The course notes are written by Prof. David Forney, and are organized by chapter.
| Lec # | CHAPTERS | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-3 |
Introduction Sampling Theorem and Orthonormal PAM/QAM Capacity of AWGN Channels |
| 2 | 4 | Performance of Small Signal Constellations |
| 3-4 | 5 | Hard-decision and Soft-decision Decoding |
| 5-6 | 6 | Introduction to Binary Block Codes |
| 7-9 | 7 | Introduction to Finite Fields |
| 10-12 | 8 | Reed-Solomon Codes |
| Review Session | ||
| Midterm Exam | ||
| 13-14 | 9 | Introduction to Convolutional Codes |
| 15-16 | 10 | Trellis Representations of Binary Linear Block Codes |
| 17-18 | 11 | Codes on Graphs |
| 19 | 12 | The Sum-Product Algorithm |
| 20-21 | 13 | Turbo, LDPC, and RA Codes |
| 22-23 | 14 | Lattice and Trellis Codes |
| 24-25 | 15 | Linear Gaussian Channels |
| Final Exam Period |