ECGR-3111

Signals and Systems

Fall 2013

This course is designed to introduce the student to the theory and the mathematical techniques used in analyzing and understanding continuous-time linear systems (systems and the interaction of signals in systems).

Prerequisite: ECGR 2112 (Network Theory-II) with a Grade C or higher. The following skills are necessary: (a) general mathematical skills, including integration, differentiation and algebraic manipulation, and (b) basic electrical circuit theory.

 

Instructor: Amitangshu Pal
Office: EPIC 2331
Phone: 980-229-3383
E-mail: apal@uncc.edu
List of topics:

  • Understand the properties of elementary signals and their transformations.

  • Understand how the process of convolution relates the response of a linear system to the input signal and the system's impulse response.

  • Familiarize with the idea of representing continuous-time signals and LTI systems in the frequency domain.

  • The ability to solve differential equations using Fourier transforms.

  • Understand Laplace transform and the complex frequency variables.

  • The ability to solve integer-differential equations using Laplace transforms.
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Textbook:

Signals and Systems, by A. V. Oppenheim, A. S. Willsky, S. H. Nawab, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 1997.

References: The following textbooks may be useful, although not required for the course:

  1. Signals and Systems, JustAsk! Edition, by Simon Haykin and Barry Van Veen, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.

  2. Linear Systems and Signals, by B. P. Lathi, Oxford University Press, 2002.

  3. Computer Explorations in Signals and Systems using MATLAB, Second Edition, by J. R. Buck, M. M. Daniel, and A. C. Singer, Prentice Hall Signal Processing Series, 2002.

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Grading:

Grading will be performed on the basis of the following components:

  • Homework assignments=25%

  • Mid-term exam=25%

  • Quiz=20%

  • Final examinations=30%

Late assignments will not be accepted for grading

 
Academic Integrity: Students have the responsibility to know and observe the requirements of the The Code of Student Academic Integrity . This code forbids cheating, fabrication or falsification of information, multiple submission of academic work, plagiarism, abuse of academic materials, and complicity in academic dishonesty.