COURSE PLAN AND EVALUATION PLAN

1. Course Code: EC221 2. Course Title: LINEAR SYSTEMS & SIGNALS

3. L – T – P: 3-1-0 4. Credits: 4
5. Pre-requisite: Nil 6. Teaching Department: Electronics & Communication Engg.
7. Course Instructor: Dr SUMAM DAVID S.
8. Objectives of the Course:
 Review of electric circuit analysis
 To use Matlab as a tool for modeling & simulating signals and systems
 Introduce students to the basic types of signals and systems encountered in engineering and to important properties of linear systems.
 Introduce students to methods of characterizing & analyzing continuous-time signals & linear systems in the time, transform & frequency domains.
9. Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the student must be able to
Course Outcome POs
Analyse Electrical circuits – Steady state and transient a,
Analyse the behavior of continuous-time signals a,k
Apply time domain techniques to analyse LTI systems a , e, k
Apply transform domain techniques to analyse signals & systems a , e, k
Apply frequency domain techniques to analyse signals & systems a, e, k

10. Course Coverage (40 – Lecture Schedule ) :

Module Contents Objectives Lecture Evaluation
Introduction Introduction to signals & systems – Objectives of the  Appreciate the relevance of the L1
course, motivation, continuous-time, discrete-time, course
digital signals and systems, course plan, evaluation
method, references
Electric Circuit Analysis - Circuit concept, circuit elements, independent and  Analyse electric circuits with DC L2-L6 Application,
Review dependent sources, network reduction techniques excitation Analysis
(star-delta), network equations, node voltage and mesh
current analysis, Network Theorems
Assignment I/Tutorial I
Time domain analysis of First order systems - Analysis of RL and RC circuits,  Analyse time domain behavior of L7-L10 Application,
linear systems and representation of systems using differential equations, RL and RC circuits for DC excitation Analysis
signals solution of differential equations, Transient and steady  Analysis of coupled circuits
state response, time constant, initial conditions,
coupled circuits
Second order systems - RLC circuits, characteristic  Analyse time domain behavior of L11-L14 Application,
equation, damping, natural frequency, time domain RLC circuits for DC excitation Analysis
specifications of systems, State variable description  Representation of LTI systems
Assignment II/Tutorial II
Basic signals, operations, and properties  Classify signals based on L15-L16
properties
Systems, properties, linear-time invariant systems,  Classify systems based on L17-L20 Application
impulse response, convolution, correlation, causality properties
and stability, Representation of LTI systems  Analyse behaviour of LTI systems
 Represent LTI systems
Assignment III/Tutorial III
Transform domain Laplace Transform: Definition and properties, inverse  Compute LT and inverse LT L21-L23 Application,
analysis of systems transforms, partial fraction expansion Analysis
Transform domain analysis of systems, equivalent  Analyse systems using LT L24-L29 Application,
sources for initial conditions, transform circuits,  Represent electric circuits using LT Analysis
Impedence functions and Network Theorems, transfer  Relate system behavior to pole-
function, poles and zeros, stability zero plot
Assignment IV/Tutorial IV
Frequency domain Steady state response of R,L,C and M elements to  Analyse behavior of electric L30-L33 Application,
analysis of continuous sinusoidal excitation, series and parallel resonance, circuits for sinusoidal excitation Analysis
time signals and systems: frequency domain specifications  Compute time domain
parameters of systems
Periodic signals, Fourier series representation,  Represent periodic signals using L34-L36 Application,
properties of Fourier series FS Analysis
Non-periodic signals, Fourier transform, properties of  Represent aperiodic signals using L37-L40 Application,
Fourier transforms and applications to systems, FT Analysis
Parsevaal’s Theorem.  Analyse system behavior using FT
Assignment V/Tutorial V
10. Course web page : Moodle from iris
11. Reference Books
i. M.E. Van Valkenburg, Network Analysis, Pearson, 2008 v. Mc Chellan, R.W. Schafer & Yoder, Signal Processing First, Pearson 2003.
ii. RC.Dorf and J.A. Svoboda, Introduction to Electric Circuits, Wiley, 2009 vi. Ambarkar, Analog and Digital Signal Processing, Brooks Cole, 1999.
iii. J.W.Nillson and SA Riedel, Electric Circuits, PHI, 2000 vii. Luis Chapparo, Signals and Systems using MATLAB, AP, 2015
iv. Simon Haykin, Signals & Systems, John Wiley, 1998 . viii. Rudra Pratap, Getting Started with MATLAB: A Quick Introduction for
Scientists and Engineers, OUP, 2010
12. EVALUATION PLAN :
Mid semester exam - 25%
Assignments/Quiz - 35%
End semester exam - 40%

Prepared by: Approved by

Sumam David S. Prof. U. Shripathi Acharya

Course Instructor Head, Dept of E&C and DUGC Chairperson