Digital signal processing in theory and practice

Abstract

Digital signal processing (DSP) is an important and growing subject area in electrical/computer engineering (ECE), computer science and other engineering/science disciplines. It has applications in areas such as: telecommunications, consumer electronics, robotics, instrumentation, military, and automotive fields. At Western Michigan University (WMU), USA, the authors have taught an undergraduate DSP course since the 1980s and started a graduate course offering in the 1990s. While the subject of DSP has become very popular with ECE students and with the growing DSP job market, the subject matter is still considered to be a difficult and complex one for students. The authors at WMU have enhanced the learning experience for their students by adding hands-on experience to their class offering in an effort to reduce the difficulty of understanding theoretical DSP.