Description

This text presents a comprehensive treatment of signal processing and linear systems suitable for juniors and seniors in electrical engineering. It is based on Lathi's widely used book, Linear Systems and Signals , with additional applications to communications, controls, and filtering as well as new chapters on analog and digital filters and digital signal processing. This volume's organization is different from the earlier book. Here, the Laplace transform follows Fourier, rather than the reverse; continuous-time and discrete-time systems are treated sequentially, rather than interwoven. Additionally, the text contains enough material in discrete-time systems to be used not only for a traditional course in signals and systems but also for an introductory course in digital signal processing.

In Signal Processing and Linear Systems , as in all his books, Lathi emphasizes the physical appreciation of concepts rather than the mere mathematical manipulation of symbols. Avoiding the tendenc to treat engineering as a branch of applied mathematics, he uses mathematics not so much to prove an axiomatic theory as to enhance physical and intuitive understanding of concepts. Wherever possible, theoretical results are supported by carefully chosen examples and analogies, allowing students to intuitively discover meaning for themselves. An accompanying solutions manual is available on CD-ROM.

Features

• Emphasis on intuitive and heuristic understanding of concepts
• Extensive applications in the areas of communication, controls, and filtering
• Large number of MATLAB® examples.
• Background chapter to reacquaint students with basic mathematical requisites
• Over 200 worked examples along with exercises and their answers
• A summary at the end of each chapter for effective chapter review
• Several interesting and inspiring historical notes

Product Details

864 pages; 450 line illus/halftones & cartoons; 7 x 10; ISBN13: 978-0-19-521917-3ISBN10: 0-19-521917-1

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