Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Signal Theory

Code

3748

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Department

Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica

Credits

6.0

Teacher in charge

Fernando José Almeida Vieira do Coito

Weekly hours

5

Teaching language

Português

Objectives

In this subject the student will learn: to handle the main concepts and analytical tools for analysis and processing of deterministic discrete-time signals; to analyze continuous-time signals and systems; the main concepts on sampling signals. The student acquires the ability to apply analytical and computational tools to solve real signal processing problems.

Prerequisites

Main mathematical concepts:

  • integrals and derivatives
  • series, polynomials and polynomial fractions
  • complex analysis
  • graphical representation

     

Subject matter

 1  Signal and Systems
 2  Linear, time invariant systems
 3  The Laplace transform
 4  Z transform
 5  Periodic signals and the Fourier series (DFT)
 6  Discrete-time Fourier transform
 7  The continuous-time Fourier Transform

Bibliography

Recomended book:
Bernd Girod, R. Rabenstein e A. Stenger, "Signals and Systems", Wiley

Other books and documents:
Alan V. Oppenheim, "Signal and Systems", Prentice Hall

Hanbook of Matlab
Hanbook of Simulink

Labs and problems:
  Problems with solutions
  Problems without solutions
  Lab works

 

Teaching method

Theoretical classes, practical classes and Labs. The practical class and th lab are integrated into one session where the conceptes introduced during th theoretical class are applied both from an analytical and an hands-on point of view. Each session covers a main subject.

Evaluation method

Approval in the course unit ''''''''''''''''Signal Analysis'''''''''''''''' can be achieved through one of two alternative forms:

1. Average grade above 9.5 (on a 20 value scale) on 2 tests to be held during the semester (with weights of 45% and 55%). In assessing the 2nd test a minimum grade of 7.5 is required.

2. A final exam (''''''''''''''''recurso'''''''''''''''') with a minimum grade of 9.5 . The grade on this exam will be the final grade.

A frequency assessement is not required to be admitted to the final exam.

Both the tests and the exam will have two components: ''''''''''''''''theoretical/practical'''''''''''''''' evaluation, and laboratorial evaluation.   The lab evaluation will be based directly on the work performed during the lab classes. The lab component of the tests will have a weight of 25%.

Class attendance is free and will not be evaluated. At the end of each practice session an individual questionnaire on the activity carried out in class will be answered. Students who answer the questionnaire in class are exempted from performing the laboratory component of the corresponding tests.

As aide-memoire, students are allowed to bring to the the tests and the exam a single A4 sheet of paper with formulas, tables or lab work information, for instance.  Mobile phones are not allowed.

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