The course goals are to provide a solid foundation in analog signal processing that will serve as a strong base for further study in digital signal processing, communications, remote sensing, control, and electronics. Topics include circuit analysis, continuous- time linear system theory, Laplace and Fourier transforms. This course is taught as a service course for students outside electrical and computer engineering.
A. At the time of Exam 1 (after 14 lectures), students should be able to:
Calculate node voltages and branch currents in linear circuits containing resistors, independent and dependent sources, and operational amplifiers.
Design simple op amp circuits.
Sketch voltage and current waveforms (given one, sketch the other) for capacitors and inductors.
Design simple op amp integrators and differentiators.
Solve first- and second-order differential equations with constant inputs.
Manipulate complex numbers and demonstrate an understanding of their meaning.
B. At the time of Exam 2 (after 28 lectures), students should be able to do all of the items under A., plus:
Understand phasor representation of co-sinusoidal signals and use the method for solving linear differential equations with co-sinusoid inputs.
Apply the phasor concept to solve circuits for the sinusoidal steady-state response.
Understand the distinction between instantaneous and average power and use the concept of maximum power transfer.
Derive and sketch the frequency response of a linear circuit or system.
Calculate the response of dissipative linear systems to multi-frequency inputs
Calculate the Fourier series of a periodic signal.
Apply the Fourier series concept to calculate the output of a system due to a periodic input.
The course goals are to provide a solid foundation in analog signal processing that will serve as a strong base for further study in digital signal processing, communications, remote sensing, control, and electronics.
1 E. Kudeki and D. C. Munson, Analog Signals and Systems, Prentice Hall, 2008.
2 Oppenheim, Alan, and Alan Willsky. Signals and Systems. 2nd ed. Prentice Hall, 1996.
3 J. David Irwin, and R. Mark Nelms. Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis. 10th ed. Wiley, 2011.
4 Charles K. Alexander & Sadiku, Fundamentals of electric circuits, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2013.