Notre Dame University-Louaize

Faculty of Engineering
Electrical, Computer, and Communication Engineering Department

EEN 340 − Signals and Systems

Semester: Fall 2020 Lecture time: MWF 09:00 – 10:00 am Room: Online

Credits: 3 credits.

Contact hours: Three 50-minute lectures per week.

Instructor: Dr. Fakherdine Keyrouz.

Office hours / contact: MWF 10:00 – 11:00 AM and by appointment / Office: S333,
fkeyrouz@ndu.edu.lb

Textbook: Signals, Systems and Transforms, by Charles L. Phillips, John M. Parr, and Eve
A. Riskin, Fifth Edition, Pearson, 2014.

Supplemental materials:

▪ John Buck, Michael Daniel and Andrew Singer, Computer Explorations in Signals and
Systems Using MATLAB, second Edition, Prentice Hall 2002.
▪ A.V. Oppenheim and A.S. Whillsky, Signals and Systems, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 1997
▪ R. E. Ziemer, W. H. Tranter and D. R. Fannin, Signals and Systems: Continuous and
Discrete, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, 1998.

Catalog description: Basic concepts in linear system theory. Analysis of continuous and
discrete signals and linear systems. Convolution and correlation. Sampling theorem. Spectral
analysis. Fourier series and transforms. Z-transform. Discrete Fourier transform, and
introductory topics in telecommunications, acoustics, and image processing.

Type of course: required major course for Electrical Engineering and Computer and
Communication Engineering students.

Pre-requisites: EEN 202–Circuit Analysis II and MAT 235–Ordinary Differential Equations.

Course Learning Outcomes and their correlation to Student Outcomes:

Course Learning Outcomes Correlation to

Student
Outcomes*
Understand the concepts of continuous-time and discrete-time
physical systems, sampling, and data acquisition systems (1)

Apply the concept of continuous-time and discrete-time signal

transformation, power and energy signals, linearity, time-
(2)
invariance, and stability

Understand and perform the convolution and correlation of

continuous-time and discrete-time signals (1)

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 Apply the concept of continuous and discrete-time Fourier
series and frequency spectra for periodic signals and perform (2)
series transformations

Understand how to find the continuous-time Fourier transform

of energy signals, and compute the energy and power spectrums (1)

Reconstruct signals from sample data, and apply the concept of

Fourier Transform in telecommunications (2)

Apply the z-transform to find the response of LTI systems. Find

the system’s transfer function and investigate the concepts of
(2)
causality and stability

Understand the concept of DFT and FFT and their applications

(1)

Course topics:
Reading
Topic covered
assignment
Introduction to Continuous-Time Systems (CTS) Chapters 1&2
Introdution to Discrete-Time Systems (DTS) Chapter 9
Properties & Analysis of CTS Chapter 3
Properties & Analysis of DTS & Applications thereof Chapter 10
Fourier Series Chapter 4
Fourier Transform & Applications thereof Chapters 5&6
z-Transform Chapter 11
DFT Chapter 12

Assessment measures:
Midterm Exam (Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 9) 30%
Final Exam (Chapters: 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12) 40%
Matlab Project 30%
100%

Additional course policies and requirements:

▪ Homework assignments will be announced in class.
▪ Make-up exams are given only in the case of an emergency with a valid excuse accepted
by the SAO.
▪ Each student should acquaint her/himself with NDU’s codes, policies and procedures
involving academic misconduct, including, but not limited to plagiarism, cheating, etc…
A source of guidance can be found at
http://www.ndu.edu.lb/administration/VP/Student_handbook_08.pdf

Prepared by / date: Dr. Fakherdine Keyrouz, February 2013

Revised: 15 January 2014/ 14 January 2015/ 13 January 2016/ 11 January 2017/14 January
2019.

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