ECE 430 Random Signal Analysis, Spring 1998

Instructor:     John A. Gubner, Associate Professor, ECE Department.
                Office: 3615 Engr. Hall.
                Phone: 263-1471.
                E-mail: gubner@engr.wisc.edu

Credits:        3

Prerequisites:  ECE 330

Class Meets:    TR 9:30-10:45 in 2345 Engr. Hall

Optional Disc:  W  2:25-4:00  in 3355 Engr. Hall

Goals & Topics: This is a first course in probability.
                It provides the student with an operational understanding
                of random variables, random vectors, and random processes.
                Special emphasis is given to continuous-time, second-order
                random processes, including correlation functions and power
                spectral densities.  The effect of passing such processes
                through linear time-invariant systems is also analyzed.
                The course concludes with an introduction to discrete-time
                Markov chains.

Textbook:       Required: Probability and Random Processes for
                          Electrical Engineering, 2nd ed.
                          Alberto Leon-Garcia

Computer Usage: Some homework assignments may require MATLAB.

Papers:         None.

Projects:       None.

Grading Policy: Homework 10%
                Midterm  40%,  Thurs., Mar. 19, in class.
                Final    50%,  Sunday, May  10 at 2:45 pm.