Instructor: Nigel Boston

Office Hours: In 3619 EH (265-3817), W 10:45-12:15.
              In 303 VV (263-4753), M 2-3:30.
              Or by appointment.

Email: boston@engr.wisc.edu

Course website: http://courses.engr.wisc.edu/ecow/get/ece/330/boston/

Credits: 3

Prerequisite: ECE 230 or equivalent

Class meets: 9:30-10:45 TR, 2317 EH

Optional discussion section: 5-6:30 T, 2540 EH

Class TA: Tee (Thiagarajan) Sivanadyan

Office Hours of TA: In B640 EH, T 3:30-4:30, W 1:30-3.

Email of TA: thiagars@cae.wisc.edu

Goals and Topics: Students will learn how to analyze models of systems. Properties
        of these systems, such as linearity, time-invariance, causality, and stability        
        will be studied. In the case of linear, time-invariant systems, students
        will be able to understand how a system processes its input signal so as to
        generate the corresponding output signal. To this end, the course will introduce            
        the student to various tools from mathematical analysis such as convolution,
        Fourier series and transforms and possibly Laplace transforms, and z-transforms.

Textbook: Required: Signals and Systems, 2nd ed., Oppenheim and Willsky with Nawab,
        Prentice-Hall, 1997.
        The course will focus on Chapters 1-5 with small parts of Chapters 9 and 10.

Grading Policy: Homeworks (set Thurs, due in class one week later) 15%
        Midterm 1: in class, Feb 28
        Midterm 2: in class, April 25 - each midterm worth 25%
        Final (12:25pm, Tues, May 9) 35%