EC Electronics-and-Communications Engineering Book
EC Electronics-and-Communications Engineering Book
Complex Analysis: Analytic functions, Cauchy's integral theorem, Cauchy's integral Section 6: Control Systems
formula; Taylor's and Laurent's series, residue theorem.
Basic control system components; Feedback principle; Transfer function; Block diagram
Numerical Methods: Solution of nonlinear equations, single and multi-step methods for representation; Signal flow graph; Transient and steady-state analysis of LTI systems;
differential equations, convergence criteria. Frequency response; Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist stability criteria; Bode and root-locus plots;
Lag, lead and lag-lead compensation; State variable model and solution of state
Probability and Statistics: Mean, median, mode and standard deviation; combinatorial equation of LTI systems.
probability, probability distribution functions - binomial, Poisson, exponential and normal;
Joint and conditional probability; Correlation and regression analysis. Section 7: Communications
Random processes: autocorrelation and power spectral density, properties of white noise,
Section 2: Networks, Signals and Systems filtering of random signals through LTI systems; Analog communications: amplitude
Network solution methods: nodal and mesh analysis; Network theorems: superposition, modulation and demodulation, angle modulation and demodulation, spectra of AM and
Thevenin and Norton’s, maximum power transfer; Wye-Delta transformation; Steady state FM, superheterodyne receivers, circuits for analog communications; Information theory:
sinusoidal analysis using phasors; Time domain analysis of simple linear circuits; Solution of entropy, mutual information and channel capacity theorem; Digital communications:
network equations using Laplace transform; Frequency domain analysis of RLC circuits; PCM, DPCM, digital modulation schemes, amplitude, phase and frequency shift keying
Linear 2-port network parameters: driving point and transfer functions; State equations for (ASK, PSK, FSK), QAM, MAP and ML decoding, matched filter receiver, calculation of
networks. bandwidth, SNR and BER for digital modulation; Fundamentals of error correction,
Hamming codes; Timing and frequency synchronization, inter-symbol interference and its
Continuous-time signals: Fourier series and Fourier transform representations, sampling
mitigation; Basics of TDMA, FDMA and CDMA.
theorem and applications; Discrete-time signals: discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT),
DFT, FFT, Z-transform, interpolation of discrete-time signals; LTI systems: definition and Section 8: Electromagnetics
properties, causality, stability, impulse response, convolution, poles and zeros, parallel and
cascade structure, frequency response, group delay, phase delay, digital filter design Electrostatics; Maxwell’s equations: differential and integral forms and their interpretation,
boundary conditions, wave equation, Poynting vector; Plane waves and properties:
techniques.
reflection and refraction, polarization, phase and group velocity, propagation through
Section 3: Electronic Devices various media, skin depth; Transmission lines: equations, characteristic impedance,
impedance matching, impedance transformation, S-parameters, Smith chart;
Energy bands in intrinsic and extrinsic silicon; Carrier transport: diffusion current, drift
Waveguides: modes, boundary conditions, cut-off frequencies, dispersion relations;
current, mobility and resistivity; Generation and recombination of carriers; Poisson and
Antennas: antenna types, radiation pattern, gain and directivity, return loss, antenna
continuity equations; P-N junction, Zener diode, BJT, MOS capacitor, MOSFET, LED, photo
arrays; Basics of radar; Light propagation in optical fibers.
diode and solar cell; Integrated circuit fabrication process: oxidation, diffusion, ion
implantation, photolithography and twin-tub CMOS process.