Northern Arizona University

College of Engineering and Technology

Electrical Engineering Department
EE 348 - Signals, Systems and Filters
Fall 2001

Instructor Information:

Instructor Dr. Paul G. Flikkema

Phone 523-6114
Office CET 240
Department Phone 523-1447
Web Address http://www.cse.nau.edu/~pgf/
Email Paul.Flikkema@nau.edu

OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU TO BECOME
FAMILIAR WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MODERN SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS. THE PRINCIPLES
YOU WILL LEARN UNDERLY THE DESIGN OF UNCOUNTABLE SYSTEMS TODAY, FROM PDAS
AND COMPUTERS TO DIGITALLY-CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT TO ROBOTIC INTERPLANETARY
PROBES. THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE ON
WHICH YOU CAN BUILD YOUR EXPERTISE IN COMMUNICATIONS, SIGNAL PROCESSING, AND
CONTROL SYSTEMS. SPECIFIC TOPICS INCLUDE: MODELING OF CONTINUOUS-TIME AND
DISCRETE-TIME SIGNALS; ANALYSIS OF LINEAR SYSTEMS IN THE TIME AND FREQUENCY
DOMAINS; AND PRINCIPLES OF LINEAR FILTERS.

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: �Properties of discrete- and continuous-time signals and systems; linear
time-invariant systems: impulse response and convolution; Fourier series and transforms; filtering.

Prerequisites: Circuits, Differential Equations (EE 239 and MAT 239)

Corequisites: None

Prerequisite Skills [Depth Level (1 through 5):�� 1 = exposure, 3 =� familiarization, 5 = mastery]:

A. Solution of simultaneous equations by matrix methods [2]

B. Complex number arithmetic [3]
C. Integration and differentiation [4]
D. Basic vector and matrix arithmetic [3]

REQUIRED Materials:

Textbook: Signals and Systems, S. Haykin and B. Van Veen, Wiley. ISBN: 0-471-13820-7. Errata

Credit Hours: 3

Evaluation Method:

There will be periodic homework assignments during the course; in each assignment, problems will be

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 selected randomly for grading. The homework scores will count for 15% of your final course grade. There
will be three exams during the course; only two of these will be counted (i.e., your lowest score will be
discarded) for the final grade (each worth 20% of the final course grade). There will be no make-ups for these
exams. There will also be a final exam worth 25%. Make-ups for the final will be given only for an
institutional excuse or a doctor's written excuse. Homework assignments and requirements will be announced
in class. Finally, there will be a mini-project that will count toward 20% of your grade.

Grading System:

If you get 90% or more of the total possible points in the course, you will get an A. Similarly, the cutoffs for
B, C, and D are 80%, 70%, and 60%. These cutoffs are guaranteed; they may in fact go lower at the discretion
of the instructor. (For example, the cutoffs may drop by 5%.)

Requirements and Recommendations:

You are responsible for all material covered in lectures and reading assignments. Note that the syllabus
material covered in the lectures may not be covered in the text. Finally, most students find that regular
attendance is a must for success in the class.

Instructional Philosophy:

Discrete- and continuous-time systems will be presented in a unified manner. The course will focus on
fundamental principles rather than cookbook approaches to specific problems. MATLAB will be used to
develop intuition as well as to solve problems.

Instructional Objectives�[Depth Level (1 through 5):�� 1 = exposure, 3 =� familiarization, 5 = mastery]:

1. Introduction to signals and systems [5]

Signal representations: mathematical, graphical
Signal classification: discrete/continuous time, periodic/nonperiodic, even/odd
Elementary signals: sinusoids, exponentials, complex exponentials, exponentially damped sinusoids,
impulse functions, step functions
System definitions
System properties: memorylessness/memory, causality, time invariance, linearity, invertibility
Background: complex numbers, arithmetic, and sinusoids

2. Linear time-invariant systems [5]

Impulse response
Convolution: evalaution of convolution sum and integral; properties
Input/output equation representation
Block diagram representation

3. Frequency-domain representations [5]

Basis and projection
Discrete-time Fourier series (DTFS); Continuous-time Fourier series (CTFS); Discrete-time Fourier
transforms (DTFT); Continuous-time Fourier transforms (CTFT)
Properties of Fourier representations: linearity, symmetry, time/frequency shift, modulation, duality

4. Frequency-domain system analysis [5]

Frequency response of LTI systems; frequency-domain representation of convolution
Transform representations of periodic signals
Series representations of finite-duration nonperiodic signals

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 5. Mixed signals and data conversion [4]
Mixtures of periodic and nonperiodic signals
Sampling of continuous-time signals: time- and frequency-domain descriptions
The sampling theorem: theory and practice
Reconstruction of continuous-parameter signals from samples

6. Filter Specification and Design [3]

Distortionless transmission
Ideal (brickwall) filtering
Filter design by pole/zero placement

Academic Honesty:

Plagiarism, cheating, fabrication, or fraud will result in immediate failure in the course. It is your
responsibility to understand university policy regarding academic dishonesty (see the NAU Student
Handbook).

Professional Attitude:

Attitude and conduct is expected to reflect the same professionalism that is expected in the engineering
workplace. Again, you are responsible for understanding and abiding by the NAU policies regarding
classroom conduct.

Other NAU Policies:

Please refer to the NAU documents (see http://www.nau.edu/~stulife/handbook.html) describing policies

regarding safe environment, disabilities, etc. The instructor will provide you with a copy if you do not already
have one.

Fall 2001 Information:

Course Sequence Number: 40340

Class Meeting Time/Place: TuTh 9:35-10:50, CET 263

Instructor Office Hours: MWF 9:30-11

Tentative Course Outline:

Week Topic Required Reading in Text

1 Introduction 1.1-1.5
2 Introduction 1.6-1.10
3 Review and Exam
Linear Systems in the Time
4 2.1-2.3 (also 2.7)
Domain
Linear Systems in the Time
5 2.4-2.5, 2.7-2.8
Domain
6 Review and Exam

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 Frequency Domain Signal
7 3.1-3.3
Analysis: Periodic Signals
Frequency Domain Signal
8 3.4-3.5
Analysis: Non-periodic Signals
Frequency Domain Signal
9 3.6-3.8
Analysis: Properties
10 Review and Exam
Frequency Domain Systems 4.1-4.5 (except state variable
11-12
Analysis discussion pp. 264-266)
Frequency Domain Systems
13 4.6-4.7
Analysis
Frequency Domain Systems
14 4.9, 4.12-13
Analysis
15 Filtering and Review 8.1-8.5

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