431-221 Fundamentals of Signals and Systems

Credit Points

Prerequisites

431-103 Electrical Engineering 1, 421-204 Maths for Engineers 2.1B or equivalent and 431-210 Networks 2

Corequisites

421-205 Maths for Engineers 2.2 or equivalent

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

On completion of this subject students should; have an understanding of the concept of signals and systems and its relevance in electrical engineering; understand the basic time domain and frequency domain methods for signals and systems and be able to use these to perform basic modelling and analysis of signals and systems; understand the methods of amplitude (AM), frequency (FM) and phase modulation, and their application to the transmission of information bearing signals; understand the basic concepts of feedback control systems, and classical control methods for analysis of time response, frequency response, and stability of simple control systems.

The contents include; Fundamentals: Signals and systems and their representations. Impulse response and convolution. Fourier analysis of continuous signals and systems. Time response and frequency response. Bode diagrams. Filtering and frequency selective filters. Laplace transform and transfer functions. MATLAB for simulation and analysis of signals and systems.

Assessment

One written examination not exceeding three-hours; practice classes, tests, assignments and project reports, not exceeding 20 pages