ECE 431, Digital Signal Processing, Lec. 1, Fall 2007

Instructor:     John A. Gubner, Associate Professor, ECE Department.
                Office: 3615 Engr. Hall.
                Phone: 263-1471.
                E-mail: gubner@engr.wisc.edu
                Homepage: http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~gubner/

Credits:        3

Prerequisites:  ECE 330 <--- NO KIDDING, YOU NEED THIS!

Class Meets:    MWF 11:00 in 2317 Engr. Hall

Goals & Topics: This course introduces signal processing of discrete-time
                signals, not only in their own right, but also as a means
                of processing continuous-time signals that have been sampled.
                Following review of continuous-time Fourier series and
                transforms, the discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT)
                is introduced, followed by the the discrete-time Fourier
                series (aka the discrete Fourier transform, DFT).  For
                continuous-time signals that are bandlimited, these seemingly
                different transforms can be related via the sampling theorem.
                Other key topics include the z-transform, the fast Fourier
                transform (FFT), fast convolution, and the design of
                finite-length and infinite-length discrete-time digital filters.

Textbook:	None.  Class notes will be made available.

Computer Usage: Some homework assignments may require MATLAB.

Papers:         None.

Projects:       Maybe, and they would require MATLAB; counted as homework.

Grading Policy: Homework   15%,  No late homework accepted.
                Mid-term 1 25%,  12 OCT FRIDAY, IN CLASS
                Mid-term 2 25%,  16 NOV FRIDAY, IN CLASS
                Final Exam 35%,  21 DEC FRIDAY