EECE 360: Communication Systems

Electrical & Computer Engineer · 4 credits · Electrical&ComputerEngineering

This course introduces analog and digital communication systems with an emphasis on system level concepts. Fundamental principles underlying communication systems will be studied, including modulation and demodulation, radio architectures and receiver structures, bandwidth requirements, SNR, pulse shaping, and synchronization.

Offered in 7 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Winter 2027).

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Prerequisites

PHYS 163 and (MATH 346 or EECE 346 or EECE 397E) and EECE 311

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

PHYS 163 Physics with Calculus III
requires PHYS 162 and ((MATH 124 and MATH 125) or (MATH 134 and MATH 135) or MATH 138)
- PHYS 162 Physics with Calculus II
  requires (PHYS 161 or HNRS 211) and ((MATH 124 and MATH 125) or (MATH 134 and MATH 135) or MATH 138)
  - PHYS 161 Physics with Calculus I
    requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
      requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II
        requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
        MATH 114 Precalculus I
        requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 (continues on its page)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
        requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
      requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
      requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
  - HNRS 211 Colloquium in Physics
    requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
  - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
    requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II
      requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I
        requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
        MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S) (continues on its page)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
    requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
    requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
    requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
  requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II
    requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
    - MATH 114 Precalculus I
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
        MATH 099 Introductory Algebra
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
        MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
        MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
  requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
  - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
  - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
  requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
  requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
MATH 346 Probability and Statistics for Electrical and Computer Engineering
requires MATH 204 and (MATH 224 or MATH 225) and EECE 310
- MATH 204 Elementary Linear Algebra
  requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I
  requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 4 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 5
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 225 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry II
  requires MATH 224
  - MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I (shown above)
- EECE 310 Continuous Systems
  requires (MATH 331 or MATH 321) and (MATH 224 or MATH 225) and (Electrical Engineerng OBSOLETE 210 or EECE 210 or Engineering Tech OBSOLETE 371)
  - MATH 331 Ordinary Differential Equations
    requires MATH 204
    - MATH 204 Elementary Linear Algebra (shown above)
  - MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I (shown above)
  - MATH 225 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry II (shown above)
  - EECE 210 Circuit Analysis II
    requires MATH 204 and (EECE 111 or Electrical Engineerng OBSOLETE 111 or Engineering Tech OBSOLETE 271)
    - MATH 204 Elementary Linear Algebra (shown above)
    - EECE 111 Circuit Analysis I
      requires (MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138) and PHYS 162
      - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
      - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
      - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
      - PHYS 162 Physics with Calculus II (shown above)
EECE 346 Probability and Statistics for Electrical and Computer Engineering
requires MATH 204 and (MATH 224 or MATH 225) and EECE 310
- MATH 204 Elementary Linear Algebra (shown above)
- MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 225 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry II (shown above)
- EECE 310 Continuous Systems (shown above)
EECE 397E Probability and Statistics for Electrical and Computer Engineering
requires MATH 204 and (MATH 224 or MATH 225) and (EECE 310 or Electrical Engineerng OBSOLETE 310)
- MATH 204 Elementary Linear Algebra (shown above)
- MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 225 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry II (shown above)
- EECE 310 Continuous Systems (shown above)
EECE 311 Discrete Systems
requires Electrical Engineerng OBSOLETE 310 or EECE 310 or Engineering Tech OBSOLETE 378
- EECE 310 Continuous Systems (shown above)

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (3)

EECE 401, EECE 460, EECE 562

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

EECE 401 Capstone Project Introduction
- EECE 402 Capstone Project II (continues on its page)
- EECE 409 Professional Engineering Licensure
- EECE 497A Professional Engineering Licensure
EECE 460 Digital Communication Systems
- EECE 491 Project Proposal (continues on its page)
EECE 562 Edge Computing and Analytics in IoT

Syllabi and course websites

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Klein, Andy	8	Winter 2022 to Winter 2025
Lin, Ying	2	Winter 2026
Khan, Junaid	1	Winter 2021

Every offering in the listed terms (13 sections)

Term	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Winter 2027	11550	Lecture/Lab	MWF 9:00am-9:50am · KB 303 R 12:00pm-1:50pm · KB 209	Staff	0/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027	11746	Lecture/Lab	MWF 9:00am-9:50am · KB 303 R 9:00am-10:50am · KB 209	Staff	0/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	11723	Lecture/Lab	TR 10:30am-11:50am · KB 303 W 1:00pm-2:50pm · KB 211	Lin, Ying	29/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	11950	Lecture/Lab	W 9:00am-10:50am · KB 211 TR 10:30am-11:50am · KB 303	Lin, Ying	22/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	11896	Lecture/Lab	T 9:00am-10:50am · KB 211 MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · KB 303	Klein, Andy	19/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	12160	Lecture/Lab	T 1:00pm-2:50pm · KB 211 MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · KB 303	Klein, Andy	24/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	12231	Lecture/Lab	T 9:00am-10:50am · ET 338 MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · ET 321	Klein, Andy	15/24	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	12593	Lecture/Lab	T 1:00pm-2:50pm · ET 338 MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · ET 321	Klein, Andy	24/24	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	12494	Lecture/Lab	MWF 9:00am-9:50am · ET 321 T 9:00am-10:50am · ET 338	Klein, Andy	19/24	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	13029	Lecture/Lab	MWF 9:00am-9:50am · ET 321 T 1:00pm-2:50pm · ET 338	Klein, Andy	20/24	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022	12832	Lecture/Lab	MWF 9:00am-9:50am · ET 321 T 9:00am-10:50am · ET 340	Klein, Andy	23/24	Hybrid
Winter 2022	13809	Lecture/Lab	MWF 9:00am-9:50am · ET 321 T 12:00pm-1:50pm · ET 340	Klein, Andy	16/24	Hybrid
Winter 2021	13352	Lecture/Lab	T 9:00am-10:50am · REMOTE SYNC MW 3:00pm-4:20pm · REMOTE SYNC	Khan, Junaid	33/36	Face to Face Instruction