ECE 330 Signals and Systems, Lec. 1, Fall 2005


Last Modified: Tue 15 Oct 2019, 01:45 PM, CDT

Clock Icon  Instructor Office Hours: WED 2-3:15, after class, or by appointment.
Eye Icon See what we did in Fall 1998. Fall 2005 will be quite similar.
Teacher Icon TAs:Pam Limpiti [tlimpiti (at) wisc (dot) edu] and Tariq Qureshi [tqureshi (at) wisc (dot) edu]
         Discussion: TUESDAYS 6-7:30 pm in 3534 EH.

         TA Office Hours:

Day Time Location TA
MON2:30-4:00B640Pam
WED10:00-12:00B630Tariq
1:00-2:00B640Pam
5:00-6:30B640Pam
THU9:00-10:00B630Tariq
10:00-11:00B640Pam


Papers Icon Syllabus
PC Icon Signal Processing Demos: Convolution, Fourier Series, Transforms, etc. (Note: Be sure to unzip into a new directory.)
Papers Icon Homework Solutions and Notes from Discussions
Tacked Note Icon Class Schedule for Fall 2005
9/6	Tuesday. Overview of the course.  Review of some mathematical background
        on complex numbers, exponentials, and sinusoids.  Integration by parts.
	Assigned HW #1 Ch 1: 48(a), 49(c)(f)(i), 51(a)(e), 53(d), 56(e) DUE THU 9/15.
	NO DISCUSSION THIS EVENING.

9/8	Covered the geometric series formula (see Problem 1.54 on p. 73)
        Section 1.1.2: Signal Energy and Power.  Section 1.2.1: Transformations
        of the Independent Variable.
	Assigned HW #1 (continued) Ch 1: 21(b)(c)(d), 22(a)(d)(h) DUE THU 9/15.

