This course presents the principles, theory and techniques fundamental to the analysis and design of continuous time and discrete time signal processing systems. The concepts are illustrated with examples from circuit theory, signal processing, bio-medical engineering, communications, etc. The course has three hardware laboratories using the Telecommunications Instructional Modelling System (TIMS) and one computer laboratory based around MATLAB.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of continuous-time and discrete-time signals and other underpinning concepts such as causality, linearity, time invariance and stability.2. Understand the notion of mechanical, thermal and electrical analogies and the
application of common engineering tools and techniques to problem solving across these disciplinary.
3. In-depth understanding of and use of convolution, impulse response, frequency response and the characteristics
of low-pass, band-pass and high-pass filters.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of engineering design practice and the broad principles of analysis and synthesis.
5. Demonstrate effective reporting of laboratory work.
6. Demonstrate in-depth understanding of sampling, the Sampling Theorem, aliasing and the Nyquist.
7. Demonstrate understanding continuous time processing design via sampling and digital processing.
Professional Skills Mapping:
Mapping of Learning Outcomes to Assessment and Professional Competencies
Indicative Assessment
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15% - Assignments: 3 assignments, each worth 5%
15% - Labs: 3 hardware labs each worth 3% and 3 computer lab, each worth 2%
20% - Quiz (Mid-semester exam)
50% - Final Exam
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Workload
24 one-hour lectures, 4 three-hour labs and 6 one-hour tutorials
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Signals & Systems by Alan V. Oppenheim, Alan S. Willsky, with S. Hamid Nawab.Majors
Minors
Fees
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3480 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $4638 |
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7555 | 18 Jul 2016 | 29 Jul 2016 | 31 Aug 2016 | 28 Oct 2016 | In Person | N/A |