People
Professor Wendi Heinzelman
Office Hours: T 3:30-4:30 in Hopeman 307
Email: wheinzel@ece.rochester.edu

Teaching Assistant: Sapna Shroff
Office Hours: W 11:00-12:00 in Hopeman 341
Email: sapna@ece.rochester.edu

Course Time/Location
TR 2:00-3:15 in CSB 523

Course URLs
http://www.ece.rochester.edu/courses/ECE237
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=11&TheClass=1334

Class Objectives
Provide an understanding of the concepts that enable traditional cellular radio and wireless data networks.
Provide an understanding of design trade-offs and methods of improving system performance.
Provide an opportunity to investigate novel ideas in the area of wireless communication via semester-long research projects.

Prerequisites
Undergraduate courses in signals and systems (e.g., ECE 241 or equivalent) and communications (e.g., ECE 242 or equivalent) or consent of instructor.

Text
Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, by T. Rappaport, Prentice Hall, 2002.

References
Wireless Communications and Networks, by W. Stallings, Prentice Hall, 2002.
Wireless and Personal Communications Systems, by V. Garg and J. Wilkes, Prentice Hall, 1996.
Wireless Information Networks, by K. Pahlavan and A. Levesque, John Wiley & Sons, 1995.

Grading
Grades will be based on bi-weekly homeworks, exams (a mid-term and a final), and a course project. The weighting for each of these portions of the class is as follows:
Course Project (Paper + Presentation): 30%
Homeworks (bi-weekly): 20%
Mid-term exam: 25%
Final exam: 25%