Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

By the end of the course, the students will be able to:

• Describe a physical process in terms of signals and systems, and describe

the properties of the CT systems.

• Calculate the frequency representations (Laplace and Fourier) of periodic

and aperiodic CT signals.

• Compute the steady state outputs of linear time-invariant systems in the

continuous-time domain using three different but equivalent techniques: (i) solving differential equations, (ii) convolution with the impulse response, and; (iii) the Fourier (or, alternatively, the Laplace) transform.

• Represent a CT linear time invariant system using its magnitude and phase

spectrum.

• Design CT frequency selective filters (in particular, the Butterworth,

Chebyshev, and Elliptic filters) based on given specifications for the system.

• Analyze practical applications in controls and communication systems

using the analysis techniques covered in the course.

• Represent CT signals/systems as discrete-time signals/systems and use

MATLAB to analyze and design the CT signals/systems for selected realworld applications.