DSP First: A Multimedia Approach

by James H. McClellan, Ronald W. Schafer, Mark A. Yoder

This hands-on, multimedia package provides a motivating introduction to fundamental concepts, specifically discrete-time systems, for beginning engineering students. It is suitable for introduction to electrical engineering, undergraduate digital signal processing, and survey courses in electrical engineering for non-majors. This class-tested learning package can also be used as a self-teaching tool for anyone eager to discover more about DSP applications, multimedia signals, and MATLAB. Unique features such as visual learning demonstrations, MATLAB laboratories, and a bank of solved homework problems are just a few things that make this an essential learning tool for mastering fundamental concepts in today's electrical and computer engineering curricula.

Genres: Reference, Engineering, Textbooks, Electrical Engineering

523 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Jack Perng · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good intro DSP book, presenting everything at a good pace. Also nice for those who want a bit of review. Might be a bit too introductory at times though.

[Myron Davis · Rating 2 out of 5]

As an introductory DSP text, DSP First covers quite a bit of ground: 1)a review of complex number manipulation and phasor representation
2)common concerns with sampling, aliasing, and hardware implementation
3)the important concepts of linearity and time invariance
4)Fourier and FFT
5)signals & systems review (convolution, cascading, impulse response, step function, impulse signal, cascading)
6)comparisons of signals/systems in the time domain, frequency domain, and z-domain
7)and all manner of filters (FIR, bandpass, feedback, feed forward, etc.)

Because I read a preliminary edition of the text, there were math, figure misidentification, or typographical errors in various places, but overall the text was still understandable in most cases. The largest drawbacks of this particular version of the text were a lack of an index or problem set answers. I'm not sure if those improvements have been made in subsequent printings, but I would hope so.

[Nick Black · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't know why GT used this book in EE2200. It was pretty godawful :/.

[Angelie]

First book in college to make me cry tears of hate