Lecture: Mon/Wed 3-4:30pm (EER 1.516)
Course website: http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~jtamir/ece313hfa25.html
Instructor: Prof. Jon Tamir
E-mail: jtamir@utexas.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays 1-2:30pm and Wedhesdays
10:30-12pm, EER 7.872 and on Zoom
Teaching assistant: Jiachen Wang
E-mail: jiachenwang@utexas.edu
Office hours: Mondays 10:30-12pm and Fridays 4-5:30pm,
EER 0.814E
Recitation: Fridays 10-11am on Zoom
The course will follow material from the following two books:
Signals and Systems, 2nd Edition, by Alan V. Oppenheim, Alan S. Willsky,
with S. Hamid.
Foundations of Signal Processing, by Martin Vetterli, Jelena
Kovacevic, Vivek K Goyal
Online copy available for free here: https://foundationsofsignalprocessing.org
This course builds a mathematical foundation for analyzing signals and systems in a wide variety of applications, including speech, audio, image, and video processing as well as communications and control systems. Topics include representation of signals and systems, system properties, sampling, Laplace and z-transforms, transfer functions, frequency responses, convolution, stability, Fourier transform, feedback, and control applications, as well as computational analysis using Python. ECE 313 feeds into several ECE specializations, including Data Science and Machine Learning, Energy Systems and Renewable Energy, and Communications, Networks and Systems.
The course will cover: representation of signals and systems; system properties; sampling; Laplace and z-transforms; transfer functions and frequency response; convolution; stability; Fourier transform; feedback; and control applications. Computer analysis using Python.
More than the sum of its parts, the objective of this course is to learn the art of mathematical abstraction and analysis of engineering systems, and to provide you with a set of common tools to practice this art.
ECE 313H is a new and more advanced version of ECE 313. This course will move at a faster pace and expect strong mathematical maturity in calculus and in linear algebra. In addition to written assignments and Python programming, it will also include a physical lab component, which is not part of the standard version. Lectures will focus on key concepts and not always cover every derivation; you’ll be expected to fill in the gaps through self-study, collaboration, and office hours.
Building off of Foundations of Signal Processing, we will approach signals and systems from a linear algebra perspective: “We believe that the best way to grasp and internalize the fundamental concepts in signal processing is through the geometry of Hilbert spaces, as this leverages the great innate human capacity for spatial reasoning. While using geometry should ultimately simplify the subject, the connection between signals and geometry is not innate. The reader will have to invest effort to see signals as vectors in Hilbert spaces before reaping the benefits of this view; we believe that effort to be well placed.”
As this is my first time teaching this format, expect a few rough edges along the way.
Electrical and Computer Engineering 302 (or Electrical Engineering 302), or Electrical and Computer Engineering 302H (or Electrical Engineering 302H) with a grade of at least B; Mathematics 427J or 427K with a grade of at least C-; and credit with a grade of at least C- or registration for Mathematics 340L.
Note that calculus is a prerequisite and you are expected to be comfortable taking derivatives and solving integrals.
The online class system is Canvas. Most handouts will be distributed there. We will also use Canvas to send group e-mails and do online grading. Please make sure you know how to access Canvas and that you are listed there as a student.
We will use Ed Discussion for online discussions. This is a good place to post questions, which can be answered by the instructor, TA, or other students. Since students often have related questions, this is also a good place to look to see other questions and answers.
We will use Gradescope for uploading completed homework assignments and for grading.
We will occasionally use Zoom for lectures, when the instructor is unable to attend lecture in person (perhaps 2 or 3 lectures this semester). All lectures will be recorded.
We will have regular computational assigments in Python. Python has become the industry standard for a wide array of engineering applications, and it is free and open source. See the Python page on my website for help getting started.
Subject to change with notice
- 20% Homeworks/labs
- 10% Weekly quizzes
- 20% Midterm #1 (Oct 8, in class)
- 20% Midterm #2 (Nov 12, in class)
- 30% Final Exam (Dec 13 at 7pm, set by the Registrar)
The plus/minus grading system will be used.
A course/instructor survey will be conducted at the end of the semester for the Instructor and each Teaching Assistant.
Request for regrading an assignment must be made in writing within one (1) week of the graded assignment being made available to students in the class. No verbal regrade requests will be considered. Mistakes can be made in the grading process and we will correct those, but it is unlikely that more partial credit will be given. The basic idea here is that we don’t want to indirectly penalize those students who don’t ask for regrades, since the class is graded on a curve.
Discussion of homework questions is encouraged; however, please be absolutely sure to submit your own independent homework solution.
Some of the assignments will use data collected from a portable wrist MRI scanner. You are asked to volunteer for the MRI scan, which may also be used for research purposes, but you are not required to volunteer.
Midterms will be held during the 75-minute lecture period:
- Midterm 1: Oct 8
- Midterm 2: Nov 12
A List of the topics that will be covered is given here, in the approximate order that they will be covered. This may change based on time. Also listed are relevant sections from the OW and FSP books.
Your success in this class is important to me. We will all need accommodations because we all learn differently. If there are aspects of this course that prevent you from learning or exclude you, please let me know as soon as possible. Together we will develop strategies to meet both your needs and the requirements of the course. I also encourage you to reach out to the student resources available through UT. Many are listed on this syllabus, but I am happy to connect you with a person or Center if you would like.
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This course syllabus uses wording suggested by Prof. Brian Evans, Prof. Jeffrey Andrews, Prof. Mary Steinhardt, and the Faculty Innovation Center at UT Austin.
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