ENGIN 321
Linear System Theory I
Tomas
Materdey
Office: S-03-110
Phone:
(617) 287-6435
Objective: The concepts of signals and systems
arise in all areas of technology, an example is signal processing. This course
provides an introduction to the analysis in the time- and frequency- domain
using Fourier and Laplace transforms for
continuous-time and discrete-time signals. Concepts such as the linear
input/output differential/difference equations, convolution of continuous-time
and discrete-time signals, generalized Fourier transform, impulse response
function, transfer function, etc., will be introduced and discussed.
Activities: Homework
problems with solutions available on reserve in the Healey Library are
important to assimilate the materials and monitor your progress. There will be
a lecture dedicated to problem solving after each chapter and before the due
date of each problem. MatlabTM will be
introduced and used.
Textbook: Signals
and Systems 2ed
Oppenheim and Willsky
Prentice
Hall; ISBN: 0-13-814757-4
Assessment: You can monitor your progress by doing practice and homework problems. There will be 8 problem sets based on the eight chapters covered. There will be a five-to-ten-minute quiz every two weeks, a take-home exam approximately every four weeks, and an accumulative in-class final. The grade distribution will be homework (12%), quizzes (3%), exams (45%), and final (40%).
Course syllabus: click here
Meeting: The
class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays
Office hours: Tuesdays
and Thursdays