ELEE 3110U Signals and Systems

Introduction
Lecture 1
Prof. Min Dong
Dept. of Electrical Computer and Software Engineering
Ontario Tech University
Fall 2019

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Course Syllabus
• Different types of signals and basic system properties (Chapter 1)
• Linear Time Invariant systems and their properties (Chapter 2)
• Continuous-time Fourier series and application to analysis of LTI
systems (Chapter 3)
• Continuous-time Fourier transform and its application to analysis
of LTI systems (Chapter 4)
• Laplace transform and its application to analysis of LTI systems
(Chapter 9)

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Introduction - Signals and Systems
• What this course is about?
Example 1: Communication systems

Example 2: Spring&mass

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Introduction - Signals and Systems
• What this course is about?
Other examples of systems:
 electric circuits
 power systems
 cruise control/self-driving cars

Objective: Given a system model, find the relation

between input and output signals
 Analyze it
 Solve problems

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Introduction - Signals and Systems
• What this course is about?
Example: Noise cancelling headphone

Signal and system representation

in time and frequency

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Course Objectives
1. An introduction to signals and systems
 an integral part of engineering systems in many diverse areas
 basic concepts for continuous-time and discrete-time signals and
systems
2. Linear time-invariant (LTI) systems
 System properties
 Impulse response; Transfer function
3. Signal and system representations in both time and
frequency domains
 Continuous-time signal
 Fourier series, Fourier transform, Laplace transform
4. Validate the theory and techniques learned by conducting
experiments in lab
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Course Objectives
1. An introduction to signals and systems – Chapter 1
 Signals: a function fluctuating over time or space
 Systems: device that takes one or more signals as input, and generates
one or more output signals

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Course Objectives
2. Linear time-invariant (LTI) systems – Chapter 2
 System analysis
Examples:
 RLC circuit system
 Communication systems
 Spring & mass

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Course Objectives
3. Frequency domain analysis – Chapters 3-4,9
 Signal and system representations in both time and frequency
domains

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Course Objectives
3. Frequency domain analysis – Chapters 3-4,9
 Signal and system representations in both time and frequency
domains

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Course Objectives
3. Frequency domain analysis – Chapters 3-4,9
 Signal and system representations in both time and frequency
domains

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Course Outcomes
• How to obtain the output of a linear time invariant (LTI)
system
 in time domain
 In frequency domain

• Analyze different properties of LTI systems, e.g. causality,

stability, memoryless or not
• Grasp Fourier and Laplace analysis; apply them to analyze
continuous-time LTI systems.
 Continuous-time Fourier transform
 Laplace transform

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How to Study for This Course?
• Math, math, math….
• Each new concept builds on previous concepts
 Keep up to date with the lectures!
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