Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Electrical Engineering Department

Semester: Fall 2015
Subject: COM 411 Communications 1
Instructor: Dr. Kamel Hassan

Problem Set 1: Review of Signals and Systems

1. For the signal () illustrated in Fig. 1, sketch:
a. ( 4)
b. (/1.5)
c. ()
d. (2 4)
e. (2 )
f.

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Figure 1

2. Find the energies of the signals illustrated in Fig. 2. Comment on the effect on energy of sign change,
time shifting, or doubling of the signal. What is the effect on the energy if the signal is multiplied by k?

Figure 2

3. Find the power of the periodic signal x(t) shown in Fig. 3. Find also the powers and the rms values of:
a. ()
b. 2()
c. ()
Figure 3

4. Determine the power and the rms value for each of the following signals:
a. 5 + 10 (100 + /3)
b. 10 (100 + /3) + 16 (150 + /5)
c. (10 + 2 3) 10
d. 10 5 10
e. 10 5 10
f. 0
5. Find the exponential Fourier series for the periodic square wave () shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 4

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6. Find the exponential Fourier series and sketch the corresponding spectra for the impulse train 0 ()
shown in Fig. 2.

Figure 5

7. Find the Fourier transform of () = (/)

8. Find the Fourier transform of ().
9. Find the Fourier transforms of the signals shown in Fig. 3.

Figure 6

10. Show that the two signals in parts (a) and (b) of Fig. 4 are totally different in the time domain despite
their similarity.

Figure 7

11. Sketch the following functions: (a) (/2); (b) (3/100); (c) ( 10/8); (d) sinc(/5); (e)
sinc [( 10)/5] ; (f) sinc(/5) . (/10 ).

12. Signals 1 () = 104 (104 ) and 2 () = () are applied at the inputs of the ideal low-pass filters
1 () = (/20000) and 2 () = (/10000) as shown
in figure.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Sketch 1 () and2 ().

Sketch 1 () and 2 ().
Sketch 1 () and 2 ().
Find the bandwidths of 1 (), 2 () and ().

Problems are from:

Lathi, B. (2005). Linear systems and signals (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
Lathi, B., & Ding, Z. (2010). Modern digital and analog communication systems (International 4th ed.).
New York: Oxford University Press.
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