Syllabus (Fall 2003)

Course Title: ECE603 Probability and Random Processes

 Class Meetings: MWF 10:10--11:00 at Studio C (Marcus 114)

 Instructor:  Professor Joon Ho Cho

Office) (Tentative) Marcus 209
Phone) (413) 545-4375
E-mail) jhcho@ecs.umass.edu  
Office Hours: (Tentative) M 11:00-11:50, F 11:00--11:50 or by appointment. 

 Teaching Assistant:  Qu Zhang

Office) Marcus 216
Phone) (413) 545-0963
E-mail) quzhang@ecs.umass.edu  
Office Hours: W 2:30--3:20 or by appointment. 

 Homepage: http://www.ecs.umass.edu/ece/jhcho/ece603

 It is your responsibility to check every new announcement posted in the homepage. 

 Text:  

Haluk Derin, Probability and Random Processes for Engineers (available only at TEXTBOOK ANNEX)  

 References:

P. Z. Peebles, Probability, Random Variables, and Random Signal Principles, 4th ed, McGraw Hill, 2000.

A. Papuoulis and S. U. Pillai, Probability, Random Variables, and Stochastic Processes, 4th ed, McGraw Hill, 2001.

H. Stark and J. W. Woods, Probability, Random Processes, and Estimation Theory for Engineers, 2nd ed, Prentice Hall, 1994

 Course Objectives: 

The objective of this course to provide an introduction to probability and random processes at the graduate level.

 Course Outline (For detailed schedule, click here.)

  1. Probability (Chapters 1--4)

  2. Random Variables (Chapters 5--9)

  3. Random Processes (Chapters 10-12)

 Prerequisites:  

  1. Undergraduate-level Signals and Systems: Chapters 1 -- 10 of A. V. Oppenheim and A. S. Willsky, Signals and Systems, 2nd ed, McGraw Hill, 1996, or equivalent.

  2. Undergraduate-level Probability and Random Process: Chapters 1 -- 10 of P. Z. Peebles, Probability, Random Variables, and Random Signal Principles, 3rd ed, McGraw Hill, 1993, or equivalent.

  3. MATLAB programming skills.

Contact the instructor for questions about prerequisites.

 Course Requirements:

1. 1st midterm exam (On Mon. Oct 6, 7-9pm, covers Lec. 1--14, 2 hours):   15 %
2. 2nd midterm exam (On Mon. Nov. 10, 7-10pm, covers Lec. 1--28, 3 hours):   20 %
3. Final exam (TBA, comprehensive, 2 hours):      25 %
4. Homework 40 %
100 %

PEEAS (Professional Education for Engineering & Applied Science) and NTU students must inform the instructor the exam dates by Sept. 20 via e-mails. The e-mails must contain the e-mail addresses and other contact information of the proctors. The exams will be sent to your proctors electronically in PDF format. The proctors are responsible for sending the worked-out exams back to the instructor.  

 Grading Policies for Homework 

  1. Late homework will not be accepted.

  2. Collaboration is allowed on the homework. However, students must submit his/her own solutions and provide the names of collaborators. 

  3. Scores will be normalized to assure proper weighting for each assignment. 

  4. Re-grade requests must be filed in writing within one week after the graded homework has been returned to students.

 Grading Policies for Exam 

  1. Students may take exams earlier than the original schedule if he/she requests at least one week earlier. 

  2. Excused class absence (defined in Pre-registration Guide) of an on-campus student on an exam may lead to a make-up exam for the absentee.

  3. Re-grade requests must be filed in writing within one week after the graded exam has been returned to students.  

 Policy on Academic Dishonesty

If the instructor suspects academic dishonesty, the instructor will notify the student(s) and follow the procedure to report to the Academic Dishonesty Office without any exception. Students have the responsibility to be knowledgeable about 'What to know about academic dishonesty: a guide for students' issued by the University Ombuds Office.