6.450 Principles of Digital Communication
Fall 2018
Instructor: Vincent W. S. Chan
TAs: Weerachai Neeranartvong, Arman Rezaee
Lecture:
MW9.30-11
(36-155)
Recitation: F9.30-11
(36-155)
Information:
Communication sources and channels; data compression; entropy and the AEP; Lempel-Ziv universal coding; scalar and vector quantization; L2 waveforms; signal space and its representation by sampling and other expansions; aliasing; the Nyquist criterion; PAM and QAM modulation; Gaussian noise and random processes; detection and optimal receivers; fading channels and wireless communication; introduction to communication system design.
Examples will be drawn from real-life communication systems. Multiple antenna wireless communication will be added this year at the end of the course. There also will be one optional recitation per week to expand on materials covered in lecture.
Announcements
Final exam tomorrow
Hi folks,This is a reminder that the final exam will be held tomorrow from 9am-12pm in 36-155. This is an open-book exam which you can bring all non-electronic resources. Good luck!
Junior
Announced on 16 December 2018 3:33 p.m. by Weerachai Neeranartvong
End-of-term logistics
Hi folks,There will tentatively be one more recitation on Wednesday, Dec 12 covering miscellaneous topics related to digital communications (no class on Monday). I would love to hear what you guys want to explore more. Please fill in the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc14qehbirZxqK-NzJRmr3-UmSIZsbnjZCA0q0ZI_AUew26aw/viewform by this Sunday, Dec 9 so that I could prepare them.
All problem set solutions have been posted to the stellar. Problem Set 9 will be graded by this Saturday and can be picked up by appointment or on Wednesday. Please check your scores on the grade book and let me know any inconsistency (if exists). If you have any question or need any help, the office hours can be appointed by email.
Lastly, note that the final exam will be held on Monday, Dec 17 from 9.00am-12.00pm in 36-155 (our regular classroom).
Good luck!
Best,
Junior
Announced on 07 December 2018 4:26 p.m. by Weerachai Neeranartvong
Problem set 4 due date shift
Hi class,The problem set 4 due date is now Oct 17, instead of Oct 10. This will allow you to have enough time to fully read the book and think over the problems. The next recitation is on Oct 12 and will cover Chapter 4 and some part of Chapter 5. Problem set 5 will be given on Oct 10 and due on Oct 22. Please start the problem set without waiting until the new due date (chapter 4 is pretty dense). If you want some help, you can send me an email or appoint me a meeting (I'm here over the short break). Thanks!
Junior
Announced on 07 October 2018 12:16 p.m. by Weerachai Neeranartvong
Lecture on tomorrow (Friday)
Hi folks,This is a reminder that there will be a lecture tomorrow (Oct 5) in the same classroom (36-155) from 9.30-11am. See you tomorrow!
Junior
Announced on 04 October 2018 1:09 p.m. by Weerachai Neeranartvong
Recitation tomorrow
Hi all,The (optional) recitation will be held tomorrow (Friday, Sep 28) in 36-155 from 9.30-11am. I will review the materials in the quantization and Fourier series, and we will go over the third problem set. Please feel free to bring any question!
Junior
Announced on 27 September 2018 5:06 p.m. by Weerachai Neeranartvong
