Preface Unit 1 Electronics: Analog and Digital Text Part I: Ideal Operational Amplifiers and Practical Limitations Part II: Data Registers and Counters Part III: Nature of Phase Lock New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: Bridging the Gap between the Analog and Digital Worlds Exercises Unit 2 Integrated Circuits Text Part I: The Integrated Circuit Part II: Application Specific Integrated Circuit New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings 1. Integrated Circuits: the Past and the Future 2. A Top-Down Approach to IC Design Exercises Unit 3 EM Fields, Antenna and Microwaves Text Part I: Electromagnetic Field Part II: Microstrip Antenna Part III: Microwaves New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: What Are Microwaves? Exercises Unit 4 Communication and Information Theory Text Part I: Telecommunication Part II: Data Transmission Part III: Information Theory New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings 1. Telephone 2. Radio and Television 3. The Internet Exercises Unit 5 Multiple Access Techniques Text Pa Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Exercises Unit 6 Mobile Communications Text Part I: Mobile Communications Part II: Third Generation Wireless Networks New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: Beyond 3G Exercises Unit 7 Satellite Communications Text Part I: Applications of Communications Satellite Part II: Satellite Intemet Access New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: History of Communications Satellite Exercises Unit 8 Optical Communications Text Part I: Electromagnetic Spectrum Part II: Optical Fiber New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: Optical Systems Exercises Unit 9 Digital Signals and Signal Processing Text Part I: Digital Signal Processing Part II: General Concepts of Digital Signal Processing New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: Designing Digital Filters Exercises Unit 10 Digital Audio Compression Text Part I: MPEG Audio Layer 3 Part II: Digital Audio Compression Standard AC3 New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: Audio Compression Algorithm Overview Exercises Unit 11 Dig Text Part I: Two-Dimensional Digital Images Part II: Digital Images -- Definition and Applications Part III: Introduction to Image Processing New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings 1. Medical Image Processing 2. Video Surveillance: Challenge and Solutions 3. Digital Video to Come Alive Exercises Unit 12 Biometrics Technology Text Part I: Fingerprint Identification Part II: Introduction to Speaker Identification New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: Biometrics Overview Exercises Unit 13 Information Security Text Part I: Information Security - Introduction and a Brief History Part II: Basic Principles of Information Security Part III: Intrusion Detection System New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: Hidden Communication Exercises Unit 14 Telemedicine and Biomedical Signal Processing Text Part I: Telemedicine Part II: Computerized Tomographic Imaging New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: Biomedical Signal Processing Exercises Unit 15 Remote Sensing Text Part I: An Overview of Remote Sensing Part II: Using Remote Sensing to Monitor Global Change New Words Notes on the Text
Text Part I: Take Care of Your Computer Part II: Computer Buying Guide - PC vs. Macintosh Part III: Object-Oriented Programming Languages New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings 1. Parallel Processing 2. High Performance Computers Exercises Unit 17 Computers and Networks Text Part I: Evolution of Computers Part II: Local Area Networks New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings 1. The Information Based Society 2. Google Unveils’Universal Search Exercises Unit 18 Iuternet and Multimedia Text Part I: Multimedia Part II: Networks in Multimedia Applications New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: Impacts of the Internet Exercises Unit 19 Artificial Intelligence Text Part I: What Is Artificial Intelligence Part II: Approaches of AI New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips Supplementary Readings: History of Artificial Intelligence Exercises Unit 20 Human Errors and System Design Text Part I: Learning from Disasters Part II: The Lessons of Human Errors New Words Notes on the Text Technical Tips
Appendix II. Writing Technical English 1. Writing in Plain English 2. Examples of Diseased English and the Cure Appendix III. Avoid Pidgin English 1. Avoid Influence of Mother Tongue on Technical English Writing 2. Examples of Chinese English in Technical Writing Appendix IV. How to Write Abstract 1. Types of Abstract 2. Length of Abstract 3. Styles Bibliography
