ECE 429/529: Digital Signal Processing

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Course Syllabus


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Course Description

Discrete-time signals and systems, z-transforms, discrete Fourier transform, fast Fourier transform, digital filter design.

Instructor

Dr. Ivan B. Djordjevic, Assistant Professor
Office: ECE 456B
Phone: (520) 626-5119
Email: ivan@ece.arizona.edu
Web: http://www.ece.arizona.edu/~ivan

Textbook

J. G. Proakis, and D. G. Manolakis, Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms, and Applications, 4th edition, Prentice-Hall, 2007.

References: 

        V. K. Ingle, and J. G. Proakis, Digital Signal Processing using MATLAB, Brooks/Cole, 2nd edition, 2007.

Office Hours

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday and Friday

Prerequisites

ECE 340 and Math 322 – You must understand Fourier principles.

Homeworks and Computer Assignments

• Homeworks will be assigned approximately every 1-2 weeks, and will be due the following week at the beginning of class.
• Two computer assignments will be given.

Exams

No makeup exams will be offered. If you miss an exam (due to legitimate, and unavoidable circumstances), the score for that exam will be 90% of the average of your two other exams.

·         Exam I is scheduled for Thursday, February, 21, 2008

·         Exam II is scheduled for Thursday, April 3, 2008

Final Exam

Scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Grading

  ECE 429 ECE 529  
Homework 10% 10%  
Computer Assignments 25% 30%  
Exam #1 20% 20%  
Exam #2 20% 20%  
Final Exam 25% 20%  

Tentative Course Outline

Topic

Text Chapter

Introduction

1

Discrete-Time Signals and Systems

2

The z-Transform

3.1-3.5

Frequency Analysis of Signals and Systems

4

Frequency-Domain Analysis of LTI Systems

5

The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)

7

Implementation of Discrete-Time Systems

9.1-9.3

Design of Digital Filters

10.1-10.4

Sampling and Reconstruction of Signals

6

Other Topics (if Time Permits)

 

Course Objectives

To give the student the mathematical tools and intuition for processing digital signals in the time, frequency and z domains. Students will learn how to filter, modify, analyze, and extract information from digital signals.

Academic Integrity

The University’s Code of Academic Integrity (Section 2.1a) is based on the guiding principle that a student’s submitted work must be the student’s own.  This policy will be applied to all work submitted for a grade, including exams, projects, and homework.  Copying previously posted solutions or solution manuals is strictly forbidden; anyone violating this policy will receive zero credit for homework for the entire semester.  All work must be original.  The minimum penalty for submitting work that is not your own is an E grade.  Repeated violations may result in expulsion from the university.

Study Groups

Working in study groups can be beneficial if everyone participates.  Therefore, while working in study groups is allowed and even encouraged, all work submitted for a grade must be your own.  When this rule is violated, the guilty student will receive a grade of zero on the offending item.  Cheating will not be tolerated.