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Radio Science
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Chapter 2 (10 February- 8 March)
Chapter 3 (10 March, 29 March)
Chapter 4 (Document, assignment, 20 March -
with info on how to write the summary document (due 31 March 2022)
Chapter 5 (29 March, 7 April)
Midterm exam (3 March) and info
Final exam (TBA) and info
Final exam equation sheet (will be attached to the exam papers)
Equation sheet
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Course Description: The course will
cover the theory and application of modern radio and radar
techniques as they are currently used in deep space
exploration and space navigation.
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Breakdown of Final Grade |
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Total (%) |
| In-class quizzes |
5 |
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Term work (5 assignments) |
25 |
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Midterm test |
20 |
| Summary document |
15 |
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Final Exam |
35 |
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Total |
100 |
Professor Norbert Bartel (Course
Director)
Room 331 Petrie Science and
Tel: 416-736-5424
E-mail: bartel@yorku.ca
Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10:00 - 11:30
HNE 230, when in-person classes resume
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First class |
January 11, 2022 |
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Assignment #1 - #5 |
TBA |
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Midterm test |
March 3, 2022 |
| Summary document |
March 31, 2022 |
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Last class |
April 7, 2022 |
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Final Exam (Chapters 1 - 5) |
TBA |
Office Hours
Come by my office and see whether I have
time, or on
Tuesdays 3:30 – 4:30
(during "zoom times" please send me an email with subject line
starting with: PHYS 4330
Room 331 Petrie Science and
Required
Texts (on 24h reserve in Steacy Library):
Signals and Systems, S. Haykin and B. Van Veen (Wiley)
Radio Astronomy, J. D. Kraus (Cygnus-Quasar)
Document
(Chapter 4)
Radiometric
Tracking Techniques for Deep Space Navigation,
JPL
Pub. 00-11, C. L. Thornton and J. S. Borders (Web document)
Introduction to Radar Analysis, B.
R. Mahfza (CRC Press)
Alternate Texts:
-- Principles of Digital and Analog Communications, second edition, J. D. Gibson (Prentice Hall)
-- Interferometry in Radioastronomy and Radar techniques, R. Wohlleben, H. Mattes and Th. Krichbaum (Kluwer Academic Publishers)
1. Signal Processing
Fundamentals
2. Radio Astronomy
Fundamentals
3. Radio Observatory and DSN Instrumentation
Fundamentals
4. VLBI and DSN Applications for Spacecraft Navigation
5. Introduction to Radar Systems (Radar Fundamantals)
Academic Policy Issues:
If illness (or some similar disruption) prevents you from writing a test or from handing
in an assignment, you must notify the instructor on or before the due date. Only in truly
extraordinary circumstances is notification after the due date acceptable.
Students *must* be aware of University policies regarding: a) Academic Integrity
[http://www.yorku.ca/phall/acadintegrity.pdf & http://www.yorku.ca/tutorial/academic integrity/]
and b) Religious Observances [http://calendars.registrar.yorku.ca/examschedules/policy.htm].
Please read the policies in full. As a summary, the rules are as follows:
a) Students are encouraged to work together, but must not plagiarize. So it's OK to work
together to find a solution to a homework problem, as long as you write up the answer independently.
You must write assignments in your own words; identical answers will result in
zeros for all parties involved. Whenever an idea, passage, or data are taken from another
person, this must be acknowledged by using quotation marks where appropriate and by
proper referencing such as footnotes or citations. Plagiarism is a serious academic offence.
Students must also not cheat or impersonate another individual during quizzes or exams.
b) While religious observations are respected, it may well be that a conflict occurs in the
scheduling of assignments or exams. Should a conflict occur, the student should contact
the course instructor before, and not on or after, the due date. By default, assignments
must be handed in before and not after the due date in such cases.
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Send comments to: bartel@yorku.ca |
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