| Lectures and exercises |
hours |
| Topics |
Specific contents |
|
| Introduction |
Definition of a signal. Continuous and discrete time signals. Periodic signals. Area and energy of a signal. Convolution and examples. Ideal impulse. |
4
|
| Fourier and zeta transform |
Definition of the Fourier Transform and signal representation in the frequency domain. Zeta transform. |
6
|
| Signal transformations |
Transformations of signals. Analog and digital filters. Sinusoidal inputs to filters and frequency response. Interpretation in the frequency domain. |
4
|
| Filters |
Digital filters. Rational transfer functions and stability. Difference equations and realizations of filters. |
6
|
| Duality |
Dual of a signal transformation. Time-frequency duality. Interpolators and decimators. Computation of the Fourier transform of a signal via FTT. |
8
|
| Sampling |
Sampling and interpolation. The sampling theorem. Applications to communication systems. |
6
|
| Exercises |
Exercises and filter design in Matlab. |
6
|
| Total hours for lectures and exercises |
40 |
| for exercises only |
6 |
|
Further educational activities
|
hours
|
| Labs |
8 |
| Tutorials / Seminars |
0 |
| Workshops |
0 |
| Guided tours |
0 |
| |
0 |
| Total hours for further educational activities |
8 |
| Total hours |
48
|