The lecture topics, reading assignments and deliverables for the semester follow, where DT means Discrete Time and CT means Continuous Time. The reading assignments are primarily from the required textbook Signal Processing First by J. H. McClellan, R. W. Schafer, and M. A. Yoder (SPFirst). Errata and a companion Web site are available.
| Week | Tuesday In-Class Topic | Tuesday Reading | Tuesday | Thursday In-Class Topic | Thursday Reading | Friday |
| Aug. 25th | Introduction & Sinusoids | SPFirst Sec. 1.1-2.4 | Introduction & Sinusoids | SPFirst Sec. 1.1-2.4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1st | Periodic Signals | SPFirst, Sec. 2.4-3.1 | Tune-Up #1 | Fourier Series | SPFirst, Sec. 3.2-3.6 | Homework #1 |
| Sep. 8th | Time-Frequency Spectrum | SPFirst, Sec. 3.7-3.8 | Tune-Up #2 | Time-Frequency Spectrum | SPFirst, Sec. 3.7-3.8 | Homework #2 |
| Sep. 15th | Sampling & Aliasing | SPFirst, Sec. 4.1 | Tune-Up #3 | Sampling & Aliasing | SPFirst, Sec. 4.1 | Mini-Project #1 |
| Sep. 22nd | Sampling Theorem | SPFirst, Sec. 4.2-4.5 | Sampling Theorem | SPFirst, Sec. 4.2-4.5 | Homework #3 | |
| Sep. 29th | Sampling Theorem | SPFirst, Sec. 4.2-4.5 | Midterm #1 | SPFirst, Ch. 1-4 | ||
| Oct. 6th | DT Signals and Systems | SPFirst, Sec. 5.1-5.4 | Tune-Up #4 | DT Signals and Systems | SPFirst, Sec. 5.1-5.4 | Homework #4 |
| Oct. 13th | DT Convolution | SPFirst, Sec. 5.5-5.8 | Tune-Up #5 | DT Convolution | SPFirst, Sec. 5.5-5.8 | Homework #5 |
| Oct. 20th | DT Frequency Response | SPFirst, Sec. 6.1-6.6 | Tune-Up #6 | DT Frequency Response | SPFirst, Sec. 6.1-6.6 | Homework #6 |
| Oct. 27th | DT Z-Transform | SPFirst, Sec. 7.1-7.9 | Tune-Up #7 | DT Z-Transform | SPFirst, Sec. 7.1-7.9 | Mini-Project #2 |
| Nov. 4th | Study Day | DT Infinite Impulse Response Filters | SPFirst, Sec. 8.1-8.9 | Homework #7 | ||
| Nov. 10th | DT Infinite Impulse Response Filters | SPFirst, Sec. 8.1-8.9 | Midterm #2 | SPFirst, Ch. 5-9 | ||
| Nov. 17th | CT Signals & Systems | SPFirst, Sec. 9.1-9.3 | CT Convolution | SPFirst, Sec. 9.4-9.9 | Homework #8 | |
| Nov. 24th | THANKSGIVING | HOLIDAY | Happy | Holidays | ||
| Dec. 1st | CT Frequency Response | SPFirst, Ch. 10 | CT Fourier Transform | SPFirst, Ch. 11 | Homework #9 |
Coverage of material on the final exam.
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