EE3TP4: Additional Resources
Other Textbooks
The following books, or earlier editions, are recommended.
They are available from the reserve section of the library.
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Oppenheim, Willsky and Nawab, Signals and Systems, 2nd edition,
Prentice Hall, 1997.
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Zeimer, Tranter, et al, Signals and Systems: Continuous and
discrete,
4th edition, Prentice Hall.
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H. Hsu, Schaum's outline on ... signals and systems, 1995.
Arithmetic and Geometric Series
Some formulae for finite arithmetic series are available
in a pdf file.
Formulae for geometric series are available in
an appendix in the text.
Matlab Resources
Matlab will be used in at least 5 other ECE courses,
and it is a standard computational environment in many
companies working in this area. It might
be worth investing some time in learning it. Here are some
points to help you on your way:
- Matlab is a product of
The Mathworks, and some
information is available from their site.
- A student version of Matlab is available from the bookstore
at a moderate price.
- There are many introductory books on Matlab. I recommend
(in order):
- Hanselman and Littlefield, Mastering Matlab 5, Prentice Hall,
1998.
(Mastering Matlab 6 also available.)
- Etter, Engineering Problem Solving using Matlab, Prentice Hall,
1997.
- The IEEE Student Branch also runs Matlab courses from time to
time. Check with your representatives for the details.
Online Demonstrations
William Rugh and his students at
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have
developed a number of java applets which demonstrate some of the
basic concepts in in the theory of signals and systems, including
the Joy of Convolution. They are available
here.
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Tim Davidson
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