POLICIES:

Classroom Conduct: In order to create an appropriate environment for teaching and learning, students must show respect for their instructors and fellow students. Listed below are a few guidelines for classroom behavior. Students are expected to follow these guide lines to ensure that the learning environment is not compromised.

• Attendance: You are expected to be in class the entire class time. Please do not enter late or leave early. Rare exceptions may be made, particularly in emergency situations.
• Absences: Inform the instructor in advance, if you know you are going to miss a class. Also, take responsibility for getting missed assignments from other students. Do not expect that you will be allowed to make up work, such as unannounced quizzes or tests, after an absence. Instructors are not responsible for re-teaching the material you missed due to an absence or being late.
• Conversation: Do not carry on side conversations in class.
• Sleep: Do not sleep in class.
• Internet browsing: Please turn off all monitors and listen to the lectures.
• Attitude: You are expected to maintain a civil attitude in class. You may not use inappropriate or offensive commentary or body language to show your attitude regarding the course, the instructor, assignments, or fellow students.
• Cell phones and pagers: You may not receive or send telephone calls or use pagers during class. You are responsible for turning off cell phones and beepers upon entering class.

PLAGIARISM:All forms of cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses that can result in disciplinary penalties including expulsion from the University. Homework which are identical in every aspect with receive ZERO! This includes copying assignments from the Internet! Refer to the student handbook for details. Each student is expected to do his/her own work.

WITHDRAWAL: Authorized withdrawals are permitted without penalty or notation on the students' academic record. No student will be granted a withdrawal after this date unless under extreme extenuating circumstances. Please be advised that the instructor will not grant a grade of 'W' after the deadline for any student failing the course. Policy regarding withdrawal is stated in the university catalog.

SPECIAL NEEDS: If you have emergency medical information that needs to be shared with the instructor, or require special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please inform the instructor.

UNIVERSITY POLICIES: As a student at Sonoma State University, it is important that you know the policies and procedures that affect you. These five policies and procedures were selected by the SSU Academic Senate for their importance to your academic career.. more here

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Assignments

HOMEWORK: All students are required to complete homework assignments. Homework assignments require familiarity with different software tools such as Excel, and VISIO. Homework assignments must be submitted in class. Late submissions will receive 10 deduction points for each late day, including weekends. All hardcopy submissions must be stapled and have a cover sheet, otherwise they will not be accepted. Please avoid printing your homework when class starts!

BLOGS: Each individual student is required to signup with PIAZZA You must login using your first and last name (e.g., Cesar Chavez). Make sure you signup as STUDENT!

Quizzes: There will be a quiz almost every two weeks. The quizzes will be based on practice/homework problems (but not exactly the same). No make-ups are allowed. If you are late to class or stepped outside and missed a quiz, there will be no make-up. You can drop your lowest quiz grade. Only ONE quiz can be dropped. Note that all quizzes are limited to no longer than 10-15 minutes. Do not be late!

EXAMS: Exams will consist of problems designed to test your understanding of the concepts covered in class and lab. Anyone missing an exam will receive a zero grade for that exam. Make-up exams will only be given with a doctor's slip stating that you were too ill on the day of the exam to attend, or documented extraordinary circumstances.

LECTURE SERIES: It is highly advised that all students to participate in Lecture Series at Sonoma.  Please have a faculty sign the Signup sheet every time you attend the talk. By attending all SIX talks you will receive ONE quiz grade. There will be no partial credit.

Software: All students are expected to become skilled and comfortable with the following software: MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Matlab.

FOLDER: All students must get a folder and maintain all their homework, quizzes, tests, etc. in there.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

This 3-hour lecture covers analysis of linear time-invariant systems, correlation, convolution, impulse response, complex variables, Fourier series and transform, sampling, filtering, modulation, stability and causality, feedback and control systems, Laplace and Z-transform, fast Fourier transforms.

• learn various methods that can transform signal representations in time domain to their frequency domain representations and vice-versa
• understand various forms of signals and how they are used in linear systems
• learn transform techniques not related to time or frequency domains but useful in solving linear systems problems
• learn how to apply various transform techniques in solving linear systems problem
• apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
• design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
• use the technique, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

PREREQUISITE: 

Math 241 (Differential Equation with Linear Algebra) or consent of instructor

COURSE MATERIALS:

• Signals, Systems, and Transforms;  Charles L. Phillips, John M. Parr, Eve A. Riskin - Amazon 4th Edition / Amazon 3rd Edition. /  Google book - 4th Edition
• Supplement: H.P. Hsu, Schaum Outline of Signals and Systems, McGraw-Hill, 1995. (You may find it useful.)
• Software: Matlab See Web page for up-to-date information. / Mathworks

• Linear Dynamic Systems and Signals, Zoran Gajic, 1^st ed, Prentice Hall, 2003, ISBN 0-20161854-0.  Book Website: http://www.ece.rutgers.edu/~gajic/systems.html
• Continuous and discrete signals and systems, S.S. Soliman, M.D. Srinath, 2^nd Ed., Prentice Hall. 1998, ISBN 0-13-518473-8
• A First Course in Differential Equations with Applications, 4th ed. By Dennis Zill, PWS-Kent Publishing Company, 1989, ISBN 0-534-91568-X.
• Signals & Systems, A. Oppenheim, A. Willsky, 2^nd ed., Prentice Hall, 1997, ISBN 0-13-814757-4
• Tables of Fourier, Laplace, and Z Transforms
• MATLAB Tutorial  / Matlab Tutorial Video

SUMMARY

Each student’s final grade will be calculated according to the Grading Plan mentioned above. Please note the following:

1. All assignments must be submitted at the beginning of the class. They must be stapled and have a coversheet.
2. Late assignments (hardcopy or softcopy) will receive 10 deduction points for each late day, including weekends.  
3. There will be no curving (89.2 is still a B+).
4. There will be no make-ups unless a slip from Doctor/Work is provided.
5. Pay attention to the grading plan! 
6. Do not be late!
7. Participate in lecture series.

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