9/13 Section 1.2.2 Periodic Signals, Section 1.2.3 Even & Odd Signals, Section 1.4 The Unit Impulse & Unit Step Functions (finished discrete time only). 9/15 Section 1.4 The Unit Impulse & Unit Step Functions (continuous time). Section 1.5 focused on block diagrams; series, parallel, feedback. Assigned HW #2 Ch 1: 21(e)(f), 22(e)(f), 23(a)(b), 24(a), 25(a)(c)(e), 26(a)(b)(c) DUE THU 9/22.
9/20 Gave a little background on signals/waveforms. Started Section 1.6 System Properties. Covered memory, causality, stability, and time invariance. Download Supplementary Lecture Notes (2-page pdf file). 9/22 Linearity. Worked lots of examples. Assigned HW #3 Ch 1: 27(a)(c)(e), 28(c)(d), 42(a)(b)(c), 43(a)(b), 55(a)(f) DUE THU 9/29.
9/27 Showed that every discrete-time linear system has the representation (Ax)[n] = \sum_{k=-\infty}^\infty x[k] \hat h[n,k], where \hat h[n,k] := (A\delta_k)[n] is the response at time n of the system to the input waveform \delta_k, which is a unit impulse at time k. If the system is also time-invariant then \hat h[n,k] = (A\delta_k)[n] = (A\delta)[n-k] = \hat h[n-k,0]. In this case, we put h[n] := (A\delta)[n]. We call h the system impulse response. In other words, h is the response of the system when the input is the unit impulse \delta. Worked a couple of examples. Started showing how to do graphical convolution to evaluate (h*x)[n] := \sum_{k=-\infty}^\infty h[n-k]x[k]. Reference: Section 2.1. 9/29 Worked Examples 2.3 and 2.4 on discrete-time convolution. Started Example 2.5. Assigned HW #4 Ch 2: 21, 24 DUE THU 10/6.
10/4 Finished Example 2.5. Section 2.2 Continuous-Time LTI Systems. Showed that every linear system can be expressed as an integral using the time-varying impulse response \hat h(t,\tau). Linear systems that are also time invariant (LTI) can be expressed as the convolution of the impulse response h and the input signal x. Worked Examples 2.7 and 2.8. 10/6 Characterization of memoryless, causality, and stability for LTI systems in terms of properties of their impulse response. Discussed several examples. Briefly mentioned that convolution is associative, commutative, and distributes over addition. Assigned HW #5 Ch 2: 22(a)(b)(c)(d), 28(a)(c)(e)(g), 29(a)(c)(e)(g), 44(a)(b)(c)(d), 48(a),(c)-(h) DUE THU 10/13.
10/11 Unit Step Response. Section 2.3 Properties of LTI Systems. Convolution is commutative, associative, and distributes over addition; i.e., h*x=x*h, g*(h*x) = (g*h)*x, and h*(x+y) = h*x + h*y. Section 2.4 Causal LTI Systems Described by Difference Equations; did a simple discrete-time example. 10/13 Worked some review problems. The exam will cover everything from the beginning of the semester through the lecture on Thur. 10/6. Suggested Review: Ch 1: 24(b), 25(d), 26(d), 27(b)(d)(f), 28(a)(b), 55(e). Ch 2: 23(a)(b)(d), 25(a), 28(b)(d)(f), 29(b)(d)(f), 47. Re-work as many of the HW problems as you can. Note that Problems 23 and 47 in Chapter 2 are a little different from the HW that has been assigned.
10/17 MON. Exam 1 in 1800 EH at 7:15 pm 10/18 Started Ch. 3, Section 3.3 Fourier Series Representation of Continuous-Time Periodic Signals. Worked Examples 3.3 and 3.5. Also worked several other examples. Derived the analysis eq. (3.37). 10/20 Used the Fourier series representation to discuss how LTI systems process periodic signals. Briefly mentioned Laplace and Fourier transforms. Spent most of the lecture going over the properties of Fourier series; see Section 3.5 of the text. Note also Table 3.1 on p. 206 that summarizes these properties. Assigned HW #6 Ch 3: 22(a; graphs a,b,d,f)(b), 23(a)(c), 26(a)(b)(c) DUE THU 10/27.
10/25 Returned and went over exam. Reviewed Examples 3.5 and 3.6. Started Example 3.7 using integration by parts. 10/27 Worked Example 3.7 three different ways. Emphasized use of Fourier Series properties to avoid integration by parts. Started Chapter 4: Developed the Fourier Transform and inversion formula as limiting case of Fourier Series. Reference: Section 4.1.1. Assigned HW #7 Use Fourier Series Properties, not integration by parts to solve: Ch 3: 22(a; graphs a,b) 24, 25 DUE THU 11/3.
11/1 Worked many examples of computing Fourier transforms and inverse Fourier transforms. In particular, worked Examples 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, and 4.8. Also worked an example of computing Fourier Series coefficients using the "derivative method." Tariq distributed midsemester TA and course evaluations. 11/3 Section 4.3 Properties of Continuous-Time Fourier Transforms. Assigned HW #8 Ch 4: 21(a)(b)(d)(g)(i), 22(b)(c)(d) DUE THU 11/10.
11/8 Discussed signal separation and filtering. Section 4.5 The Multiplication Property and its use in sending multiple signals over the same wire channel or wireless channel. Worked an example using Parseval's equation. Worked an example using the differentiation formula. Worked Examples 4.22 and 4.23. 11/10 Discussed the sampling theorem [Ref. Sections 7.1-7.3]. Key concepts: For a signal bandlimited to w_M, for perfect reconstruction, you must sample at w_s > 2 w_M, where 2 w_M is the Nyquist rate. In other words, the sampling period or sampling interval, T:=2 pi/w_s, must satisfy T < pi/w_M. If w_s is less than the Nyquist rate, you will have aliasing. Assigned HW #9 Ch 4: 23(a)(b)(c), 24(a)(b), 25(b)-(f) NOTE: in 25 do NOT evaluate X(jw) explicitly. Also, on (f), consult the table on p. 328 of transform properties. DUE THU 11/17.
11/15 Discussed Tomography and its connection to Fourier transforms. Very briefly discussed the computation of Fourier transforms on the computer. Mentioned fast Fourier transform (FFT). Started Chapter 5, The Discrete-Time Fourier Transform (DTFT). 11/17 Went over properties of the DTFT and worked several examples. Assigned HW #10 Ch 5: 21(a)(d)(j), 22(a)(c)(f) DUE WED 11/23.
11/22 Started Laplace Transforms. Worked many examples. Exam 2 will focus on Fourier series and Fourier transforms of continuous-time functions. The exam is closed book and closed notes; however, the exam will provide the Fourier Series Table 3.1 on p. 206 as well as the Fourier Transform Tables 4.1 and 4.2 on pp. 328-329. Suggested Review: Ch 3: 34, 35, 40(a)(b)(c), 47 Other: Find the Fourier series coefficients a_k of the waveforms x(t) and z(t) graphed on p. 263; be clever - do a minimum amount of work by using properties of Fourier series! Ch 4: 21(c)(e; table on p. 329 may be helpful to avoid int by parts) 21(h)(j), 22(a; use properties, tables)(b), 26(a; use table!), 27, 28(a)(b; part (vi)). 11/23 WED HW #10 DUE TODAY at 3:30 pm in my office, 3615 EH. If you want to drop it off earlier on WED, you can slide it under my office door if I am not there. 11/24 THANKSGIVING -- No class.
11/29 Worked Review and other problems. 11/30 WED. Exam 2 in 1800 EH at 7:15 pm 12/1 Went over Exam 2. Discussed partial fraction expansion. Laplace transforms of causal signals. Laplace transforms of derivatives of causal signals. Laplace transforms of differential equations with causal inputs. Assigned HW #11 Ch 5: 23(a),(c)-(f) 24(a)(g)(h)(i) DUE THU 12/8.
12/6 Partial fraction expansion of 1/[(s-p)(s-q)^2]. Properties of Laplace transforms. For causal waveforms without impulses note in particular the initial and final value properties. See tables on p. 691 and 717. Started Section 9.7 LTI Systems and Laplace Transforms. 12/8 Finished discussion of Laplace transforms. Mentioned Slepian's paper, "On Bandwidth." TA evaluations. Assigned HW #12 Ch 9: 21(a)(c)(f)(i), 22(a)(c)(e)(g) DUE THU 12/15. Old final exams: Sp 93, Fall 93, Sp 94, Sp 98.
12/13 Worked problems from old final exams. Distributed teaching evaluations. 12/15 Last Class Day.
12/20 TUESDAY: FINAL EXAM 2:45-4:45 PM in 1800 EH.

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