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Principles of Electronic Communication Systems 4th Edition by Louis Frenzel, ISBN-13: 978-0073373850
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- Publisher: McGraw Hill; 4th edition (February 9, 2015)
- Language: English
- 944 pages
- ISBN-10: 0073373850
- ISBN-13: 978-0073373850
Principles of Electronic Communication Systems provides the most up-to-date survey available for students taking a first course in electronic communications. Requiring only basic algebra and trigonometry, this new edition is notable for its readability, learning features and numerous full-color photos and illustrations. A systems approach is used to cover state-of-the-art communications technologies, to best reflect current industry practice. This edition contains greatly expanded and updated material on the Internet, cell phones, and wireless technologies. Practical skills like testing and troubleshooting are integrated throughout. A brand-new Laboratory & Activities Manual provides both hands-on experiments and a variety of other activities, reflecting the variety of skills now needed by technicians. A new Online Learning Center is also available, with a wealth of learning resources for instructors and students.
Table of Contents:
1) Introduction to Electronic Communication
2) The Fundamentals of Electronics: A Review
3) Amplitude Modulation Fundamentals
4) Amplitude Modulator and Demodulator Circuits
5) Fundamentals of Frequency Modulation
6) FM Circuits
7) Digital Communications Techniques
8) Radio Transmitters
9) Communications Receivers
10) Multiplexing and Demultiplexing
11) Data Transmission Techniques
12) Introduction to Networking and Local Area Networks
13) Transmission Lines
14) Antennas and Wave Propagation
15) Internet Technologies
16) Microwave Communications
17) Satellite Communications
18) Telecommunication Systems
19) Optical Communication
20) Cell Phone Technologies
21) Wireless Technologies
22) Communication Tests and Measurements
Appendix
Glossary
Index
Lou Frenzel is a Technology Editor for Electronic Design Magazine where he writes articles, columns, blogs, technology reports, and online material on the wireless, communications and networking sectors. He interviews executives and engineers, attends conferences, and researches those areas of electronics to determine the current state of the technology and reviews new products. Lou has been with the magazine since 2000.
Formerly Lou was professor and department head at Austin Community College where he taught electronics for 5 years. He still teaches at ACC as an Adjunct Professor. Lou has 25+ years experience in the electronics industry. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston and a master’s degree from the University of Maryland. He is author of 19 books on computer and electronic subjects as well as hundreds of magazine articles.
Lou Frenzel was born in Galveston, Texas and currently lives with his wife Joan in Austin, Texas.
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