ECE310- DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (Spring 2001) 

Web Page: http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/ece310

Course information will be posted on this web page. Check this web page regularly, for announcements, and possible corrections of typos in handouts and HW assignments. 

Prerequisites

ECE 210 (analog signals and systems) or equivalent 

Text and References

Required text:

D.C. Munson, Jr., ECE 310 Course Notes: Digital Signal Processing, 2001. The ECE310 Course Notes are available at the student branch of the IEEE in the basement of Everitt Lab. 

Optional text:

The Matlab Student Version by The Mathworks, Natick MA, which is available at many of the campus book stores. The Matlab software is mounted on all engineering workstations (http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/), so you do not need to purchase the software.

References:

The following books are recommended texts which you may find helpful. These are on reserve in the Grainger engineering library and may be ordered through one of the campus bookstores. 

• A.V. Oppenheim and R.W. Schafer, with Buck, Discrete-Time Signal Processing, Prentice-Hall, 2nd. Edition, 1999. 
• J.G. Proakis and D.G. Manolakis, Introduction to Digital Signal Processing, Prentice-Hall, 3rd. Edition, 1996. 
• A.V. Oppenheim and A. Willsky with H. Nawab, Signals & Systems, Prentice-Hall, 2nd. Edition, 1996. 

Homework

There will be approximately 13 problem sets, on a weekly basis. These will be due in class on the date indicated on the assignments. Do not be misled by the relatively few points assigned to homework grades in the final grade calculation. While the grade you get on your homework is only a minor component of your final grade, working the problems is a crucial part of the learning process and will invariably have a major impact on your understanding of the material (and, in turn, your quiz performances and final grade!). 

From this perspective, course “bibles” from previous terms are self-defeating and are explicitly forbidden. However, moderate collaboration in the form of joint problem solving with one or two classmates is permitted and even encouraged provided your write-up is your own. 

Problem sets will typically be due on Fridays and must be handed in by the end of the class in which they are due. Solutions will be posted on the course web page. For additional feedback, come to any of the staff's office hours after you've had a chance to look through the solutions. 

Tests

There will be three tests and a final exam during the semester. Dates for these are: 

Test 1: Thurs. Feb. 15.

Test 2: Thurs. March 29.

Test 3: Thurs., April 19.

The three tests will be given from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm to avoid time pressure at the end of the test. The tests will be closed book. However, you will be allowed to bring one 8.5×11-inch sheet of handwritten notes (both sides) to each test, in addition to the sheets of notes from prior tests. You can bring all three sheets of notes to the final exam. 

Course Grade

The tests, final exam, and homework will be weighted as follows in determining your final grade: 

Additional announcements

1) The WEB versions of the assignments are provided to students as a courtesy, and sometimes may not be available in a timely fashion.

2) HWs are due in class. Instructors will not accept HWs turned in to one of their mailboxes, left under their doors, etc., unless they explicitly authorize a student to do so. Instructors do not check mailboxes on a regular schedule, so there is no way to verify time of completion of the HW. Finally, TAs and ECE mailroom personnel have been instructed not to accept HW assignments.