Fall
2008
ELEC 361- Signals and Systems
Sections U & W
Announcements
* Instructors:
- Dr. Aishy Amer (coordinator)
* Office Hours: Tuesdays 9:30h-11:30h,
Office:
EV-5-221
- Dr. Donald Davis
* Office Hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays 9h-10h., Office: EV-5-207
* Course
outline
* Tentative course schedule
* Course slides
* Class Notes: Note
set I ; Note
set II ; Support for inverse Z-transform
(a copy of the class notes is placed
at the copy center)
* Related web links
* Tutorials:
- Tutor Section UA and WA: Rifkah
- Tutor Section WB and UB: Ghazal
* Assignments:
see the course outline for "Suggested Problems". Copies of their solutions
are placed at the copy center.
* Quizzes- (Solutions will be discussed in class or tutorial)
- Sample quizzes:
Sample Quiz 2 (on Chapter 2) |
Sample Quiz 3 (on Chaptre 3)
- Section U
- Quiz 1 (on Chapter 1): Thursday, Sept. 18
- Quiz 2 (on Chapter 2): Thursday, Oct. 2
- Quiz 3 (on Chapter 3): Thursday, Oct. 16
- Quiz 4 (on Chapter 4&5): Thursday, Oct. 30
- Quiz 5 (on Chapter 9): Thursday, Nov. 13
- Quiz 6 (on Chapter 10): Thursday, Nov. 27
- Section W
- Quiz 1 (on Chapter 1): Friday, Sept. 19
- Quiz 2 (on Chapter 2): Friday, Oct. 3
- Quiz 3 (on Chapter 3): Friday, Oct. 17
- Quiz 4 (on Chapter 4&5): Friday, Oct. 31
- Quiz 5 (on Chapter 9): Friday, Nov. 14
- Quiz 6 (on Chapter 10): Friday, Nov. 28
* Examinations
- Midterm (on Chapters 1-4):
- Section U: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 (in class).
- Section W: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (in
class). [ The midterm
exam and its solution. ]
- Sample midterm exams: Fall 05
(Section W) (its solution) | Fall 05
(Section
U) | Midterm Fall 07 (its
solution) |
- The exam material covers the first FOUR chapters; chapter 5 is NOT included.
- You are allowed to bring one (two-sided) crib sheet. The crib sheet is to be used for formulae only, i.e., no examples, no solutions, etc. Bring a simple calculator; programmable calculators are not allowed.
- A review lecture will be held during the class before the exam; at least one question from each of the first four chapters will be solved. Your
tutor will also give a review to the midterm during the last tutorial before the exam.
- Exam on sampling (on Chapter 7):
- Section U: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 (in class)
- Section W: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 (in class)
- The exam on sampling will cover sections 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3. However, subsection 7.1.2 is NOT included.
- The exam will be for 35 minutes.
- 1/2 page crib sheet is allowed.
- Sample exams: Fall
2005, Fall 2007.
- Final exam: TBA
- Sample final exam (its solution) Here is Q1b.
- You are allowed to bring two crib sheets (4 sides). Similar to the midterm case, you are allowed to include formulas on the crib sheets, i.e., no examples, definistions, etc.
- Only simple calculators are allowed.
- The exam is comprehensive, including the part on sampling (i.e., sections 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3. subsection 7.1.2 is NOT included).