Dordt University Engineering Department EGR-363: Introduction to Communication Systems Fall 2019

Textbook Adopted:

Status	Cover Photo	Author	Title	ISBN	Publisher	Edition
Required		Proakis and Salehi	Findamentals of Communication Systems, 2nd Edition	978-0-13-335485-0	Pearson	2
Note: This table listed an incorrect title and ISBN number prior to August 23, 2019

Equipment provided by students

Status	Photo	Description
Required		NCEES-approved calculator. Details at https://ncees.org/exams/calculator/

Comments: EACH STUDENT NEEDS ACCESS TO A TEXTBOOK Plan for open book tests. Books, calculators, etc. may not be shared during a test. ELECTRONIC EDITIONS NOT SUPPORTED Open book tests will not be open computer or open smartphone tests. You will need a hardcopy version of the textbook. INTERNATIONAL EDITION, GLOBAL EDITION NOT SUPPORTED "International" editions or "Global" editions of the textbook will not be supported by the instructor. Often the vender assures that an international edition is interchangeable with the domestic edition. It has never worked that way in Professor dDB's experience. PAPERBACK EDITIONS NOT SUPPORTED In Professor dDB's experience the paperback editions of this textbook are always an international or global editions. See above on edtitons "not supported." CDs, ACCESS CODES NOT NEEDED The textbook required for this course does not require access codes to Web pages. The book does not come with a CD or other disk. NCEES-approved CALCULATOR REQUIRED, NOT SHAREABLE Attempting a test or the final exam without a calculator will compromise your grade. Only NCEES-approved calculators will be allowed. Routinely using a calculator that you can take with you to the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam will improve your performance on that exam. In this course a calculator that can handle complex numbers is helpful. The approved list can be found here: http://ncees.org/exams/calculator/ Not all calculators on this list can do complex number calculations, but the TI-36X-Pro model can and is the choice of most engineering students at Dordt College. (Also in this category of top-level performance are the HP 35s, Casio fx115ES PLUS, and the Casio fx991ES Plus C.) Calculators may not be shared during tests. You must provide one for yourself. TEXTBOOK WEB SITE The textbook's publisher has a site to accompany this book. Click above on the cover photo to view the publisher's web site for the book.