Computer Explorations in Signals and Systems Using MATLAB 2nd Edition by John Buck (PDF)

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For undergraduate courses on Signals and Linear Systems.This book contains a comprehensive set of computer exercises of varying levels of difficulty covering the fundamentals of signals and systems. The exercises require the reader to compare answers they compute in MATLAB® with results and predictions made based on their understanding of the material. The book is compatible with any introductory course or text on signals and systems.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover A comprehensive set of computer exercises of varying levels of difficulty covering the fundamentals of signals and systems. The exercises require the reader to compare answers they compute in MATLAB® with results and predictions made based on their understanding of material. Chapter covered include Signals and Systems; Linear Time-Invariant Systems; Fourier Series Representation of Periodic Signals; The Continuous-Time Fourier Transform; The Discrete-Time Fourier Transform; Time and Frequency Analysis of Signals and Systems; Sampling; Communications Systems; The Laplace Transform; The z-Transform; Feedback Systems. For readers interested in signals and linear systems. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. This book provides computer exercises for an undergraduate course on signals and linear systems. Such a course or sequence of courses forms an important part of most engineering curricula. This book was primarily designed as a companion to the second edition of Signals and Systems by Oppenheim and Willsky with Nawab. While the sequence of chapter topics and the notation of this book match that of Signals and Systems, this book of exercises is self-contained and the coverage of fundamental theory and applications is sufficiently broad to make it an ideal companion to any introductory signals and systems text or course. We believe that assignments of computer exercises in parallel with traditional written problems can help readers to develop a stronger intuition and a deeper understanding of signals and linear systems. To this end, the exercises require the readers to compare the answers they compute in MATLAB® with results and predictions made based on their analytic understanding of the material. The second edition has been updated to MATLAB 6, Release 12. We believe this approach actively challenges and involves the reader, providing more benefit than a passive computer demonstration. Wherever possible, the exercises have been divided into Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Problems. In working the problems, the reader progresses from fundamental theory to real applications such as speech processing, financial market analysis and designing mechanical or communication systems. Basic Problems provide detailed instructions for readers, guiding them through the issues explored, but still requiring a justification of their results. Intermediate Problems examine more sophisticated concepts, and demand more initiative from the readers in their use of MATLAB. Finally, Advanced Problems challenge the readers’ understanding of the more subtle or complicated issues, often requiring open-ended work, writing functions, or processing real data. Some of the Advanced Problems in this category are appropriate for advanced undergraduate coursework on signals and systems. Care has been taken to ensure that all the exercises in this book can be completed within MATLAB 6. To assist readers, a list of MATLAB functions used in the text can be found in the index, which notes the exercise or page number in which they are explained. Throughout this book, MATLAB functions, commands, and variables will be indicated by typewriter font. The S symbol following the title of an exercise indicates that the exercise requires the Symbolic Math Toolbox. A number of exercises refer to functions or data files the reader will need. These are in the Computer Explorations Toolbox, which is available from the MathWorks, Inc. via the World Wide Web.

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⭐me gusto el libro y recomiendo que lo compren, el vendedor fue muy amable y en todo momento se preocupo porque llegara bien.I used this book in a course that had for its textbook Signals and Systems by Oppenheim and Willsky. While I wouldn’t recommend trying the problems without a good understanding of the underlying concepts, the MATLAB commands themselves are very well explained, and the instructions very straightforward.

⭐This tutorial fails on every level possible. It does not teach Matlab in the context of solving signals and systems problems. It does not teach the theory behind signals and systems. If it hits a topic that requires anything greater than the most elementary explanation it merely refers you to the Matlab help files. I would expect that a book labeled “Computer Explorations in Signals & Systems in Matlab” to do just that – explore problems in signals and systems using Matlab by showing examples starting with the simple and moving up to the more complex that will involve looping and calling of subprograms. The exercises provided – unsolved of course – could have been good ones. The main problem with the exercises is that as you are doing them you have no idea if you are on the right track. You feel as though you are being led through a maze and only at the end of the exercise (which can consist of 10 or more subparts) do you finally get a feel for whether you have done anything correctly. This could have been a good book if the author would have only provided some examples of substance that would provide the student with the skills necessary for solving these exercises. To you professors out there – PLEASE stop wasting your students’ hard-earned money and stop assigning this book as a required text. I am sure you can come up with good Matlab problems on your own and the book adds nothing to your students’ educational experience. As an alternative might I recommend “Digital Signal Processing Using MATLAB” by Ingle and Proakis. It doesn’t have much theory either, but it does have detailed examples on how to do DSP in Matlab. It’s $20 more expensive than this book, but at least you are not throwing money away.

⭐Cheap and useful

⭐A must have for all students beginning in signal processing and using MATLAB.

⭐You can’t do anything in this book. There is about zero explanation or teaching. All you will see are Matlab problems but no clue, hints or even any much of examples. It’s as good as never buying it. You can learn systems and signals very well from B P Lathi book or about any other textbook.

⭐I’m taking the course Discrete-Time Linear Systems with John Buck, one of the authors of the book, at UMass Dartmouth. This book is not meant to be used as a “how to use Matlab for dummies.” It’s meant to present real-life problems involving signals and systems and applying your knowledge of the subject. Just as someone else mentioned about using this book along with the Signals and Systems by OWwN, it is helpful to apply the theories presented in the OWwN book to solve the problems Matlab book. John Buck is an incredibly intelligent man and it is really helpful that I am able to ask him questions about the projects he assigns from the book. Again, this book is not meant to be a tutorial on how to use Matlab. It is meant to help students apply their knowledge of signals and systems and their skills with Matlab to solve various problems.

⭐In my opinion the book doesn’t teach you anything. The material it presents is vague or not helpful. I would not suggest this book to anyone. All this book does is simply present you different MATLAB commands and how there syntax works. Seriously a Google search would do you 100 times better and be way more efficient then dealing with this waste of money.

⭐Excellent book for engineers getting started in digital signal processing and signals and systems. Solving the problems in this book not only provide practical insight into signals and systems but only introduces Matlab from a signal processing perspective. This book is of great use when Signals and Systems by Oppenheim is the main reference text

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