TITLE: Telecommunications Electronics I

1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
   A theoretical overview of the electronic building blocks involved in the field of telecommunications. Prerequisites: ACT Standard score of at least 20 or MAT 105.
   
   
2. PURPOSE:
   Build a good foundation for the student to understand the functions of the telecommunications electronic components in use today.
   
   
3. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
   To provide the student with the concepts necessary to readily understand the underlying principles behind the functions of telecommunications equipment.
   
   
4. CONTENT OUTLINE:
   
   1. Introduction
      
   2. History
      
   3. Mathematical Background
      
      1. Units
      2. Scientific Notation and Engineering Prefixes
      3. Alternative Numbering Systems
      4. Logarithms and Decibels
      5. Trigonometry for Electronics
      6. Complex Numbers
   4. Electricity
      
      1. What is Electricity
      2. Circuit Theory
   5. Signals
      
      1. Voltages and Currents that vary with time
      2. The Coding of Information
      3. Sinusoidal Signals
      4. Signal Frequency Variations and Patterns
      5. AC Signal Analysis
   6. Electro-Magnetism
      
      1. Electro-magnetics and the Induction Coil
      2. Electro-Statics and the Capacitor
      3. Reactance
      4. Reactance and Phase
      5. Capacitance
      6. Inductance
      7. Capacitance and Inductance Together
      8. Transmission Lines
      9. Impedance
      10. Resonance
      11. Power in Reactive Circuits
      12. Transformers
   7. Communication Systems
      
      1. Electromagnetic Radiation and Communications
      2. The Frequency Spectrum
      3. Concept of a Carrier
      4. The Basic Electronic Communication System
      5. AM Systems
      6. FM Systems
      7. Digital Communication Systems
   8. Introduction to some Communication System Elements
      
      1. Transducers
      2. Amplifiers
   9. Elements of Radio Communications
      
      1. Antenna Ground System
      2. The Tuner
      3. The Reproducer
      4. Need for Detection
      5. The Basic Receiver
      6. Waveform Analysis
      
      
   
   
5. INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
   Lecture and Discussion.
   
   
6. FIELD, CLINICAL, AND/OR LABORATORY EXPERIENCES:
   None.
   
   
7. RESOURCES:
   Web-Page References.
   
   
8. GRADING PROCEDURES: Six exams, equally weighted. The lowest test score will be dropped.
   The standard 10-point grade system will be used; i.e.: 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, etc.
   
   
9. ATTENDANCE POLICY:
   This course will adhere to the policy published in the MSU Undergraduate Bulletin.
   
   
10. ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY:
    Cheating, plagiarism (submitting another person's material as one's own), or doing work for another person which will receive academic credit are all impermissible. This includes the use of unauthorized books, notebooks or other sources in order to secure or give help during an examination; the unauthorized copying of examinations, assignments, reports or term papers; or the presentation of unacknowledged material as if it were the student's own work. Disciplinary action may be taken beyond the academic discipline administered by the faculty member who teaches the course in which the cheating took place.
    
    
11. TEXT AND REFERENCES:
    Telecommunications Electronics, by John McLaren, a CD to be sold in the bookstore.
    
    
12. PREREQUISITES:
    ACT Standard score of at least 20 or MAT 105.