EEL 3135 - Signal and Linear System Analysis

Curriculum Designation: Required for electrical engineering and computer engineering majors.

Course Description: Classification and representation of signals and systems; Laplace transform; Z-transform; convolution; state variable techniques; stability and feedback.

Prerequisites: MAP 3305 or MAP 2302

Corequisites: EEL 3112

Course Objectives: After completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  1. Identify signals in terms of periodicity, energy or power, and continuous-time or discrete-time.
  2. Identify systems in terms of linearity, time invariance, stability, and causality.
  3. Plot a simulation diagram for a given differential equation.
  4. Calculate Fourier series of a periodic signal.
  5. Calculate the Fourier transform of an energy signal.
  6. Derive the output of a linear time-invariant (LTI) continuous-time system using Fourier representation of the input and the transfer function of the system.
  7. Calculate the Laplace transform of a given function and calculate the inverse Laplace transform through partial fraction expansion.
  8. Plot a simulation diagram for a given difference equation.
  9. Calculate the Z-transform of a given sequence and calculate the inverse Z-transform through partial fraction expansion.

Topics Covered:

  1. Continuous-Time System
  2. Fourier Series
  3. Fourier Transform
  4. Laplace Transform
  5. Discrete-Time Systems
  6. Z-Transform

Class Schedule: One 3-hour lab per week (1 credit hour).

Contribution to Professional Component: Engineering topic: 1 credit hour

Science/Design (%): 10% / 90%

Relationship to ABET Program Outcomes: B, G, and K

Prepared by: Chris Edrington