Course Outline (F2019)

ELE532: Signals and Systems I

Dimitri Androutsos [Coordinator]

Office: ENG472
Phone: (416) 979-5000 x 555334 / 6104
Email: dimitri@ryerson.ca
Office Hours: TBA
Instructor(s)
Soosan Beheshti
Office: ENG425
Phone: (416) 979-5000 x 4906
Email: soosan@ryerson.ca
Office Hours: Friday 12pm-1pm

This course deals with the analysis of continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems. Topics include:
Calendar representations of linear time-invariant systems, representations of signals, Laplace transform, transfer function,
Description impulse response, step response, the convolution integral and its interpretation, Fourier analysis for continuous-
time signals and systems and an introduction to sampling.

Prerequisites CEN 199, COE 318, ELE 302, MTH 312, MTH 314, ELE 404 and COE 428

Antirequisites None

Corerequisites None

1. B.P. Lathi, Linear Systems and Signals, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 2018.

Compulsory 2. Laboratory MATLAB assignment descriptions and procedures, and assignment problems are available from
Text(s): the course home page on D2L Brightspace via my.ryerson.ca.

Reference 1. M. J. Roberts, Signals and Systems: Analysis Using Transform Methods and MATLAB, McGraw Hill, 2004.
Text(s):

At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:

1. - Learn properties of linear time-invariant (LTI) systems. - Learn time-domain and frequency-domain analysis
of continuous-time signals and LTI systems. - Learn analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion
techniques. (1b)
2. - Learn mathematical foundations of frequency- domain analysis techniques (Fourier series, Fourier
transform, Laplace transform) applicable to continuous-time signals and systems. (1c )
Learning 3. - Determine system output for a given input signal using time and frequency-domain techniques. - Learn to
Objectives select the most appropriate and efficient solution technique based on the information and mathematical
(Indicators) models provided. - Identify system characteristics required to shape and modify signal characteristics such
as in filtering and relate these characteristics to system parameters. (2b)
4. (4b), (7a), (7c ), (12a )
5. - Uses Matlab/Simulink as a signal analysis, simulation and visualization tool. - Generates system models
using simulation tools to verify system properties and perform signal operations. (5a)

NOTE:Numbers in parentheses refer to the graduate attributes required by the Canadian Engineering
Accreditation Board (CEAB).

Course 3.0 hours of lecture per week for 13 weeks

Organization 2.0 hours of lab/tutorial per week for 12 weeks
 Sepehr Ataei (s2ataei@ryerson.ca)
Mohamad-Ali Bahsoun (mbahsoun@ryerson.ca)
Muhammad Khan (usama.khan@ryerson.ca)
Teaching
Farah Nassif (fnassif@ryerson.ca)
Assistants
Justin Pontalba (jpontalba@ryerson.ca)
Mahdi Shamsi (mahdi.shamsi@ryerson.ca)
Michael Zara (mzara@ryerson.ca)

Theory

Quizzes (4 X 3 Marks) 12 %

Midterm Examination 25 %

Final Examination 45 %

Laboratory

Course Laboratory (MATLAB) Assignments 12 %

Evaluation
Matab Quiz 6%

TOTAL: 100 %

Note: In order for a student to pass a course with "Theory and Laboratory" components, in addition to earning a
minimum overall course mark of 50%, the student must pass the Laboratory and Theory portions separately by
achieving a minimum of 50% in the combined Laboratory components and 50% in the combined Theory
components. Please refer to the "Course Evaluation" section for details on the Theory and Laboratory components.

Midterm Examination: Week 7, Wednesday, October 16; 2 hours duration; problem based; covers weeks 1–6.
Examinations
Final Examination: During exam period; 3 hours duration; problem based; covers the entire course material.

Quizzes will be a homework problem from the assigned problem sets.

Other Evaluation
Information Quizzes will be done in the lab/tutorial time as indicated on the course calendar.

Other
None
Information

Course Content

Chapters /
Week Hours Topic, description
Section

Chapter 1, Introduction to Continuous-Time (CT) signals.

1 3
Sections 1–5

Chapter 1, Systems classification and properties.

2 3
Sections 6–10

Time-domain analysis of CT systems. Solution of differential equations of systems, system

Chapter 2 response, impulse response
3 3
,Sections 1–3

Chapter 2, Convolution
4 3
Sections 4-6
 Chapter 6, Convolution examples, system response, stability
5 3
Sections 4-6

Chapter 6, The Fourier series

6 1
Sections 1-3

MIDTERM EXAM (2 hrs duration)

7 2

Chapter 6, Fourier Series (continued), examples, properties, system response

7 1
Sections 3-4

Chapter 7, The Fourier Transform

8 3
Sections 1–3

Chapter 7, Fourier Transform properties, filtering

9 3
Sections 3-7

Chapter 7, Fourier Transform examples and applications

10 3
Sections 5–6

Chapter 8, The Sampling Theorem

11 3
Sections 1–2

The Laplace transform properties solutions to differential and integro-differential equations.

Chapter 4,
12 3
Sections 1–4

Chapter 4, Block diagrams system realization

13 3
Sections 5-6

Laboratory/Tutorials/Activity Schedule

Week Lab Description

2 M1 Matlab Tutorial #1 (Mandatory)

3 T1 Tutorial #1

1st HOUR: Matlab Tutorial #2

4 M2, Q1
2nd HOUR: Quiz #1

5 T2 Tutorial #2

1st HOUR: Matlab Tutorial #3

6 M3, Q2
2nd HOUR: Quiz #2

8 T3 Tutorial #3

9 T4 Tutorial #4

1st HOUR: Matlab Tutorial #4

10 M4, Q3
2nd HOUR: Quiz #3

11 T5 Tutorial #5
 1st HOUR: Matlab Tutorial #5
12 M5, Q4
2nd HOUR: Quiz #4

13 MQ Matlab Quiz

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