Signals

&

Systems

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 Today's lecture
− The course
− Course Outline
− Recommended books
− Course structure
− Assessments breakdown
− Introduction to signals and systems

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 Course Outline
− Introduction to signals and systems
− Classification of signals
− Representation of Discrete Time Signals
− Classification of systems
− Time-domain analysis of LTI systems, BIBO
stability,
− Continuous time Fourier series,
− Fourier transform
− Introduction to Analog filter design.

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 Assessments

Quizzes 10%
Assignments 10%
Midterm 30%
Final Exam 50%

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 Signal
− What is a signal
− A description of how one parameter is
related to another parameter
− Examples
▪ The voltage varies with time
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 Signal
▪ The Speech Signal

▪ The ECG Signal

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 Signal
▪ The image

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 Signal
▪ The image

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 Deterministic and Non-
deterministic(Random) Signals

• A signal is said to be deterministic if there is no

uncertainty with respect to its value at any
instant of time.

• Signals which can be defined exactly by a

mathematical formula are known as
deterministic signals.

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Deterministic and Non-deterministic Signals
• A signal is said to be non-deterministic if there is
uncertainty with respect to its value at some instant
of time.
• Non-deterministic signals are random in nature
hence they are called random signals.
• Random signals cannot be described by a
mathematical equation.
• They are modelled in probabilistic terms.

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