EE 220 : Signals and Systems

Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineerng

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Course Instructor: Dr Manish

Email: [email protected]
Semester: Monsoon 2023
Classroom Code: Microsoft Teams code : dodonmw

1 Course Objectives
This is a foundation course to develop the fundamental knowledge of the signal and system analysis used
in various engineering domains including communications, signal and image processing, computer vision,
AI, engineering physics, process control, and many others. The course requires a good understanding of
engineering mathematics. After completing the course, the students should be able to
1. Understand representations of discrete-time and continuous-time signals
2. Understand the concept of linear, time-invariant, causal, and stable systems
4. Understand convolution, impulse responses, frequency responses
3. Understand the concept of the frequency domain, Fourier representations and Laplace transform
5. Learn to model and analyze signals and systems for real-world applications

2 Text Books
1 Simon Haykin and B. V. Veen, Signals and Systems. Wiley, 2007.
2 A. V. Oppenheim, A. S. Willsky, and H. S. Nawab, Signals and Systems, 2nd edition. Pearson, 2015.
3 Richard G Lyons, Understanding Digital Signal Processing, Prentice Hall, 2004.

3 Reference Books
1 M. J. Roberts and G. Sharma, Fundamentals of Signals and Systems, 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill
Education, 2017.
2 B. P. Lathi, Signal Processing and Linear Systems. Oxford University Press, 2006.
3 R. F. Ziemer, W. H. Tranter, and D. R. Fannin, Signals and Systems - Continuous and Discrete, 4th
edition. Pearson, 2014.
4 A. V. oppenheim and R.W. Schafer, Discrete-time Signal Processing, 3rd edition, Pearson, 2014.

4 Tutors and Teaching Assistants

1 Section A: 5G1: Tutorial Instructor: Dr Manish; TA: Phidakordor Sahshong <[email protected]>
2 Section B: 5002: Tutorial Instructor: Dr Rishikesh Kulkarni; TA: Anusua Das <[email protected]>
3 Section C: 5101: Tutorial Instructor: Dr Kuntal Deka ; TA: Aditya Kulkarni <[email protected]>
4 Section D: 1002: Tutorial Instructor: Dr Kalpana Dhaka; TA: Arunsai Jaligama <[email protected]>
The tutorial sections’ list will be uploaded to our group on Microsoft Teams.
5 Attendance Policy
All students are expected to engage in all lectures/tutorials as announced by the instructor. The number
of lectures attended does not contribute any marks toward final grading. However, surprise quizzes will be
conducted during regular classes as a means to evaluate students’ active class participation.

6 Active class participation

Active class participation may amount to regular attendance, timely submission of homework, class interac-
tion, participating in quizzes, voluntarily doing a class project, etc. Student autonomy i.e. the ability
to take charge of one’s own learning is the core concept in this class.

7 Learning strategy
This course may look tediously mathematical in nature and hence requires extensive practice by the stu-
dents. Therefore, this class will follow a mix of “flipped classroom” strategy and “conventional blackboard
learning”. Flipping the classroom means teaching material will be provided outside the classroom through
Microsoft Teams and the in-class time will be re-purposed for inquiry, application, and problem-solving.
All lecture notes will be made available one week in advance. Students are expected to go through
these notes in their study groups before coming to class. Students who want to excel must practice
problem-solving at home to become comfortable in this course.

8 Study Groups
Students benefit from interaction with each other and are encouraged to form study groups. If assistance
forming the study group is needed, please email this need within the first two weeks to your respective TAs
to receive an automated team study assignment. These study assignments will not be evaluated and are
only for the sole purpose of group study. The study groups can have up to 4 members. This activity is part
of student autonomy and students are in charge of their own actions.

9 Homework
Homework problems will be due in each tutorial class. Homework must be submitted individually in tutorial
classes. One can not submit for their friends unless there is a medical reason.

10 Projects
Students are encouraged to work toward a course project with their respective study teams. This is not
mandatory. Students can voluntarily submit their projects. Any awesome projects will contribute as a
bonus toward active class participation and can contribute up to bonus 10% in your final grade.

11 Grading Policy
All students registered in the course are expected to appear for all evaluation components. This course
follows a relative grading policy. If any student misses an evaluative component, they may request the
make-up of the exam by sending an email with an explanation. Intimation in advance is expected for
foreseen circumstances.
Make-up exams are usually reserved for medical reasons only which must come with a doctor’s note.
Make-up requests due to any other reason must be explained in detail. If a student does not provide any
opportunity to evaluate their performance (such as being absent in the exams), they may be awarded an I
or X or F grade. Please see the end of the handout for the grading scheme.
12 Honor Code
Students must be honest in this course. The conscience must come from within. Examples of ethical
violations include cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of assignments, improper use of the Internet and
electronic devices, forgery and falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair competition.
Report any violations you witness to the instructor.
All submissions by students in this course will be automatically considered as their original work. It is
assumed that students do not involve in any unfair means. However, if any malpractices are discovered,
disciplinary action will be initiated against the student. Students are discouraged to copy their assignments
from each other. Any copied submissions will be awarded zero marks. Discussion of concepts in the
assignments is encouraged. Sharing of assignments or code is not permitted.
A worth reading about academic integrity is the IEEE code of ethics.

