EECS 246: Signals and Systems

Fall 2004, Prof. Michael Branicky

General Information

Course Information Sheet

Detailed Syllabus

Lecture Hours: MWF 2:00-2:50pm, Wickenden 322

Recitation Hours: T 4:30-5:45pm, Wickenden 322

Course Instructor: Michael Branicky, mb@case.edu, Glennan 517B, x6430

Instructor's Office Hours: R 1-3pm, F 11am-12noon

Course T.A./Grader: Nathan Wedge, naw4@cwru.edu

Required Text

Simon Haykin and Barry Van Veen. Signals and Systems. Second Edition. Wiley, 2002.
ISBN: 0471164747. Buy it from www.bn.com ($122.75 -- new, $92.10 -- used)

Course Roster

Mirror Sites

http://dora.cwru.edu/msb/246
http://vorlon.cwru.edu/~msb11/246

Announcements

14 DEC: It turns out that I am not allowed to set the exam over sheets out (per Dean's rules). Email me if you want your final exam grade.
13 DEC: Grades were turned into the registrar today. A Post-Mortem for the final is linked below; solutions/exams will not be provided. The overall grade distribution (and cuttoffs) for the entire class (N=41) were as follows:
```
A:  9  (90)
B:  9  (80)
C:  5  (70)
D:  9  (59)
F:  3
W:  6
```
Note: All problem set and quiz solutions links below have been disabled.
03 DEC: Final Exam information appears below, as do PS12 Solutions. Your graded PS12's will be placed in the box outside Glennan 517 as soon as Nathan finishes grading them (probably by Tuesday; he'll send an email when they're ready).
16 NOV: Prof. Branicky will be unavailable for office hours this Thursday and Friday, 18-19 November, because he is traveling for the National Science Foundation. The lecture Friday will be given by TA Nathan Wedge.
20 OCT: The lecture on Friday will be on Bode plots (as reflected below). This fits in more nicely with the order of topics we are studying.
17 OCT: Midterm grades will be turned into the registrar tomorrow. For details, see Mid-Term Grades.
07 OCT: Quiz #1 solutions appear below.
25 SEP: A few graded problem sets, that were never picked up in class or recitation, are in the box outside Glennan 517.
18 SEP: There are several important announcements regarding the class over the next two weeks:
- Quiz #1 will be in class, Friday, 01 OCT 2004, as planned. An information sheet and old quizzes/solutions are linked below. The recitation that week will focus on review problems for the quiz; these are scanned in below.
- Prof. Branicky will be traveling at a conference from 28 SEP through 04 OCT. The TA Nathan Wedge will handle the recitation, quiz review, and quiz proctoring from 28 SEP through 01 OCT. Prof. Marc Buchner will give the lecture on 04 OCT.
- Due to the Race at Case, VP Debates, there will be no recitation on October 5 (see this page for further details on how the debate will affect class schedules). To makeup for this, I have re-scheduled Recitation #7 for Thursday, 07 OCT at the same place and time: Wickenden 322 from 4:30pm-5:45pm.
01 SEP: Prof. Branicky will be unavailable for office hours on Thursday, 9 September (1-3pm), so he will have them instead from 8:30-10:30am on that same day. He will be available as usual on Friday: 11am-12noon.
26 AUG: An FAQ for PS#1 appears below. It may be updated as more questions are asked!
23 AUG: Problems for this week's recitation and notes for the remaining lectures appear below.
Print them out and look them over before class. Then bring them to class for reference/notetaking.