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. Principe, Chair, Dr. Jordan, Dr. Harris

Course Committee Reports for:

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