Course

Introduction to Digital Signal Processing

Undergraduate treatment of sampling/reconstruction, quantization, discrete-time systems, digital filtering, z-transforms, transfer functions, digital filter realizations, discrete Fourier transform (DFT) and fast Fourier transform (FFT), finite impulse response (FIR) and infinite impulse response (IIR) filter design, and digital signal processing (DSP) applications.

Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Area course

Course information

New Mexico State University EE395 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (3 credits).

Prerequisite

A grade of C or better in EE314 Signals and Systems II. Students will be automatically dropped without this prerequisite.

Textbooks

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to gain an understanding of DSP through analysis and application of the following:

  1. sampling and reconstruction and quantization effects
  2. discrete-time systems, digital filtering, and digital filter realizations
  3. z-transform analysis
  4. discrete Fourier transform (DFT) and fast Fourier transform (FFT)
  5. finite impulse response (FIR) and infinite impulse response (IIR) filter design

Course materials

New Mexico State University EE395 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing lecture notes, homework and solutions, laboratories, and exams.

Emphasis
System thinking
  • FIR and IIR digital filter design
  • Frequency response and filter characteristics
  • Filter design methods
  • Implementation of DSP algorithms
Skills
Analytical tools
  • Discrete-Time Fourier Transform (DTFT)
  • Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)
  • Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithms
  • Spectral analysis and interpretation
Preparation
Next courses
  • Real-Time Digital Signal Processing
  • Communications