Schaum's Outline of Analog and Digital Communication [Paperback]

Hwei P. Hsu (Author)

Book Description

Series: Schaum's Outline Series | Publication Date: March 1, 1993

A solved-problems book in the Schaum format in analog and digital communication for senior level and first-year graduate electrical engineering students. Coverage will be such as to support the major textbooks in the field such as Taub/Schilling, Lathi, and Roden.

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Master analog and digital communications with Schaum's--the high-performance study guide. It will help you cut study time, hone problem-solving skills, and achieve your personal best on exams! Students love Schaum's Outlines because they produce results. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students improve their test scores and final grades with these indispensible study guides. Get the edge on your classmates. Use Schaum's! If you don't have a lot of time but want to excel in class, this book helps you: Brush up before tests; Find answers fast; Study quickly and more effectively; Get the big picture without spending hours poring over lengthy textbooks. Schaum's Outlines give you the information your teachers expect you to know in a handy and succinct format--without overwhelming you with unnecessary details. You get a complete overview of the subject. Plus, you get plenty of practice exercises to test your skill. Compatible with any classroom text, Schaum's let you study at your own pace and reminds you of all the important facts you need to remember--fast! And Schaum's are so complete, they're perfect for preparing for graduate or professional exams. Inside, you will find: Clear explanations of the mathematics behind signal and linear system analysis; 434 fully solved problems; A full treatment of communications theory; An introduction to information theory and coding. If you want top grades in your electrical engineering communications theory course, this powerful study tool is the best tutor you can have! Chapters include: Signals and Systems. Amplitude Modulation. Angle Modulation. Digital Transmission of Analog Signals. Probability and Random Variables. Rnadom Signals and Noise. Performance of Communications Systems in the Presence of Noise. Information and Coding oAppendices on: Fourier Transform; Bessel Function Jn(ß); The Complementary Error Function Q(z); Selected Mathematical Formulas; Symbols and Abbreviations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (March 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070306362
• ISBN-13: 978-0070306363
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #680,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Book Does Teach the Subject, May 8, 2006

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Jim B "Jim" (IL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Analog and Digital Communication (Paperback)

Contrary to the other reviewers claim, this book does teach you the basics of analog and digital communications. Hwei P. Hsu explains the basic fundamental principles better than any text written. I believe strongly that if a person studies from this book, they will have a strong foundation of the subject matter. Also they will see the big picture as oppose to getting lost in details. If one learns the main principles and concepts, and study the worked out examples, they will be able to solve the problems in most texts. Hwei P. Hsu has three excellent books, Signals and Systems, Probabilty and Random Processes, and Analog and Digital Communications.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly excellent book for communication engineering students, September 7, 2002

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A.H. (Edmonton AB) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Analog and Digital Communication (Paperback)

Let me start by saying this book WILL NOT TEACH YOU Analog and Digital communication.

Like most Schaum's books it quickly scans over what you need to know.

That being said, this is truly an amazing book. I have used this book so often that I need to buy it again (newsprint pages).

There are so many example problems on AM/FM/PM, pulse shaping that you just have to understand it.

However the REAL POWER OF THIS BOOK starts at chapter 5. The entire chapter reviews basic Probability and Random Variables and gives around 50 worked out examples.

Chapter 6 is on Random Signals and Noise. Another excellent excellent EXCELLENT chapter. It covers (AUTO)CORRELATION, (AUTO)COVARIANCE, time averages, ensemble averages, Wide and Strict Sense Stationary, Power Spectral Densities from taking the Fourier transform of your autocorrelation function as well as 35 fully worked out problems.

Finally chapter 7 is on Performance in the presence of noise which very nicely wraps up the last 2 chapters with the first 4. AWGN channels with AM/FM/PM systems as well as optimum receivers and there are 32 worked out problems.

Chapter 8 is on information coding and covers everything from source, entropy, channel and error control coding.

In a nutshell this book fills in the blanks of 6 graduate level texts I have on the above subjects.

I highly recommend this book to any communication engineer, but don't forget that Schaum's books do not teach you the material, they simply apply it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for reference, August 1, 2001

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C. Demello (Swansea MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Analog and Digital Communication (Paperback)

The Shaum's series are great for any student to use as additional study aids and for reference. I used this mostly for reference during some other classes as well. (Comunications thoery, Signal proceesing theory, etc) Don't expect it to teach you the topics from scratch, you must be vaguely familiar with the terminology and what to look for.