UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 310: Digital Signal Processing

http://courses.engr.uiuc.edu/ece310

Spring 2013

Associated Lab Course (VERY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED):

ECE 311: Digital Signal Processing Lab

Lecture Times:

Instructors:

* Office Hours by appointment

* Professors Singer and Smaragdis may appear in both sections throughout the semester.

Teaching Assistants:

The Teaching Assistants for the course are Cliston Cole, Johannes Traa, and Mijail Gomez. The TAs will hold recitations, in which they will solve problems on the board and/or review cT 9:30-10:30 amourse material, as well as office hours, during which they will answer specific questions from students.

E-mail Addresses:

Mijail Gomez: gomez19@illinois.edu

Cliston Cole: clcole2@illinois.edu

Johannes Traa: traa2@illinois.edu

Office Hours (in 330N Everitt Lab):

Mijail Gomez: M, 11:30 - 1:30 pm and F, 4:00-6:00 pm

Cliston Cole: T, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Johannes Traa: Th and F, 12:00 - 3:00 pm

Integrity:

This course will operate under the following honor code: All exams and quizzes are to be worked out independently without any aid from any person or device. Copying of other students' work is considered cheating and will not be permitted. Students are expected to complete quizzes during the section in which they are enrolled. By enrolling in this course and submitting quizzes and exams for grading, each student implicitly accepts this honor code.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Recognize the terminology that is used in the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) field.
• Explain the theory and concepts behind the construction of DSP systems.
• Analyze basic DSP building blocks; including analog-to-digital (A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) converters, digital filters, spectrum analyzers, sample rate converters (up-sampling and down-sampling), and the fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm.
• Design and synthesize these building blocks and use them effectively in applications.
• Evaluate DSP systems and justify choices among alternative designs.
• Think critically, ask questions, and apply problem-solving techniques.

What is a "Concept Matrix" and does it have something to do with why you are giving us the solutions to the homework on the day it is handed out? What is this I hear about weekly quizzes? Are you serious?

• Please read the "Exams and Grading" and "Concept Matrix" tabs for an explanation.
• Homework will generally be handed out on Mondays along with a set of answers to the problems.
• Quizzes will take place during the last 10 minutes of class on Fridays and will cover the material in the lectures for that week, which is also covered in the homework.
• You are responsibile for demonstrating your mastery of the concepts, listed below, that comprise ECE310. How you attain and demonstrate your mastery of these concepts is up to you, but a guideline is given in the "Concept Matrix" tab.

Syllabus