EEL 3135 - Introduction to Signals and Systems
Catalog Description: (3 cr) Continuous-time and discrete-time signal analysis including Fourier series and transforms; sampling; continuous-time and discrete-time linear system analysis with emphasis on FIR and IIR systems: impulse response, frequency response, and system function.
Prerequisites: Programming, Calculus III, Differential Equations
Textbook: Signal Processing First by James H. McClellan, Ronald W. Schafer, Mark A. Yoder, Prentice-Hall 2003, ISBN 0-13-090999-8.
Course Objective: To provide analytical background and skills necessary for further study in communications, control, and signal processing.
Professional Component: 3 credits of Engineering Science
Relationship to Outcomes: (To view how the outcomes of this course fit in with the curriculum, click here)
- EE1 - knowledge of probability and statistics, including applications
- EE2 - knowledge of mathematics, basic and engineering sciences necessary to analyze and design complex systems
- a - an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
- e - an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
- k - an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
Class Schedule: 3 classes per week of 50 minutes each
Topics:
- Intro, sinusoids, intro to computer
- Spectra of periodic signals: Fourier series
- Sampling theory and finite impulse response filters; linear time invariant systems and impulse response
- Sinusoidal response of LTI systems; frequency response of FIR filters
- The z-transform; application to filters
- Infinite impulse response filters
- Basics of continuous-time signals and systems
- Frequency response of continuous-time systems
Course Committee: Dr. J. Li, Chair, Dr. Hammer, Dr. Harris, Dr. Heitman
University of Florida 