Below is a video on short pulses on transmission lines, which is one of the early ECE 3025 lectures at Georgia Tech. Short pulses behave a lot like DC pulses on transmission lines — they reflect! The effects look somewhat different, as ringing becomes inter-symbol interference. I found that students liked the link between the pulses on a transmission line and the concept of an impulse response of a channel.

Long before the word curate was ever heard outside of a museum, the GTPG took a very aggressive position in preserving and showcasing student research and design work. From day 1, the group’s website posted team projects, technical reports, research papers, and sundry outputs of academic investigation were posted to the sites.gatech.edu/propagation website. It takes a lot of time to develop and maintain this type of research website, but pays big dividends in the professional lives of the students that participate in the courses and research program.   Below are several key reasons to curate both research and academic student work. [Read more…]