ModDrop (Series)

ModDrop: Online Courses for Digital Modulation

A series of online courses teaching digital modulation and demodulation, covering AM, FM, PM and more, with theoretical foundations and practical implementations.

What is ModDrop (Series)?

ModDrop (Series) is a set of online video courses focused on teaching various digital and analog modulation techniques. The courses are designed and presented by expert communications engineers to provide students and professionals with a solid grounding in modulation methods used in modern communication systems.

Topics covered in the ModDrop series include:

• Amplitude Modulation (AM)
• Frequency Modulation (FM)
• Phase Modulation (PM)
• Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)
• Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
• Pulse Position Modulation (PPM)
• Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
• Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK)
• Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK)

The courses aim to provide both the theoretical foundations behind each modulation technique as well as practical implementations using software defined radio platforms. Mathematical descriptions are provided alongside graphical and intuitive explanations to facilitate understanding.

The ModDrop series is designed to be used by students studying communications engineering or related fields at the undergraduate or early graduate level. Working communications professionals can also benefit from the courses as a way to brush up on modulation techniques or gain exposure to new methods.

Instructors walk step-by-step through encoding, modulation, demodulation, and decoding of signals in each scheme. Courses emphasize both comprehension of concepts and ability to apply techniques in real systems. Problem sets, quizzes, and hands-on software defined radio labs reinforce learning in each module.

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