George Mason University
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

ECE 535: Digital Signal Processing

Fall 1999

Course Outline

September 2
Septmeber 9
September 16
September 23
September 30
October 7
October 14
October 21
October 28
November 4
November 11
November 18
December 2
December 9
December 16

Introduction to Discrete Time Signals and Systems
Z-Transform
Sampling of Continuous-Time Signals
Transform Analysis of LTI Systems
Structures for DT Systems
Exam I; Introduction to Filter Design
Filter Design
Filter Design
Discrete Fourier Transform
Computing the DFT
Applications of the DFT, Spectral Analysis
Exam II
Spectral Analysis, continued
Special topics: Multirate Processing, Quantization Issues
Final Exam

Grading

Homework, Matlab assignments, and exams are combined with the following rough weighting to give your final grade:

Homework:
Matlab Assignments:
Exam I:
Exam II:
Final Exam:

10%
20%
20%
20%
30%

There will be 7 or 8 homework assignments during the term. Homework is due at the beginning of class; solutions will be handed out at the end. No late homeworks will be accepted, but two assignments may be dropped (to allow for unpredictable schedules).