As engineering students become more and more aware of the important role that communication systems play in modern society, they are increasingly motivated to learn through experimenting with solid, illustrative examples. To captivate students' attention and stimulate their imaginations, Modern Digital and Analog Communication, Fifth Edition, places strong emphasis on connecting fundamental concepts of communication theory to students' daily experiences of communication technologies. The text provides highly relevant information on the operation and features of wireless cellular systems, Wi-Fi access, broadband Internet services, and more.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Signals and Signal Space

3 Analysis and Transmission of Signals

4 Analog Modulations and Demodulations

5 Digitization of Analog Source Signals

6 Principles of Digital Data Transmission

7 Fundamentals of Probability Theory

8 Random Processes and Spectral Analysis

9 Performance Analysis of Digital Communication Systems

10 Spread Spectrum Communications

11 Digital Communications over Linearly Distortive Channels

12 Introduction to Information Theory

13 Error Correcting Codes

Review

"The biggest advantage of Modern Digital and Analog Communication is its accessible language and simple mathematical approaches that explain the difficult signal processing theories used in communication designs."--Shengli Fu, University of North Texas"The writing style is excellent: to the point and readable. The text includes both a clear technical introduction and lively examples and explanations, which will help my students."--Xiaohua Li, Binghamton University

Book Description

A seamless blend of mathematics and heuristics with carefully crafted examples to clarify mathematical abstractions

About the Author

B.P. Lathi is Professor Emeritus at California State University, Sacramento.

Zhi Ding is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, Davis.