ECE 5820

Stochastic Systems Analysis

Dr. Bradley J. Bazuin

Western Michigan University
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
1903 W. Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo MI, 49008-5329

Course/Lecture Overview

Syllabus and Web Site

Personal Intro.
Textbooks Used
ID and Acknowledgment of Policies
Plan/Schedule for the Course

Chap. 1 Intro

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Syllabus
Everything useful for this class can be found on Dr.
Bazuins web site!
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~bazuinb/
The class web site is at
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~bazuinb/ECE5820/ECE5820_Fa15.html

The Full Course syllabus

http://homepages.wmich.edu/~bazuinb/ECE5820/Syl_5820.pdf

The password protected solution set and hand-out site

https://homepages.wmich.edu/~bazuinb/PasswordMaterial/ECE5820/ECE5820_Solutions.htm

Use your Go WMU Bronco NetID login and password

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Who am I?
Dr. Bradley J. Bazuin
Born and raised in Grand Rapids Michigan (Forest Hills Northern)
Undergraduate BS in Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Intensive Electrical Engineering, Yale University in 1980
Graduate MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering
Stanford University in 1982 and 1989.
Industrial Experience digital, ASIC, systems engineering
Part-time ARGOSystems, Inc. (purchased by The Boeing Co.) 1981-1989
Full-time ARGOSystems, Inc. 1989-1991
Full-time Radix Technologies 1991-2000

Academic Experience electrical and computer engineering

Term-appointed Faculty, WMU ECE Dept. 2000-2001
Tenure track Assistant Professor, WMU ECE Dept. 2001-2007
Tenured Associate Professor, WMU ECE Dept. 2007ECE 5820

For more, see my web site!

Required Textbook and Materials

Alberto Leon-Garcia, Probability, Statistics, and Random
Processes For Electrical Engineering, 3rd ed., Pearson
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2008, ISBN: 013147122-8.
MATLAB
Student Edition
MATLAB Signal Processing Toolbox (included)
MATLAB and toolboxes are also available for use in the CAE
Center

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Supplemental Books
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George R. Cooper and Clare D. McGillem, Probabilistic Methods of

Signal and System Analysis (3rd ed.); Oxford Press, 1999. ISBN: 019-512354-9.
H. Stark and J.W. Woods, Probability and Random Processes with
Applications to Signal Processing, 3rd ed.," Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper
Saddle River, NJ, 2002, ISBN: 013-020071-9.
A. Papoulis, "Probability, Random Variables, and Stochastic
Processes," McGraw-Hill, 1965. ISBM: 07-048448-1.
There are a number of useful Prob and Stat Books, pick one if you
dont like our text.

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Identification and Acknowledgement

Identification for Grade Posting,
Course and University Policies, and
Acknowledgement
Please read, provide a unique identification, sign, date, and
return to Dr. Bazuin.

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ECE 5820 Estimated Plan

Topic

Text

Course Introduction and Overview

Dates
Sept 9

Probability Models in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Chapter 1

Sept. 9-11

Basic Concepts of Probability Theory

Chapters 2

Sept. 14-21

Discrete Random Variables

Chapter 3

Sept. 21-28

One Random Variable.

Chapter 4

Sept. 30-Oct.12

Pairs of Random Variables.

Chapter 5

Oct. 12-9

Vector Random Variables

Chapter 6

Oct. 21-28

Sums of Random Variables and Long-Term Averages.

Chapter 7

Oct. 30-Nov. 9

Statistics

Chapter 8

Nov. 11-13

Random Processes.

Chapter 9

Nov. 18-23

Analysis and Processing of Random Signals.

Chapter 10

Nov. 30-Dec. 4

Markov Chains.

Chapter 11

Dec. 7-9

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Any Questions ?

Then, on to Chap. 1

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