Texts
Required
[MSY] McClellan, J. H., R. W. Schafer, and M. A. Yoder. DSP First: A Multimedia Approach. East Rutherford, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. ISBN: 9780132431712.
Shannon, C. E., and W. Weaver. The Mathematical Theory of Communication. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780252725463. [Download a copy of the 
original 1948 paper by Shannon (PDF), upon which the book is based, from Bell Labs.]
Recommended for those who want more help
Karu, Zoher Z. Signals and Systems Made Ridiculously Simple. Huntsville, AL: ZiZi Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780964375215.
| LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 |
IntroductionOverview of subjects to be covered during the term; basic math concepts; notation; vocabulary. Representation of systems | MSY 1.1-1.4, A.1-A.6 (A.5 is optional) | |
| L2 |
SinusoidsComplex exponentials | MSY 2.1-2.9 | |
| L3 |
SpectraSpectrum plots, AM | MSY 3.1-3.4, C.7.1.3 | |
| L4 |
Periodic waveformsFourier series, frequency modulation (FM) | MSY 3.5-3.6 | |
| L5 |
Basis functions and orthogonalityDefinition of orthogonality; Walsh functions and other basis sets; discrete Fourier basis matrix | Notes on basis functions (PDF) | |
| L6 |
Sampling ISampling theorem, aliasing | MSY 4.1-4.3 | |
| L7 |
Sampling IIReconstruction | MSY 4.4-4.6 | |
| L8 | Psychophysics, psychoacoustics, and other physiological signals | ||
| L9 |
Communication theory IErgodic processes/Markov models; choice, uncertainty and entropy; Shannon's fundamental theorem for a noiseless channel; entropy coding | Shannon and Weaver, pp. 3-64. | |
| L10 |
Communication theory IIDiscrete channels with noise; continuous channels; error detection and correction |
Shannon and Weaver, pp. 65-80. Handout on error-correcting codes (PDF) | |
| L11 | Pre-quiz wrap-up | ||
| L12 | Quiz 1 | ||
| End of MAS.510; start of MAS.511 | |||
| L13 |
Discrete-time systems IFIR filters. Impulse response. Convolution | MSY 5.1-5.3 | |
| L14 |
Discrete-time systems IIImplementations of general LTI systems | MSY 5.4-5.9 | |
| L15 |
Frequency response IResponse of FIR systems; properties | MSY 6.1-6.4 | |
| L16 | Frequency response II | MSY 6.5-6.9 | |
| L17 |
Z-transform, IDefinitions; convolution and the Z-transform; poles and zeros | MSY 7.1-7.6.2 | |
| L18 |
IIR systemsDefinitions; impulse response and frequency response |
MSY 8.1-8.5 Notes from prior years Z-transforms: part I (PDF) Z-transforms: part II (PDF) Partial fraction expansion (PDF) | |
| L19 |
Z-transforms IIInverse Z-transform; stability; partial fraction expansion | MSY 8.6-8.9 | |
| L20 |
Spectrum analysis IThe DFT; fast algorithms | MSY 9.1.1, 9.2.2, 9.3.1-9.3.2, 9.3.5-9.3.7 | |
| L21 |
Spectrum analysis IIThe DTFT | MSY 9.4-9.7 | |
| L22 | Practical filter design | MSY 7.7-7.10, 8.10-8.11 | |
| L23 |
Pre-quiz wrap-up and practical communication systemsReal-world modulation and demodulation methods; spread-spectrum | Notes on modulation (PDF) | |
| L24 | Quiz 2 | ||