Assignments

Submission Instructions

Please submit your solutions to the assignments using one of the following means.

  • Hand over to a TA during office hours or after class.

  • Drop it off in the ENGR40C drop box outside Gates 353.

  • Upload it on Coursework in the corresponding assignment section (NOT in the Coursework Dropbox).

Assignment 1, Due: Apr 18, 2014 (Fri), 5PM

  • Problem sheet: [pdf]

  • Solutions: [pdf]

  • Topics covered: Information, entropy, source coding (Huffman and LZW)

  • Chapters covered: 2, 3

Assignment 2, Due: May 3, 2014 (Sat), 5PM

  • Problem sheet: [pdf] (Last updated: Apr 29, 11:29PM)

  • Solutions: [pdf]

  • Topics covered: Channel coding, error detection and correction, syndrome decoding

  • Chapters covered: 5, 6

Assignment 3, Due: May 19, 2014 (Mon), 5PM

  • Problem sheet: [pdf]

  • Solutions: [pdf]

  • Topics covered: Digital signaling, noise, LTI models

  • Chapters covered: 4, 9, 10, 11

Assignment 4, Due: May 31, 2014 (Sat), 5PM

  • Problem sheet: [pdf] (Edit: 2.2.(a), a typo in Note has been corrected)

  • Solutions: [pdf]

  • Topics covered: Frequency response, modulation and demodulation

  • Chapters covered: 12 (in addition to 10, 11)

  • Note: Although this assignment contains questions on modulation and demodulation, they are self-explanatory and do not require you to read Chapter 14 of the course reader.