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GT Word

The Georgia Tech Syllabus Checklist defines Word as "any material a student may have acquired from a previous semester of [a] class." Word is a Tech tradition as much as RATCaps and dancing to the...


Telecommunication Basics Part 3: Error Correction Coding

Error correction coding or "coding theory" is the means by which data transmitted over a noisy medium is recovered at the receiver. ECC works by adding redundant bits to the data being transmitted...


Telecommunication Basics Part 2: Modulation

In December 2012, I was award an MS in ECE. My focus was in telecommunications. After learning this, an acquaintance asked me to explain what telecom is. I think I might have gotten the highlights...


Telecommunication Basics Part 1: Filters

In December 2012, I was award an MS in ECE. My focus was in telecommunications. After learning this, an acquaintance asked me to explain what telecom is. I think I might have gotten the highlights...


Some of my Favorite Questions

I enjoy browsing the "Hot Questions" on StackExchange. Typically the questions posted there aren't nearly as interesting as the answers. I'm always surprised by the depth to which questions are...