Practical Signals Theory with MATLAB Applications

The 1^st edition of Tervo’s Practical Signals Theory with MATLAB Applications offers an organized presentation around applications that introduces the actual behavior of specific signals and uses them to motivate presentation of mathematical concepts. The text sequences the presentation of the major transforms by their complexity to help visualize phenomena from an equation to develop intuition and learn to analyze signals by inspection. Furthermore the text provides examples and problems designed to use MATLAB, making presentation more in line with modern engineering practice.

Key features include: actual signal behavior presented first, from which mathematical theory is derived (most competitors do the opposite); an integrated CT/DT coverage; MATLAB integrated throughout; extensive use of innovative applications in examples and problems; and an emphasis on developing student intuition via analysis by inspection.

Table of Contents

Preface xix
Acknowledgments xxiii
1 Introduction to Signals and Systems 1
2 Classification of Signals 30
3 Linear Systems 66
4 The Fourier Series 101
5 The Fourier Transform 171
6 Practical Fourier Transforms 206
7 The Laplace Transform 240
8 Discrete Signals 301
9 The z-Transform 344
10 Introduction to Communications 381
A The Illustrated Fourier Transform 411
B The Illustrated Laplace Transform 419
C The Illustrated z-Transform 425
D MATLAB Reference Guide 431
E Reference Tables 440
Bibliography 443
Index 445