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Communication Systems: An Introduction to Signals and Noise in Electrical Communication, 5/e

A. Bruce Carlson, Late of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Paul B. Crilly, University of Tennessee

Contents:

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Signals and Spectra
Chapter 3: Signal Transmission and Filtering
Chapter 4: Linear CW Modulation
Chapter 5: Angle CW Modulation
Chapter 6: Sampling and Pulse Modulation
Chapter 7: Analog Communication Systems
Chapter 8: Probability and Random Variables
Chapter 9: Random Signals and Noise
Chapter 10: Noise in Analog Modulation Systems
Chapter 11: Baseband Digital Transmission
Chapter 12: Digitization Techniques for Analog Messages and Computer Networks
Chapter 13: Channel Coding
Chapter 14: Bandpass Digital Transmission
Chapter 15: Spread-Spectrum Systems
Chapter 16: Information and Detection Theory
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Solutions Manual
Matlab Problems and Results
Image PowerPoints
Lecture PowerPoints
Answers to Thought Questions
Errata
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Preface
Table of Contents
Sample Chapter
Feature Summary

This text, like its previous four editions, is an introduction to communication systems written at a level appropriate for advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students in electrical or computer engineering.

An initial study of signal transmission and the inherent limitations of physical systems establishes unifying concepts of communication. Attention is then given to analog communication systems, random signals and noise, digital systems, and information theory.

Mathematical techniques and models necessarily play an important role throughout the book, but always in the engineering context as means to an end. Numerous applications have been incorporated for their practical significance and as illustrations of concepts and design strategies. Some hardware considerations are also included to justify various communication methods, to stimulate interest, and to bring out connections with other branches of the field.