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Contents

Preface xv
Acknowledgements xxxi

Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1
1.1 Historical Perspectives on Communication Theory 1.1
1.2 Goals for This Text 1.3
1.3 Modern Communication System Engineering 1.4
1.4 Technology’s Impact on This Text 1.6
1.5 Book Overview 1.7
1.5.1 Mathematical Foundations 1.7
1.5.2 Analog Communication 1.8
1.5.3 Noise in Communication Systems 1.9
1.5.4 Fundamentals of Digital Communication 1.10
1.6 Homework Problems 1.10

PART 1 MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS

Chapter 2 Signals and Systems Review 2.1
2.1 Signal Classification 2.1
2.1.1 Energy versus Power Signals 2.1
2.1.2 Periodic versus Aperiodic 2.4
2.1.3 Real versus Complex Signals 2.5
2.1.4 Continuous Time Signals versus Discrete Time Signals 2.6
2.2 Frequency Domain Characterization of Signals 2.6
2.2.1 Fourier Series 2.6
2.2.2 Fourier Transform 2.9
2.2.3 Bandwidth of Signals 2.14
2.2.4 Fourier Transform Representation of Periodic Signals 2.16
2.2.5 Laplace Transforms 2.18
2.3 Linear Time-Invariant Systems 2.18

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