PHILLIP DELEON
University Executive Leader • Chief Research Officer • Professor of Electrical Engineering
Course

Signals and Systems

Transform methods for solution of continuous- and discrete-time systems. Fourier and Laplace transforms. Frequency response and Bode plots. z-transform. Continuous- and discrete-time convolution.

Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Core course
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Course information

New Mexico State University EE312 Signals and Systems (4 credits).

Prerequisites

A grade of C or better in EE161 and EE211. Corequisite: MATH392. Students will be automatically dropped without these prerequisites and corequisite.

Textbooks

  • Signals & Systems, 2/E by Alan V. Oppenheim and Alan S. Willsky (ISBN­13: 978­0138147570)
  • MATLAB : An Introduction with Applications, 3rd edition by A. Gilat (ISBN­13: 978­0470108772)

Course Objectives

The objectives of this course are to learn:

  1. what is meant by a signal and a system, and to learn some of their important properties
  2. the distinction between continuous- and discrete-time signals and systems
  3. transform-domain analysis methods for signals and systems
  4. how to solve signal processing problems using MATLAB
  5. basic applications of theory in Controls, DSP and Communications

Course materials

New Mexico State University EE312 Signals and Systems lecture notes, homework and solutions, laboratories, and exams.

  • Lecture Notes
Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3 Lecture 4 Lecture 5 Lecture 6 Lecture 7 Lecture 8 Lecture 9 Lecture 10 Lecture 11 Lecture 12 Lecture 13 Lecture 14 Lecture 15 Lecture 16 Lecture 17 Lecture 18 Lecture 19 Lecture 20 Lecture 21 Lecture 22 Lecture 23 Lecture 24 Lecture 25 Lecture 26 Lecture 27 Lecture 28 Lecture 29 Lecture 30 Lecture 31 Lecture 32 Lecture 33 Lecture 34
  • Homework and Solutions
Homework 1 Homework 2 Homework 3 Homework 4 Homework 5 Homework 6 Homework 7 Homework 8 Homework 9 Homework 10 Homework 11 Companion Files 2 Companion Files 3 Companion Files 4 Companion Files 10 Solution 1 Solution 2 Solution 3 Solution 4 Solution 5 Solution 6 Solution 7 Solution 8 Solution 9 Solution 10 Solution 11
  • Laboratory
Laboratory 1 Laboratory 2 Laboratory 3 Laboratory 4 Laboratory 5 Laboratory 6
  • Old Exams
Spring2010 Exam1 Spring2010 Exam2 Spring2010 Final Exam Spring2015 Exam1 Spring2015 Exam2 Spring2015 Final Exam Fall2015 Exam1 Fall2015 Exam2 Fall2015 Final Exam
  • Miscellaneous
Textbook Errata Convolution Examples

This page is intended as a stable home for official course documents and high‑level information.

Emphasis
System thinking
  • Relating time‑domain and transform‑domain views.
  • Understanding how systems respond to standard inputs.
Skills
Analytical tools
  • Working with convolution and impulse responses.
  • Using basic Fourier and Laplace techniques.
Preparation
Next courses
  • Digital signal processing.
  • Communications and control systems.