PTSP - MLRS - R22 - II - I - ECE - Syllabus
PTSP - MLRS - R22 - II - I - ECE - Syllabus
Course Objectives:
Learn the basic concepts of probability and its various concepts
Understand different types of random variables, their density distribution functions and its
operations
Gain knowledge on the functions of two random variables probability density distribution of the
joint random variables
Acquire the knowledge on concepts of the random processes or distribution functions
Learn the concepts of temporal and spectral characteristics of random process
Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course, the student will be able to
Solve the simple problems on sample space by using the concepts of probabilities
Apply the density function concepts in communication systems
Gain knowledge on multiple random variables; relate the same through examples to practical
problems
Understand the usage of stochastic processes
Characterize the response of LTI systems driven by a stationary random process
UNIT I
Probability: Probability, Probability introduced through sets and relative frequency, Experiments and
sample spaces, Discrete and continuous sample spaces, Events, Probability definitions and axioms,
Mathematical model of experiments, Probability as a relative frequency, Joint probability, Conditional
probability, Total probability, Bayes’ theorem and independent events.
Random Variable: Definition of a random variable, Conditions for a function to be a random variable,
Discrete, Continuous and mixed random variables
UNIT II
Distribution & Density Functions: Distribution and density functions and their properties - Binomial,
Poisson, Uniform, Gaussian, Exponential, Rayleigh and conditional distribution, Methods of defining
conditional event, Conditional density, and its properties.
Operations on One Random Variable: Introduction, Expected value of a random variable, Moments
about the origin, Central moments, Variance and Skew, Chebyshev’s inequality, Characteristic
function, Moment generating function, Transformations of a random variable.
UNIT III
Multiple Random Variables: Vector random variables, Joint distribution function, Properties of joint
distribution, Marginal distribution functions, Conditional distribution and density – Point conditioning,
Conditional distribution and density – Interval conditioning, Statistical independence, Sum of two
random variables, Sum of several random variables, Central limit theorem (proof not expected).
Operations on Multiple Random Variables: Expected value of a function of random variables: Joint
moments about the origin, Joint central moments, Joint characteristic function, Jointly gaussian
random variables - two random variables case.
UNIT - IV
Stochastic Processes – Temporal Characteristics: The stochastic process concept, Classification of
processes, Deterministic and nondeterministic processes, Distribution and density functions, Concept of
stationary and statistical independence, First-order stationary processes, Second- order and wide-sense
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B.Tech II Year Syllabus (MLRS-R22) MLRITM - ECE
stationary, Nth order and strict-sense stationary. Time averages and ergodicity, Mean-ergodic processes,
Correlation-ergodic processes, Autocorrelation function and its properties, Cross-correlation function and
its properties, Covariance and its properties. Linear system response of mean, mean-squared value,
Autocorrelation and cross-correlation functions. Gaussian and Poisson random process.
UNIT - V
Stochastic Processes – Spectral Characteristics: The power spectrum: Properties, Relationship
between power spectrum and autocorrelation function, Cross-power density spectrum, Properties of
PSD, Relationship between cross-power spectrum and cross-correlation function. Spectral
characteristics of linear system response: Power density spectrum of linear system response, Cross-
power density spectrums of input and output of a linear system.
TEXT BOOKS:
th
1. Peyton Z. Peebles, “Probability, Random Variables & Random Signal Principles,” TMH, 4 Edition,
2005.
2. Herbert Taub & Donald L Schilling, “Principles of Communication Systems,” Tata McGraw-Hill, 4th
Edition, 2013.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Athanasios Papoulis and S. Unnikrishnan Pillai, “Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic
Processes,” PHI, 4th Edition, 2002.
2. K. Murugesan, P. Guruswamy, “Probability, Statistics & Random Processes”, Anuradha Agencies,
3rd Edition, 2003.
3. B.P. Lathi, “Signals, Systems & Communications,” B.S. Publications, 3rd Edition, 2003.
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