Signals and Systems
1. Edition April 2001
XIV, 578 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
Signals and systems are the foundations for all other areas of electrical engineering. Based on the core course in signals and systems taken by all electrical engineers, this book offers a comprehensive, modern approach, focusing on the aspects of signals and systems which are most relevant for modern applications, particularly in fields like communications. The emphasis is on building reader's intuition and problem-solving ability.
This book provides a comprehensive, modern approach to signals and systems, concentrating on those aspects that are most relevant for applications such as communication systems and signal processing. Emphasis is placed on building the reader's intuition and problem-solving ability, rather than formal theorems and proofs.
"The coverage of the book is comprehensive, providing a broad overview, using a whole host of exercises. The wealth of the worked examples and problems complemented by solutions is particularly attractive. The level of mathematics is not too daunting for the good average student and the authors do their utmost to mitigate the difficulties, skilfully using worked examples."
Prof. Lajos Hanzo, University of Southampton
author of Mobile Radio Communications and Single-and Multi-carrier QAM
Check out the companion Website for 'Systool' simulation software using Java applets to animate many of the key examples and exercises from the book.
Introduction.
Time-Domain Models of Continuous LTI-Systems.
Modelling LTI-Systems in the Frequency-Domain.
Laplace Transform.
Compex Analysis and the Inverse Laplace Transform.
Analysis of Continuous-Time LTI-Systems with the Laplace Transform.
Solving Initial Condition Problems with the Laplace Transform.
Convolution and Impulse Response.
The Fourier Transform.
Bode Plots.
Sampling and Periodic Signals.
The Spectrum of Discrete Signals.
The z-Transform.
Discrete-Time LTI-Systems.
Causality and the Hilbert Transform.
Stability and Feedback Systems.
Describing Random Signals.
Random Signals and LTI-Systems.
Appendix A: Solutions to the Exercises.
Appendix B: Tables of Transformations.
Bibliography.
Index.
RUDOLF RABENSTEIN is a faculty member of the Telecommunications Laboratory at the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg in Germany. His teaching and research activities include web-based tele-teaching as well as one and multidimensional system theory and applications.
ALEXANDER STENGER is with the Technology Centre for Mobile Communications of Philips Semiconductors in Nuernberg, Germany, where he is responsible for acoustic interfaces of mobile telecommunications products.
