Principles of Signal Processing and Linear Systems

International Version

This text presents a comprehensive treatment of signal processing and linear systems suitable for students of electrical engineering. It is based on Lathi's widely used book, Systems and Signals, with additional applications to communications, controls, and filtering as well as new chapters on analog and digital filters and digital signal processing. This volume's organization is different from the earlier book. Here, the Laplace transform follows Fourier, rather than the reverse; continuous-time and discrete-time systems are treated sequentially, rather than interwoven. Additionally, the text contains enough material in discrete-time systems to be used not only for a traditional course in signals and systems but also for an introductory course in digital signal processing.

In this international version of Signal Processing and Linear Systems, the author emphasizes the physical appreciation of concepts rather than the mere mathematical manipulation of symbols. Avoiding the tendency to treat engineering as a branch of applied mathematics, the text uses mathematics not so much to prove an axiomatic theory as to enhance physical and intuitive understanding of concepts. Wherever possible, theoretical results are supported by carefully chosen examples and analogies, allowing students to intuitively discover meaning for themselves.

Features

An informal and reader-friendly style

An emphasis on intuitive and heuristic understanding of concepts

Real-life probiems that solidify students' physical comprehension of concepts

Nearly 200 worked examples and exercises with answers

Over 400 end-of-chapter problems for practice

Numerous MATLAB problems

B.P. Lathi is Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Poona, India, an M.S.E.E. from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D.E.E. from Stanford University. He is the author of Principles of Linear Systems and Signals and Modern Digital and Analog Communications Systems.