ENGIN 322
Linear System Theory II
http://www.faculty.umb.edu/tomas_materdey/322s07/
Tomas Materdey
Office: S-03-110
Phone: (617) 287-6435
Objective: An introduction to probabilistic
description via the probability density function or distribution function- and statistical
description via the ensemble average, variance, etc- of random signals as
applied to the analysis of linear systems. Key topics and
concepts also include: conditional probability, statistical independence,
correlation, sampling theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,
stationary and ergodic processes, autocorrelation and
crosscorrelation functions, spectral density, and
their interconnections.
Activities: Discussion of the main points in
lectures will complement reading assignments (click on Course Syllabus above).
Students are encouraged to do the examples with solutions that appear after
each section in the text, and to ask and answer themselves many more questions.
Textbook: Probabilistic Methods of Signal
and System Analysis, 3rd ed. (required)
Cooper and McGillem
*The textbook is currently
available in the campus bookstore.
Assessment: The students can monitor their
progress by doing the weekly homework assignments. The weekly problem sets will
usually be assigned on Tuesdays and due a week later in class. There’ll be an in-class exam every four weeks, and an accumulative
final. The grade distribution will be home-works (15%), exams (45%), and final
(40%).
Course syllabus: click here
Meeting: The class meets Tuesdays and
Thursdays
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays