Introduction to EE202:

Signals and Systems

Junmo Kim

EE202, Signals and Systems

Table of Contents
Syllabus
Signals and Systems
Examples of Signals and Systems

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Syllabus
Course outline
EE202 is a sophomore-level introduction to signals and systems,
which provides mathematical foundations for communications (e.g.
modulation AM/FM), signal processing (filtering, DSP) and control
(feedback control).
We study continuous-time (CT) and discrete-time (DT) signals and
systems with emphasis on linear time-invariant (LTI) systems (e.g. RLC
circuits). The course covers the following topics:

Ch1. Basic system properties (stability, causality, time-invariance, linearity,

memory)
Ch2. Time-domain analysis of LTI systems (impulse response, convolution)
Ch3. Fourier Series for periodic signals (CT, DT)
Ch4. Continuous-time (CT) Fourier transform
Ch5. Discrete-time (DT) Fourier transform
Ch6. Frequency response of LTI system, frequency-selective filters
Ch7. Sampling
Ch9. Laplace transform (CT)
Ch.10. Z-transform (DT)

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Syllabus
Course outline
Ch1. Basic system properties (stability, causality, linearity, time-invariance,
memory)
Ch2. Time-domain analysis of LTI systems (impulse response, convolution)

Ch3. Fourier Series for periodic signals (CT, DT)

Ch4. Continuous-time (CT) Fourier transform:

Ch5. Discrete-time (DT) Fourier transform

Ch6. Frequency response of LTI system, frequency-selective filters

Ch7. Sampling

Ch9. Laplace transform (CT)

Ch.10. Z-transform (DT)

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Syllabus
Prerequisites
Basic background in calculus (official) : integral
Some exposure to differential equations (recommended, not required)
Relations to other courses
Circuit theory (EE201) : diff. eq., Fourier TF, Laplace TF, filters.
Linear algebra : basis, span
Communications engineering (EE321)
Digital signal processing (EE432)
Control system engineering (EE381)
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Textbook
Alan V. Oppenheim and Alan S. Willsky, Signals and Systems, 2nd
Edition, Prentice Hall (international edition)
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Syllabus
Lecture information
Time and place: 9:00 10:15 am MW, E11-403 (creative learning B/D,
room 403)
Recitations for MATLAB: 7pm 7:50 pm Mon, Tue, or Thurs
We will select two days out of Mon, Tue, or Thurs.
There will be about 5 MATLAB sessions.
Instructor: Prof. Junmo Kim, ext) 3488, junmo.kim@kaist.ac.kr,
N1-210, office hours: 11 am 12 pm MW or by appointment
TA:
Dongjae Lee, ext)8088, ldj1725@kaist.ac.kr
DongGyu Joo, ext)8088, jdg105@kaist.ac.kr
Webpage: http://klms.kaist.ac.kr/

Grading:
Homework : 20%
Mid-term exam : 30%
Final exam : 50%

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Course Webpage
Course webpage
http://klms.kaist.ac.kr/
Course materials will be available at the webpage.
All the important announcements will be emailed to you via this webpage.
Check your profile and email address.

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Signals and Systems
Signal is a function of one or more independent variables
that contains information.
E.g. (physical signal)
Speech/audio signal : air pressure as a function of time
Voltages and currents as a function of time in an electrical circuit
E.g. (abstract signal) stock price as a function of time

For this course: Focus on a single (1-D) independent

variable which we call time.
Continuous-Time (CT) signals: x(t), t continuous values
Discrete-Time (DT) signals: x[n], n integer values only

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Signals and Systems
Physical systems are an interconnection of components,
devices, or subsystems.
System is an operator (mapping) that transforms (maps)
an input signal to another signal as an output.
E.g. (processing) Speech cellular phone EM wave
Input signals are transformed by the system
E.g. (responding) Accelerator pedal automobile speed of the
vehicle.
A system responds to applied input signals, and its response is
described in terms of one or more output signals

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Signals and Systems
System is an operator (mapping) that transforms (maps)
an input signal to another signal as an output.
We describe a system by its input-output relationship.
- System is fully characterized if y(t) is specied/determined for all x(t).
- Notation: operator T [], y(t) = T [x(t)], x(t) ! y(t)

Input signal System Output signal

A very rich class of systems (but by no means all systems

of interest to us) are described by differential and
difference equations.

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Signal Examples
speech image video EEG DNA Economic
indicators

/Welcome to signals and systems/

(synthesized female speech at http://www2.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php )

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Signal Examples
speech image video EEG DNA Economic
indicators

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Signal Examples
speech image video EEG DNA Economic
indicators

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Signal Examples
speech image video EEG DNA Economic
indicators

EEG (Electroencephalography)

Electrical activity along the scalp produced by the firing of

neurons within the brain, used to detect epilepsy, tumor, stroke,
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Signal Examples
speech image video EEG DNA Economic
indicators

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

A = adenine C = cytosine
G = guanine T = thymine

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Signal Examples
speech image video EEG DNA Economic
indicators

KOSPI
USD/KRW
Unemployment rate
currency rate

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System Examples (1)
Today deposit Current balance

Account
no interest

Account
Compound interest

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 System Examples (2)

1 Fibonacci 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144,

2 Fibonacci 2, 2, 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, 42, 68, 110, 178, 288,

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System Examples (3)

Position reverse

Color reverse

Tilt

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Summary
Signals and Systems
Examples of Signals and Systems

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