Homework #1, ECE 3793, Fall 2012

Due Thursday, August 30 at the beginning of class

1. Given the signals depicted above:
a. Compute the energy of both signals
b. Compute the energy of ( ) ( ) ( )
1 2
x t x t x t = +
c. Compute the energy of ( ) ( ) ( )
1 2
2 x t x t x t = +

2. Express ( )
1
x t , ( )
2
x t , and ( ) ( ) ( )
1 2
2 x t x t x t = + from Problem #1 above using only scaled
and shifted step functions

3. Given ( ) ( ) ( )
1 0 0
10cos 3 3sin 1.5 x t t t = + + , ( ) ( ) ( )
2 0 0
10sin cos 2 x t t t = , and
( )
0 0
3
j t j t
x t e e

= +
a. Compute the average power of all three signals
b. How does the total average power of ( )
3
x t relate to the average power of its two terms?
Explain why you think this relationship holds?

4. Let ( )
2
1 1
E x t dt =

and ( )
2
2 2
E x t dt =

:
a. Prove that the energy of ( )
1
ax t (where a is a constant) is a
2
E
1

b. Prove that the energy of ( )
1
x at (where a is a real constant) is
1
E a
c. Prove that if
( ) ( )
1 2
0 x t x t dt =

, then the energy of ( ) ( )

1 2 1 2
x t x t E E + = +

5. For the signal ( )
2
x t shown in the figure for Problem #1, accurately sketch:
a. ( )
2
3 x t
b. ( )
2
3 x t (careful!)
c. ( )
2
2 2 x t

6. Textbook #1.9

7. Textbook #1.27

8. Textbook #1.28

9. Textbook #1.31

10. Evaluate the following integrals:
a.
( )
( ) exp
4
j d

b. ( )
0
2
3 d

c. ( )
2
0
3 d

11. Prove whether or not the system described by the following input/output equation is linear:

( )
( ) ( )
dy t
ay t x t
dt
+ = (where a is a constant)

12. Textbook 1.37

13. Perform the following steps:
a. First, show that a signal of the form
( )
2
cos 2
k
t t
T T


=


is normalized (in other
words, show that the energy =1) if k is a non-zero integer and the signal exists only over
the interval from 0 to T.

b. Next, define
( )
1
2 1
cos 2 t t
T T


=


and
( )
2
2 2
cos 2 t t
T T


=


. Show that ( )
1
t
and ( )
2
t are orthogonal over the interval from 0 to T (in other words, show that
( ) ( )
1 2
0
0
T
t t dt =

).

c. Since ( )
1
t and ( )
2
t are orthogonal and normalized, they are said to form an
orthonormal basis for any signals of the form ( ) ( )
1 2
a t b t + . If a signal is given by

( )
1 2
cos 2 cos 2 x t A t B t
T T


= +


for 0 t T <
,


calculate the projection of ( ) x t onto the basis function ( )
1
t (i.e., calculate
( ) ( )
1
0
T
x t t dt

).
Homework #2, ECE 3793, Fall 2012
Due Thursday, September 13 at the beginning of class



1. Given the signals depicted above, find ( ) ( )
1 2
x t x t - .

2. Let an LTI system have an impulse response described by ( ) ( )
3 2
2
t t
h t e e u t

( =

. Use
convolution to find the output of the system for the following inputs:
a. ( ) ( ) x t u t =
b. ( ) ( )
t
x t e u t

=

3. For an LTI system with impulse response described by ( ) ( )
t
h t e u t

= , find the system output

due to ( )
1
x t in the figure above.

4. Textbook #2.22 (Part c only)

5. Textbook #2.21

6. Textbook #2.28

7. Textbook #2.29

8. For a discrete-time system with impulse response described by | | ( ) | | 0.5
n
h n u n = , use
convolution to find the system output for the following inputs:
a. | | | | 2
n
x n u n =
b. | | | |
1
2
n
x n u n

