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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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ELEC 430 002 (CRN: 13369)
MODERN COMM. THEORY & PRACTICE
Long Title: MODERN COMMUNICATION THEORY AND PRACTICE
Department: Electrical & Computer Eng.
Instructor: Doost, Rahman
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: (ELEC 242 OR ELEC 301) AND ELEC 303
Section Max Enrollment: 30
Section Enrolled: 5
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 30
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 6
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 2:26AM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Description: This is an upper-level course in digital communications, which is designed to prepare students for engineering work in high-tech industries and for graduate work in communications, signal processing, and computer systems. The course covers basic concepts and useful tools for design and performance analysis of transmitters and receivers in the physical layer of a communication system, including multiple antenna MIMO systems. A hands-on laboratory using a state-of-the-art radio testbed illustrates course concepts. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ELEC 430 if student has credit for ELEC 551. Cross-list: ELEC 551. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ELEC 430 if student has credit for ELEC 551.