EE344 - Signals and Systems I - Fall 2006

 Lecture-by-Lecture Overview

Date
Topics 
Keywords
Reading Assignment
HW
 Aug 23
introduction


 
 Aug 25 signal classes
continuous-time (CT) and discrete-time (DT) signals; signal energy and power
 1-14; 71
Ex: 1.1
  
 Aug 28
signal transformations
time shift, reversal, and scaling; periodic signals; even and odd signals
15-38;
Ex: 1.2, 1.3
Unit circle

Quiz 0
HW 1 due
Aug 30
signal properties; common signals
complex exponentials; (angular) frequency; fundamental period
Ex: 1.4, 1.5;
HW 1 Solution
Sep 1
difference between CT and DT complex exponentials
harmonically related complex exponentials
38-43
Practice 1
 HW 2 due
Sep 4
QUIZ 1
system properties
unit impulse and unit step signals; sifting property; memoryless systems; invertibility 44-56
Quiz 1
HW 2 Solution
Sep 6
system properties causality; stability; time invariance; linearity; LTI systems 44-56

Sep 8
DT convolution impulse response; convolution sum
74-90;
HW 3 due
Sep 11
CT convolution;
system properties expressed by the impulse response
convolution integral
90-111;
Java applet
HW 3 Solution
HW 3 (1.41) Solution
Sep 13
QUIZ 2
differential and difference equations
homogeneous and particular solutions; natural response and forced response
112-116
Ex: 2.2, 2.5;
Quiz 2
LTI systems

Joy of convolution
Sep 15
differential and difference equations
infinite impulse response (IIR) and finite impulse response (FIR) systems; recursive system; feedback; feedforward
116-127
HW 4 due
Sep 18
QUIZ 3
Fourier series representation
eigenfunction, eigenvalue; Laplace transform; z-transform; Fourier series representation; first and second harmonic components
177-186
Quiz 3
Music signals

Sep 20
determination of Fourier series

analysis equation, synthesis equation;
Fourier series coefficient; spectral coefficient
186-195;
211-220;
Ex: 3.1;
Java applet

Sep 22
properties of Fourier series
Gibbs phenomenon
195-211;
221-226
demo2.m
HW 5 due
Quiz 4 practice
Sep 25
QUIZ 4
properties of CT and DT FS
Parseval's relationship
226-231;
Ex: 3.2
Quiz 4
Practice exam
Sep 27
 discussion of practice exam


FS practice
Sep 28
EXAM 1
8:00-9:15am, DBRT 129



Sep 29
(no class)



Oct 2
Fourier series and LTI systems system function; frequency response

Oct 4
discussion of midterm exam

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Oct 6
filters described by differential and difference equations
lowpass (LP) filter, highpass (HP) filter, bandpass (BP) filter 231-250

Oct 9
filters described by differential and difference equations moving-average filter

HW 6 due
Oct 11
QUIZ 5
introduction to the CT Fourier transform
CT Fourier transform (CT FT) 284-290;
Ex: 4.1
Quiz 5

Oct 13
Fourier transform of periodic signals; FT properties
290-308

HW 7 due

FALL BREAK



Oct 23
FT properties
duality 308-330 HW 7 solution
Oct 25
FT properties and examples;
proof of integration property
sign function 330-333
 
Oct 27
FT transform properties and examples

Practice 6
demo3.m
HW 8 due
Oct 30
QUIZ 6
systems characterized by differential equations; introduction to the DT Fourier transform

358-372;
908-916
(Appendix A)
Quiz 6
HW 8 solution
Nov 1
DT FT of periodic signals; properties of the DT FT
372-396


Nov 3
(no class)



Nov 6
DT FT properties; examples

HW 9 due
Nov 8
systems characterized by difference equations

396-400 HW 9 solution
Nov 10
QUIZ 7
DT FT properties; examples
allpass filter
Quiz 7
Practice exam
HW 10 due

Nov 13
discussion of practice exam

Problem 5.50
Problem 3
Nov 14
EXAM 2
8:00-9:15am, DBRT 129



Nov 15
discussion of exam 2;
introduction to the Laplace transform



Nov 17
introduction to the Laplace transform bilateral Laplace transform, region of convergence (ROC), pole-zero plot 654-670;
Ex: 9.1

Nov 20
properties of the ROC
670-682
Nov 22
(no class)




THANKSGIVING


Nov 27 inverse Laplace transform; geometric evaluation of the FT system function, transfer function 683-698 HW 11 due
Nov 29
QUIZ 8
properties of the Laplace transform

698-713
Quiz 8

Dec 1
Characterization of LTI systems using the Laplace transform; LTI systems characterized by linear constant-coefficient differential equations initial- and final-value theorems 714-720
Dec 4
QUIZ 9
unilateral Laplace transform
unilateral Laplace transform
Quiz 9
HW 12 due
Dec 6
first- and second-order CT systems; Bode plots
  zero-state response, zero-input response; break point 448-460
HW 13 solution
HW 13 
Practice Final


 
 

Dec 10
discussion of practice exam
5:00-7:00pm
  356 Fitzpatrick
 
 
 
Dec 11
FINAL EXAM
8:00-10:00am, DBRT 213















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