Learning objectives
The course aims to illustrate the fundamentals of measurement science, define the basic concepts about electrical circuits and provide some elements of the theory of signals with explicit references to the analogue and digital broadcasts
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Definition of signal - electrical signals - Periodic and aperiodic signals - Fourier Transform - Analog and Digital Signals - Communication system - Noise, interference and distortion - Impulse response and frequency response - Filters - The analog modulation: AM and FM - the propagation of electromagnetic waves - the radio program - the telecast - information Theory: A unit of measure and quantity - Sampling theory: modulation PAM and PCM - the digital modulation: ASK, PSK, FSK - telephone communication.
Electric charge and electric current. Electric field. Resistor, capacitor, and inductor. Fundamentals of the theory of electrical circuits. Structure of matter and semiconductors. Diode and bipolar transistor. Units of measurement. Basics of measurement theory.
Full programme
Definition of signal - electrical signals - Periodic and aperiodic signals - Fourier Transform - Analog and Digital Signals - Communication system - Noise, interference and distortion - Impulse response and frequency response - Filters - The analog modulation: AM and FM - the propagation of electromagnetic waves - the radio program - the telecast - information Theory: A unit of measure and quantity - Sampling theory: modulation PAM and PCM - the digital modulation: ASK, PSK, FSK - telephone communication.
Electric charge and electric current. Electric field. Resistor, capacitor, and inductor. Fundamentals of the theory of electrical circuits. Structure of matter and semiconductors. Diode and bipolar transistor. Units of measurement. Basics of measurement theory.
Bibliography
lecture notes
Teaching methods
classroom lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
written examination
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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