MAE 143A. Signals and Systems
Instructor:
     
|   Sonia Martínez   |
  EBU-I 1205 | 858-822-4243 |
soniamd at ucsd dot edu |
Teaching Assistants:
     
Lecture Schedule and Class:
| Tues-Thurs | 12:30pm to 1:50pm | WLH 2001 |
           
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Discussion Sections:
Office Hours:
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Course topics:
Dynamical modeling and ODEs. Linearization and linear systems.
Time domain properties of solutions, convolution. Laplace transforms,
transfer functions.
Sampling, discrete signals, Z-transform. Fourier
transform.
Prerequisites:
Admission to MAE or bioengineering major and grade of C- or better in
Math 20E, 20F, and 20D.
Texts:
- Franklin, Powell, and Emami-Naeini: Feedback Control of
Dynamic Systems, Prentice Hall, 2005.
- M.J. Roberts: Fundamentals of Signals and Systems McGraw Hill, 2007
- E.W. Kamen and B.S. Heck: Fundamentals of Signals and Systems, Prentice Hall, 2007
Important Dates:
(Check these out regularly, as there
might be changes) The problems marked with "Extra credit" are optional
which means it is not necessary to do them but they will count as
extra credit in the final homework percentage computation.
Additionally, similar exercises to these may appear in the exams, so
you should make sure you know how to solve them. The homework pdf
files and their solutions will be made available through WebCT.
| Title | Issued | Due |
| Homework 1 | Jan 11 | Jan 25 |
Homework 2 | Jan 18 | Feb 1 |
Homework 3 | Jan 25 | Feb 8
| Homework 4 | Feb 15 | Feb 29 |
Homework 5 | Feb 22 | Mar 7 |
Homework 6 | Feb 29 | Mar 14 |
| Quiz 1 | Jan 18 |   |
Quiz 2 | Feb 1 |   |
Quiz 3 | Feb 22 |   |
Quiz 4 | Mar 7 |   |
| Midterm | Tuesday, Feb 12 |   |
| Final | Tuesday, March 18 ( 11:30 am - 2:30 am ) | |
                           
         
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Updated Syllabus:
   
You can get it here (Version 1/20/08)
Additional Material:
Class Notes
    Only available in WebCT (it should work with Firefox version 2.0.0.11
available at www.mozilla.com) You will be redirected to WebCT from here.
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Notes of the 1st week of class.
You may check the M.J. Roberts book, chapter 1 for additional information.
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Notes of the 2nd week of class.
You may check the M.J. Roberts book, chapter 2 for additional information.
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Notes of the 3rd week of class.
You may check the Franklin book, chapter 2 for additional information.
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Notes of the 4th week of class.
You may check the M.J. Roberts book, chapter 4 for additional information.
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Notes of the 5th week of class.
You may check the M.J. Roberts book, chapter 4 for additional information.
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Notes of the 6th week of class.
You may check the M.J. Roberts book, chapter 6 for additional information,
or the Franklin book, chapter 3 for additional information.
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Notes of the 7th week of class.
You may check the M.J. Roberts book, chapter 6 for additional information,
and the Franklin book, chapter 3 for additional information.
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Notes of the 8th week of class.
You may check the M.J. Roberts book, chapter 15 for additional information,
and the Franklin book, chapter 3 for additional information.
Previous Exams Examples:
Exams solutions:
Grading:
- Homework: 15%
- Quizzes: 10%
- Midterm: 25%
- Final: 50%
   
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Note on Academic Dishonesty: No form of academic dishonesty
will be tolerated. For the definition of academic dishonesty and its
consequences refer to the Student Conduct Code available at the
website
http://ugr8.ucsd.edu/judicial/JudicialAffairs.htm