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HW1 will be graded for conceptual understanding and completeness.  Points will be given for work showing understanding of principles and concepts.  Arithmetic mistakes therefore will not be penalized heavily.  Incomplete/missing work, on the other hand, will receive large deductions.
 
HW1 will be graded for conceptual understanding and completeness.  Points will be given for work showing understanding of principles and concepts.  Arithmetic mistakes therefore will not be penalized heavily.  Incomplete/missing work, on the other hand, will receive large deductions.
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Common mistakes on Homework 1:
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<br> 1.  When determining causality of in Q3b, take into account that "n" can be negative.
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<br> 2.  When drawing magnitude and phase, draw for <math>\omega \in [-\pi,\pi]</math>.  Remember DTFT is repetitive with period <math>2\pi</math>.  So drawing phase and magnitude for one period is sufficient.
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<br> 3.  Most common mistake was deriving phase.  For example, let <math>H(\omega)=e^{j\omega}sin(\omega)</math>, <math>\angle H(\omega)=\angle e^{j\omega}+\angle sin(\omega)</math>.  The key thing is to note is that <math>\angle sin(\omega) = 0</math> when <math>sin(\omega)\geq 0</math> and <math>\angle sin(\omega) = \pm \pi</math> when <math>sin(\omega)< 0</math>.  Remember, <math>-1=e^{\pm j \pi}</math>

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Grading Format:
HW1 will be graded for conceptual understanding and completeness. Points will be given for work showing understanding of principles and concepts. Arithmetic mistakes therefore will not be penalized heavily. Incomplete/missing work, on the other hand, will receive large deductions.


Common mistakes on Homework 1:
1. When determining causality of in Q3b, take into account that "n" can be negative.
2. When drawing magnitude and phase, draw for $ \omega \in [-\pi,\pi] $. Remember DTFT is repetitive with period $ 2\pi $. So drawing phase and magnitude for one period is sufficient.
3. Most common mistake was deriving phase. For example, let $ H(\omega)=e^{j\omega}sin(\omega) $, $ \angle H(\omega)=\angle e^{j\omega}+\angle sin(\omega) $. The key thing is to note is that $ \angle sin(\omega) = 0 $ when $ sin(\omega)\geq 0 $ and $ \angle sin(\omega) = \pm \pi $ when $ sin(\omega)< 0 $. Remember, $ -1=e^{\pm j \pi} $

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