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= ELE 201: Information Signals
[http://www.princeton.edu/~cuff/ Prof. Paul Cuff], [http://www.princeton.edu/ee/ Princeton University], Spring Semester 2013-14.
== Course Description
Signals that carry information play a central role in technology and engineering---signals ranging from sound and images to sensors, radar, communication, MRI, ultrasound, touch-screens, GPS, and robotic control. This course teaches mathematical tools to analyze, manipulate, dissect, and preserve information signals. We discuss how continuous signals can be perfectly represented through sampling (Nyquist theorem), which leads to the use of digital signals. A major focus of the course is the Fourier transform---how, when, and why to use it. We also study linear time-invariant systems, modulation, quantization, and stability (using the related Laplace transform and z-transform). The learning is applied in design projects using Matlab, such as a "Shazam" music identification system.
([http://registrar.princeton.edu/course-offerings/course_details.xml?courseid=002461&term=1144 registrar course listing])
Topics:
- transforms for signal analysis (Fourier in particular)
- linear time-invariant systems
- filtering and signal processing
- sampling and modulation
- compression and error-correction
- stability
Labs:
- Shazam music-identification system
- MP3 audio compression
== Lecture Videos
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Lecture notes can be found in the lecture [schedule.html schedule].
== Teaching Staff
=== Instructor
[http://www.princeton.edu/~cuff/ Prof. Paul Cuff] \n
Office location: B-316 E-quad \n
Office hours: Thursdays 3-4pm
=== Teaching Assistants
- Deborah Varnell
- Jingbo Liu
- Sai Satpathy
- Zhuo Zhang
Please use Piazza for communication with the teaching staff. See the explanation below on this page.
== Time and Location
=== Lectures
Room: Friend 004 \n
T/Th 1:30-2:50pm
=== Lab Sessions
Monday: 1:30-4:20pm \n
Monday: 7:30-10:20pm \n
Tuesday: 7:30-10:20pm \n
Wednesday: 1:30-4:20pm
=== Office Hours
Tuesday: 4:30-5:30pm (Sai Satpathy in F-110 E-Quad) \n
Thursday: 3-4pm (Prof. Cuff in B-316 E-Quad) \n
Friday: 4-5:30pm (TA in F-110 E-Quad)
== Text
The following textbook is required:
[http://www.amazon.com/Signals-Systems-2nd-Alan-Oppenheim/dp/0138147574 Signals and Systems, second edition.] Oppenheim and Willsky with Nawab.
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Also, [kulkarni.html course notes] provided by Prof. Kulkarni are available online.
== Matlab
[http://www.princeton.edu/software/licenses/software/matlab/ Matlab] will be used in each of the [labs.html labs] for this course. We don't assume that you have used Matlab before. The first few labs will be introductory.
== Piazza
Please use [http://piazza.com/ Piazza (www.piazza.com)] for all electronic communications with the teaching staff rather than email. This approach should help you obtain answers speedily. Piazza is a question-and-answer platform specifically designed to get you answers fast. They support LaTeX, code formatting, embedding of images, and attaching of files. We encourage you to ask questions when you're struggling to understand a concept -- you can even do so anonymously.
*Announcement will be sent to the class using Piazza.* All enrolled students should create an account with [http://piazza.com/ Piazza (www.piazza.com)] by visiting their website. Click "enroll now" and select "Princeton University," then search for "ELE 201." Alternatively, [https://piazza.com/class/hp30fb8phfp2ny this link] should take you right there.
== Blackboard
[http://blackboard.princeton.edu Blackboard] will only be used for communicating grades on assignments and exams and for distributing solutions (not intended for the eyes of future students). The lab door code can also be found in the Blackboard announcements.