ECE 437:
Digital Signal Processing I
Fall 2005
ECE 437 Web Site Contents:
Meeting Time and Place:

Day and time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00am - 11:15am

Location: Life Sciences Building, Room 121 (LS 121)

Course Staff:

  • Instructor:
    Dr. Geoffrey Williamson
          Office: 128 Siegel Hall
          Phone: 312-567-5960
          Fax: 312-567-8976
          Office Hours: Monday, 2:00-3:30pm and Thursday, 1:00-2:30pm, or by appointment
          E-mail:

  • Grader:
    Tae Ri Lee
          Office:
          Phone:
          Fax: 312-567-8976
          Office Hours: to be determined
          E-mail:
Textbook:

J.G. Proakis and D.G. Manolakis, Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms, and Applications, 3rd edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1996. ISBN: 0-13-373762-4

Course Objectives:

After completing this course, the student should be able to do the following things correctly:

  • conduct fundamental time analyses of discrete-time signals and systems;
  • analyze linear, time-invariant discrete-time system behavior using the Z-transform;
  • conduct frequency analyses of discrete-time signals and systems using the discrete-time Fourier transform;
  • apply the DFT (Discrete Fourier Transform) in the analysis of discrete-time signals;
  • implement DFTs efficiently via FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) algorithms;
  • design structures for the implementation of discrete-time systems;
  • design basic digital filters;
  • use computer-based analysis and design tools (such as Matlab software) in the analysis of digital signals and systems and in the analysis and design of DSP systems.
Course Documents:

The following documents are available.

Homework Assignments:

Homework assignments, when available, will be posted here in pdf format.

Homework Solutions:

Homework solutions will be posted either here or at the Galvin Library's Electronic Reserves as they become available.

Examinations:

In-class examinations will be given on the following dates. Distance learning students taking the class via IITV at remote sites may take the examination at the associated remote exam location (contact IIT-Online for details on exam location).

Here are some examinations I have given in previous semesters' offerings of this course.

Grading:

Homework: 15% (best 10 of 11 assignments)
Exam 1: 25%
Exam 2: 25%
Final Exam: 35%

The final is comprehensive. No late homeworks will be accepted.

Course Listserve:

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