=
c. | | | | 2 2
n
x n u n =

9. Textbook #2.42

10. Textbook #2.43 (Part c only)
Homework #3, ECE 3793, Fall 2012
No Due Date For exam study only

1. Textbook #3.1
2. Textbook #3.3
3. Textbook #3.4
4. Textbook #3.6
5. Textbook #3.13
6. Textbook #3.16 (a) and (b)
7. Textbook #3.22(a) for parts (b) and (e) in Figure P3.22
8. Textbook #3.28: part (b) and Figure P3.28(b)
Homework #4, ECE 3793, Fall 2012
Due Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at the beginning of class


Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

1. Calculate the Fourier transforms of the signals shown in Figures 1 and 2 using the definition of
the Fourier transform.
2. Calculate the inverse Fourier transform of the signal shown in Figure 3.
3. Textbook #4.21, parts a, b, d, g
4. Textbook #4.22, parts b,c,d,e
5. Textbook #4.23, part a only
6. Textbook #4.24, part a
7. Textbook #4.28, part a, and part b-vi
8. Textbook #4.32
9. Textbook #4.33 parts a and b
10. Use Parsevals relation to determine the energy in the signal ( ) ( ) ( ) sinc 2sinc 2 x t t t = + .
11. Use Fourier transform pairs and properties to determine the Fourier transform of
( )
( ) ( )
rect rect
t t
x t

=


-
0

0

Homework #5, ECE 3793, Fall 2012
No Due Date For exam study only

1. Textbook #4.26
2. Textbook #9.4
3. Textbook #9.5
4. Textbook #9.6
5. Textbook #9.7
6. Textbook #9.8
7. Textbook #9.19
8. Textbook #9.21 (a-d)
9. Textbook #9.22 parts (a), (c), and (e)
10. Textbook #9.23 parts (1) and (3)
11. Textbook #9.26
12. Textbook #9.29
13. Textbook #9.30
14. Textbook #9.39 (a)
15. Textbook #9.40



1. Convolve the signal in Figure 1 below with the unit step function u(t).

Figure 1

2. Convolve the sequence in Figure 2 below with a shifted unit impulse sequence o[n 3].

Figure 2

3. Convolve the sequence in Figure 2 above with the unit step sequence u[n].

4. Find ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
5 6 3 5 u t u t u t u t - + +

5. Find
| | ( ) | |
( )
1
0.1
n
u n u n

-

6. Without using your notes, re-derive the Fourier transform of the rectangular function ( )
( )
rect
t
x t A
T
=
where
( )
rect
t
T
is a square function centered at t = 0 and having with T.

7. Find the Fourier Transform of the signal in Figure 3 using a) the integral definition of the Fourier
Transform, and b) Fourier Transform pairs and properties.

Figure 3
8. Find the Discrete-Time Fourier Transform of the sequence shown in Figure 4. Try using the definition
of the DTFT and also using DTFT pairs and properties.



For problems 9-12, use the signal definitions depicted in the figures below.



9. Suppose the periodic square wave pictured above is passed through an ideal lowpass filter with cutoff
frequency F
c
= 1.25 Hz. Find the output of the filter.

10. Now suppose the same signal x(t) above is passed through a causal LTI filter with the impulse
response shown above. Find the output of the filter using convolution and the Fourier Series of x(t).

11. Now define a new signal ( ) ( )
1
x t A x t = + where A is a constant. What is the output of the filter in
Problem #10 due to this new signal?

12. Now let h(t) have a width of 1 second (rather than the 2 seconds as depicted above), what is the output
of this new filter in response to x(t) as pictured above?

13. Find the Fourier series for the periodic signal below.


14. One period of a discrete-time periodic signal is shown below. Find the signals Fourier Series


15. Textbook Problems #4.1, #4.3, & #4.4, and #4.19. For problem #4.3, sketch the magnitude and phase
diagrams of the Fourier Transform.

16. For the signals in problems 13 and 14, express the signals average power in both the time domain (t
or n) and in the frequency domain using Parsevals relation.

17. True or False: All discrete-time signals are energy signals.

18. Textbook #9.9.

19. Textbook #9.6, #9.21, #9.22, #9.26, #9.29, and #9.41 (repeats of study problems for midterm #2)

20. Textbook #10.2, #10.4, #10.6, #10.7, #10.8, #10.9, #10.21, #10.23 (pick a couple and use partial
fraction expansion), #10.30, #10.32, and #10.33. (Note similarities in many of these problems with the
ones selected from Chapter 9).