General information

Catalog no.: 034032
Credit points: 4
Prerequisites: 104016—Algebra 1/Ext (strictly enforced)
104131—Ordinary differential equations (strictly enforced)
Grading policy: Quizzes during lectures (average of 5 best out of 6, magen)—30% (provided the exam grade is ≥55)
Exam—70% (or 100%, if its grade is lower than 55)
Passing policy: Minimum passing grade is 55

Syllabus

  1. Intro: signals and systems
  2. Signals and their properties
    • analog and digital signals in the time domain, A/D and D/A
    • signals in the frequency domain, Fourier analysis, A/D and D/A
    • signals in transformed domains (Laplace and z)
  3. I/O systems
    • main properties (linearity, time-invariance, causality, stability)
    • LTI systems in the time domain (convolution representation)
    • LTI systems in the frequency domain
    • LTI systems in transformed domains (transfer functions)
  4. State-space description of systems
    • state space and its properties
    • state equation solution, matrix exponential and other matrix functions
    • linearization

Literature:

Lecturer:

Leonid Mirkin 210 D. Dan Kahn Bld., phone: 3149, e-mail: 

Teaching assistants:

Marc Berneman 205 Lady Davis Bld., email: 
Office hours: Monday 16:00–17:00
Chen Reich 30 Robotics Bld., email: 
Office hours: Wednesday, 10:30–11:30
Chaim Roth 303 Lady Davis Bld., email: 
Office hours: Tuesday 16:30–17:30
Lior Salem 507 Energy Bld., email: 
Office hours: Monday 10:30–11:30

Schedule

Classes:

Type Instructor Day Time Location
lecture Leonid Mirkin Sunday 14:30–17:20 250 Lady Davis
tutorial Lior Salem Monday 8:30–10:20 430 Lady Davis
tutorial Chen Reich Tuesday 12:30–14:20 430 Lady Davis
tutorial Chaim Roth Tuesday 14:30–16:20 430 Lady Davis
tutorial Marc Berneman Wednesday 16:30–18:20 641 Lady Davis

Final exams:

Moed Date Time Location
א׳ Jul 18, 2023 9:00am 430 (ext), 433 (ext), 440, 441, 442, 443, 451
ב׳ Oct 17, 2023 9:00am 430, 433, 440, 441
ב׳ Dec 27, 2023 9:00am 433 (ext), 440, 441, 442, 443
מ׳ Feb 23, 2024 10:00am 217 DK

Lectures

  1. Introduction: signals & systems, block-diagrams and basic interconnections (also in beamer mode)
  2. Continuous- & discrete-time signals in time domain, A/D & D/A conversions (also in beamer mode)updated 14.12.2023
  3. Continuous-time signals in frequency domain (Fourier series and transform) (also in beamer mode)
  4. Discrete-time and sampled signals in frequency domain, the Sampling Theorem (also in beamer mode)
  5. Complex functions; signals in the Laplace and z domains (also in beamer mode)
  6. Basic systems properties, LTI systems in time domain and the impulse response (also in beamer mode)updated 9.8.2023
  7. Transfer functions, steady-state & transient responses, 1- & 2-order systems (also in beamer mode)updated 24.7.2023
  8. Stability criteria (Routh–Hutwitz, Jury), frequency response (also in beamer mode)updated 24.7.2023
  9. Systems as filters, frequency-response plots (Bode and polar) (also in beamer mode)
  10. Step vs. frequency responses; state space; linear algebra review (also in beamer mode)
  11. Solution of state equations; canonical realizations; linearization (also in beamer mode)
  12. State as history accumulator, initial conditions; Lyapunov stability; modes (also in beamer mode)updated 17.7.2023

Tutorials

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Exams