ECE 401 Signal and Image Analysis, Fall 2021

An introduction to signal analysis and processing methods for advanced undergraduates or graduate students in the biological, physical, social, engineering and computer sciences. Signal analysis methods and their capabilities, weaknesses, and artifacts with an emphasis on their practical application. Significant hands-on processing and interpretation of real data using MATLAB.

4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given for both ECE 310 and ECE 401. Prerequisite: MATH 220.

Textbook (strongly recommended): DSPFirst by McClellan, Schafer and Yoder, 2nd edition, 2016.

Contents:

• Lectures
• Office Hours
• Writtten Homework
• Machine Problems
• Exams
• Grades

On-line Tools

• CampusWire will be used for on-line question answering. If you need the code to enter this site, send an e-mail to the course instructors.

• Gradescope will be used to submit all homework and machine problems, and will be used to grade exams. The code to enter this site will be posted on CampusWire.

• DSPFirst Demos contains useful demos.

• MediaSpace will host the lecture videos.

• Zoom is used for office hours. You can also watch lectures synchronously, remotely, via zoom. The URL for both lectures and office hours is the same, but is not posted here, to minimize the probability of zoombombers; please get it from the CampusWire.