The Systems and Signals Laboratory consists of eight different experiments blending simulation with hardware to confirm and add breadth to the abstract theoretical topics covered in lecture. Careful attention to these laboratories should give you insight and understanding expressed by the related mathematical theory. A subordinate aim is to introduce a popular mathematical simulation tool, Matlab and its companion system simulation tool, Simulink. Four of the eight labs include the experimental use of hardware that provides a means to work with voltage signals in both the time and frequency domains.
Generally, students will be expected to work on these experiments alone, except for the hardware aspects, when you will be grouped into sets of three or four students for each of the first three hardware experiments. The 4th hardware experiment, Ms. Alias, will be performed individually in a 10 minute interval with the TA.
Rules:
Location: BE150
Grading: 50% Reports, 25% Presence in Lab, 25% Activity in Lab.