13 Announcements
All announcements will be made through the online classroom page of the course. Students are suggested
to switch on their notifications from the online classroom page as announced in the class.
Microsoft Teams code: dodonmw

14 Personal Wellbeing
• Any differently-abled students who have specific needs should contact the instructor at their earliest
convenience to discuss their challenge.

• If you are ill and can not complete assignments or attend class, please notify the instructor or your
TA for appropriate action. Any make-up request requires a doctor’s note.

• Students who are struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, ADHD, or other mental health concerns,
please consider discussing it with IITG’s counselors. IITG also have a subscription to “yourdost” for
anonymous online counselling and emotional wellness. Note that it is your right to protect your mental
health and any symptoms (stress, anxiety, time management etc) can be managed with the help of a
professional counselor. Students are encouraged to connect to either institute’s counselors or yourdost
to manage their physical and mental health concerns, personal or family emergencies, financial issues,
and other obstacles that may arise during their college experience.

• Everyone in this class has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We must also value the
diversity and personal experiences every individual brings through their backgrounds. Students are
strongly discouraged to ask about each other’s CPIs, grades, JEE ranks, etc. In any situation, one
must not bring up or discriminate on the basis of caste, social backgrounds, religion, language, gender,
or sexual orientation. If you ever have concerns in this course about harassment, discrimination, or
any unequal treatment please discuss them with the instructor directly. Your communication will be
taken seriously and reporting of an issue will never impact your course grade.

• You are allowed to bring a family member or friend to the class occasionally in special cases (such as
injury). Please be sensitive to the classroom environment.

15 Office Hours
Students can meet instructor in his office whenever his office door is open (#215, New extension block of
EEE, near EEE seminar room). Students can also seek an appointment by sending an email.
 Course Plan

Sr Number Topics
1 Common definitions and notations; Mathematical definitions of signals;
Elementary operations on signals; Even and odd signals
2 Periodic functions; Elementary Operations on the Independent Variable;
Boundedness; Energy and Power signals
3 Elementary signals
4 Introduction to systems; System properties; Eigenfunctions
5 Convolution; Impulse response and step response;
6 System properties with respect to impulse response; Differential and difference
equations; Homogeneous and particular solutions
7 Discrete-time signals and systems
8 Eigenfunctions of LTI/ LSI systems
9 Continuous time Fourier series (CTFS)
10 Properties of CTFS
11 Continuous-time Fourier transform (CTFT)
12 Properties of CTFT
13 Discrete time Fourier series (DTFS)
14 Properties of DTFS
15 Discrete time Fourier transform (DTFT)
16 Properties of DTFT
17 Relations among various Fourier representations.
18 Laplace Transform
19 Unilateral and Bilateral Laplace transform
20 Sampling; aliasing
21 Sampling Theorem; signal reconstruction
22 Ideal interpolator, zero-order hold, first-order hold;
23 Discrete Fourier transform (DFT)
24 Properties of DFT
25 Time and frequency characterization of signals: linear and nonlinear phase
26 Group delay, bode plot
27 Introduction to FIR and IIR filters
 Evaluation Scheme

Component Tentative Date Marks (%) Remarks

Mid-Sem Test 18th – 24th Sep 30 Syllabus to be
2023 announced in class
Class Participation / Throughout 15 Quizzes and any
Surprise Quizzes* semester bonus marks
Homework (10) Throughout 10 1% for each tutorial
semester submission
End-Sem Exam 19th – 25th Nov 45 Syllabus to be
2023 announced in class

*Surprise quizzes are only a means to evaluate active listening/participation in the class.
Quizzes will be designed in such a way that no extra preparation is required for them. The
quizzes will cover only the basics of the current chapter being taught in the class.

**Relative grading policy will be followed. Grades will be awarded as per the following
(tentative) scheme:

Students’ rank Grade Grade

(%) Point
Top 1% 10 AS
Next 7% 10 AA
Next 9% 9 AB
Next 20% 8 BB
Next 33% 7 BC
Next 20% 6 CC
Next 8% 5 CD
Next 2% 4 DD
Marks less - F
than 33%
Absent in end - I or X
sem exam