems:
To receive full credit, each problem solution will include the following in a neat and easy to read style.
a) sketch(s) of the circuit where applicable (preferably with PSPICE or MultiSim)
b) the proper generic equation(s) where applicable
c) the same equations with the numbers and units included
d) the solution(s) circled with appropriate units
Homework will be assigned weekly. The lowest homework grade will be dropped when computing the final
homework grade.
Schedule:
Eight chapters will be covered this semester. Approximately 2 weeks will be devoted to each chapter.
Homework will be assigned weekly and will be due the following week.
Examinations
1
2
Final
Tentative
Date
06-Oct
10-Nov
12-Dec @ 10 AM
Chapters
Ch 1 - 3
Ch 4 - 5
Comprehensive (Ch 1 - 6, 9, 21)
Laboratory:
Lab #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Experiment
Points
Grade
1 (Parts I & II)
Active Filters (Low/High)
30
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1 (Parts III & IV)
(Bandpass/Notch)
30
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3
Tuned Amplifiers
30
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5
Phase Shift Oscillator
30
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7
Colpitts RF Oscilllator
30
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11
AM Modulation
30
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12
RF Mixers
30
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14
Sideband Modulation
30
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16
Phase-Locked Loops
30
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17
FM Detection
30
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(Be sure to answer the Report/Questions portion)
Experiments 1, 3, 5, and 11 also have Electronic Workbench labs which must be completed.