Syllabus
ECE6604: Personal & Mobile Communications

Prerequisite:

Graduate standing

Course Objective:

          To study the fundamental physical layer principles of modern wireless communication systems.

Web Site:   

         Canvas will not be used for ECE6604.   The class website is  http://wireless-systems.ece.gatech.edu/6604/

Portions of the classs website require GSview and Ghostscript.  You can download these for FREE from https://www.ghostscript.com/

Required Text:

Principles of Mobile Communication, 4/e, Gordon L. Stüber, Springer, 2017, 978-3-319-55614-7.

Instructor:

Dr. Gordon L. Stüber
Office: Centergy One 5138
Phone: 404-894-2923
Fax: 404-894-7883
E-Mail: stuber@ece.gatech.edu

Course Location/Times:

Van Leer C241,  MWF  1:55 pm - 2:45 pm

Office Hours:

Centergy One 5138:   Date/Time:   TBA

Homework:

Homework will be assigned approximately every two weeks.
Homework will be roughly graded and solutions provided.
There will be one homework due during the final instruction days (Dec 2).
Homework is due at the beginning of class on its due date.
Late homework will not be accepted.  No excuses!

Design Project:

Choose a topic from the suggested list or a topic of your own with instructors consent.
Projects are to be completed individually or in pairs only.

Submit a two-page project abstract by Wednesday September 18, 2019
Final Projects reports are due Monday November 25, 2019. Late projects will not be accepted.

Quiz and Final Exam:

Quiz and Exam Policy:

• Open book; course text, notes, math tables, calculator.
• No internet capable devices. 

No Classes:

           September 2, October 14-15, November 27-29

Grading:

20% Homework
20% Quiz
30% Project
30% Final Exam

 Excused Absences:

No make-up quizzes will be given. If you miss the quiz, the final exam counts 50%. If you miss the quiz, homework, or project due to severe illness or circumstances beyond your control, a written note from the doctor or other official will be required. The written excuse must be submitted to the course instructor immediately upon arrival to the Georgia Tech campus; in any event no more than 3 days after the event.

 Academic Honesty:

All violations of the Georgia Tech Honor Code will be referred directly to the Dean of Students for prosecution. Infractions include cheating on quizzes and exams, plagiarism in the course project, and verbatim copying of homework solutions. You are permitted to discuss homework problems with each other, but you should write your own solutions and not copy them from any source.