Exams

Up Lecture Homework Exams Demos

Final: Thursday May 8, 9:45-11:45

Comprehensive, see quiz topics below
Plus: pole-zero filter design, simple FIR filter design (like HW 7)
You may bring 2 sheets of notes, 8.5x11 inches, both sides; NO Calculators.
Test format will be a combination of multiple choice and problems like quizzes.

Quiz 6: Friday April 25. NO Calculators.

Z transforms, inverse z transforms
Rational transfer functions and linear time-invariant signals, Using transfer functions to find the zero-state response of a system.
Pole-zero plots, relationship to spectrum and the transfer functions
Regions of convergence, stability and causality
Quiz 6 Solution q6apage1,q6apage2,q6bpage1,q6bpage2,q6cpage1,q6cpage2.

Quiz 5: Mon. April 7. NO Calculators.

Discrete Fourier Transforms and the fast Fourier Transform
Rational transfer functions and linear time-invariant signals, Using transfer functions to find the zero-state response of a system.
Sampling in the frequency domain
Simple Z transforms and regions of convergence
Quiz 5 Solution q5apage1,q5apage2,q5bpage1,q5bpage2,q5cpage1,q5cpage2.

Quiz 4: Wed. March 12. NO Calculators.

Discrete-time Fourier Transforms and properties
Discrete Fourier Transforms
Rational transfer functions and linear time-invariant signals
Using transfer functions to find the zero-state response of a system.
Quiz 4 Solution q4apage1, q4apage2, q4bpage1, q4bpage2, q4cpage1, q4cpage2.

Quiz 3:  Wednesday February 26. NO Calculators, convolution table provided.

BIBO stability
Discrete-time convolution in the time domain
Discrete-time Fourier Series for periodic signals
Discrete-time Fourier Transforms and properties
Quiz 3 Solution q3apage1 q3apage2 q3bpage1 q3bpage2 q3cpage1 q3cpage2

Quiz 2:  Monday February 10. NO Calculators, convolution table provided.

Iterative solution of discrete-time difference equations
solving discrete-time equations (zero-input and zero-state solution)
discrete-time convolution (easy ones)
Showing linearity and time-invariance
Quiz 2 Solution q2apage1 q2apage2 q2bpage1 q2bpage2 q2cpage1 q2cpage2

Quiz 1:  Monday January 27.

period of discrete-time functions
sampling basics: Nyquist rate, what does a signal look like after sampling(aliasing)
Complex exponentials, phase-magnitude form
Calculating power and energy of a signal.
Quiz 1 Solution

Exams from Fall 2002:

Final Exam will be comprehensive, it will have 5-6 questions. Two of the questions will be very similar to the problems on tests 1 and 2. Final-version a, no solution ;
Solutions: p1,p2,p3,p4,p5

Exam 2 Topics:

Using Z-transforms to solve an LTI equation with/without initial conditions
computing z transforms using properties
inverse z transforms using series and partial fraction expansion methods (calculating coefficients using Residue theorem)
Use Z-transform properties to find transfer function for a series/parallel system
Estimate frequency spectrum using pole/zero form of Z-transform and plot poles and zeros in the complex z-plane
Solutions (b version of exam): Problem 1, Problem 2, Problem 3, Problem 4

Topics for exam 1:

Discrete time sequences and operations on the sequence
Definitions of linearity, time-invariance, and causality
Convolution and LTI systems, computing simple discrete time convolutions
Series and parallel LTI systems
Impulse response of LTI systems
Frequency response (DTFT of impulse response)
Finding DTFTs using properties
Using DTFT to solve an LTI equation
Solutions (a version of exam): Problem 1, Problem 2, Problem 3, Problem 4

Sample midterm questions

 

Last updated 04/30/2003