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== [[ECE 438 professor Boutin Spring 2009 Course Details|Course Details]] ==
 
== [[ECE 438 professor Boutin Spring 2009 Course Details|Course Details]] ==
  
 
{{:ECE 438 professor Boutin Spring 2009 Course Details}}
 
{{:ECE 438 professor Boutin Spring 2009 Course Details}}
*[[Office_Hours_Poll_(BoutinSpring2009)|Office Hours Poll<B> - <SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: blink;color:red"> New! </span> </B> ]]
 
 
==Recent Posts==
 
*[[Exam 1 Student Review]]
 
*[[What you want to know for Exam 1]]
 
*[[Getting_X(w)_from_X(f)]] by Myron.
 
*Mimi filled out the [[Office_Hours_Poll_(BoutinSpring2009)| office hour poll]] with her constraints.
 
*[http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~allebach/ece438/prev/ Prof. Allebach's previous mid-term & final exam lists] by Joon
 
*http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~allebach/ece438/supplements/ for the Essential Definitions and Relations Formula Sheet
 
  
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==Message Area==
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* It is expected that the grades will be ready this Thursday afternoon.
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* If you bought the book this semester, please feel free to offer it for sale on Rhea. If there is a need, we could create a "book wanted/for sale" section on the course page.
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== Prof. Mimi's Corner ==
 
== Prof. Mimi's Corner ==
 
Prof. Mimi will use this space to share material with the class
 
Prof. Mimi will use this space to share material with the class
  
*[[homework_(BoutinSpring2009)|Homework Statements and due dates]]
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*[[homework_(BoutinSpring2009)|Homework Statements and due dates]] <B> - <SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: blink;color:red"> Last hw posted! </span> </B>
 
*[[thoughts_(BoutinSpring2009)|Food for thoughts]]
 
*[[thoughts_(BoutinSpring2009)|Food for thoughts]]
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*[http://www.ee.ic.ac.uk/hp/staff/dmb/courses/speech/speech.htm Link] to speech processing course by Mike Brooks. Look at section 1, page 1.5-1.6 for "my speech" example.
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*[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4225856.html Link] to article about whether Neil Armstrong said "for man" or "for a man".
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*[http://www.maniacworld.com/Apollo_11_3.htm Link] to video footage of Neil Armstrong stepping foot on the moon.
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*[[image filtering material (ECE438BoutinSpring2009)| Some material for the lectures on image filtering]]
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*[[reading guide (ECE438BoutinSpring2009)| Suggested reading for final exam prep]]
  
== Course Related Material ==
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=== Discussions ===
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* [[Questions & Answers]]
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* [[Questions for Mimi (ECE438BoutinSpring2009)|Questions for Prof. Mimi]] Area to posts your questions to Prof. Mimi
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* [[Exam 1 Student Review]]
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* [[Exam 2 Student Review]]
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* [[Exam 3 Student Review]]
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* [[Final Student Review]]
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* [[Course evaluation (ECE438BoutinSpring2009)| Course evaluation and revamping]] Please use this page to tell Prof. Mimi how you think this course should be taught in the future. In particular, what material should or should not be covered and in what order, what topics should be discussed, etc. Please no whining: be contructive!
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=== Course Related Material ===
 
* [[ECE_438_Spring_2009_mboutin_Course_Notes|Course Notes]]
 
* [[ECE_438_Spring_2009_mboutin_Course_Notes|Course Notes]]
 
* [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~allebach/ece438/lecture/ Prof. Allebach's Lecture Notes]
 
* [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~allebach/ece438/lecture/ Prof. Allebach's Lecture Notes]
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* [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~ipollak/ee438/FALL03/notes/notes.html Prof. pollak's Note] - Useful for the FFT.
 
* [[ECE_438_Spring_2009_mboutin_Definitions|Definitions]]
 
* [[ECE_438_Spring_2009_mboutin_Definitions|Definitions]]
 
* [[ECE_438_Spring_2009_mboutin_Table_of_Formulas|Table of Formulas]]
 
* [[ECE_438_Spring_2009_mboutin_Table_of_Formulas|Table of Formulas]]
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* http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~allebach/ece438/supplements/ for the Essential Definitions and Relations Formula Sheet
 
* [[ECE_438_Spring_2009_mboutin_Symbols|List of Symbols]]
 
* [[ECE_438_Spring_2009_mboutin_Symbols|List of Symbols]]
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* [http://eeweb.poly.edu/~onur/lectures/lecture4.pdf Some additional information on MSQE from NYU]
 
* [[SDR Related]]  
 
* [[SDR Related]]  
 
**''Excuse my ignorance but what is SDR?" --[[User:Alibaba|Alibaba]] 18:49, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 
**''Excuse my ignorance but what is SDR?" --[[User:Alibaba|Alibaba]] 18:49, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 
**''It is short for "Software Defined Radio", which is a software level application based version of modern day digital communications radios. Its main advantage is that it offers a tremendous amount of flexibility and compatibility--[[User:Ekavurma|Ekavurma]] 10:33, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 
**''It is short for "Software Defined Radio", which is a software level application based version of modern day digital communications radios. Its main advantage is that it offers a tremendous amount of flexibility and compatibility--[[User:Ekavurma|Ekavurma]] 10:33, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 
**For more information, click [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~vip/teams/galileo.html Software Defined Radio]--[[User:Kim415|Kim415]] 16:12, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
 
**For more information, click [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~vip/teams/galileo.html Software Defined Radio]--[[User:Kim415|Kim415]] 16:12, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
 
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*[http://www.audiocheck.net/audiotests_frequencycheckhigh.php Link] Here is a link with a variety of hearing tests, take a look!
 
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=== Homework Related===
 
=== Homework Related===
 
''Note that it is perfectly ok to discuss the homework questions on Rhea. In particular, you are allowed to post your own solutions.'' --[[User:Mboutin|Mboutin]] 17:01, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 
''Note that it is perfectly ok to discuss the homework questions on Rhea. In particular, you are allowed to post your own solutions.'' --[[User:Mboutin|Mboutin]] 17:01, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
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* Homework 2: Please discuss hw2 [[hw2 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[hw2_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]], [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/hw2sol.pdf TA's solution].
 
* Homework 2: Please discuss hw2 [[hw2 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[hw2_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]], [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/hw2sol.pdf TA's solution].
 
* Homework 3: Please discuss hw3 [[hw3 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[hw3_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]], [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/hw3sol.pdf TA's solution].
 
* Homework 3: Please discuss hw3 [[hw3 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[hw3_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]], [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/hw3sol.pdf TA's solution].
 
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* Homework 4: Please discuss hw4 [[hw4 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[hw4_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]], [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/hw4sol.pdf TA's solution].
 
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* Homework 5: Please discuss hw5 [[hw5 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[hw5_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]], [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/hw5sol.pdf TA's solution].
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* Homework 6: Please discuss hw6 [[hw6 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[hw6_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]], [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/hw6sol.pdf TA's solution].
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* Homework 7: Please discuss hw7 [[hw7 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[hw7_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]],[http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/hw7sol.pdf TA's solution].
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* Homework 8: Please discuss hw8 [[hw8 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[hw8_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]], [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/hw8sol.pdf TA's solution].
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* Homework 9: Please discuss hw9 [[hw9 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[hw9_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]], [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/hw9sol.pdf TA's solution].
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* Homework 10: Please discuss hw10 [[hw10 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[hw10_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]], [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/hw10sol.pdf TA's solution].
 
===Exam Related===
 
===Exam Related===
Let's begin to try to solve old exams! They are many posted on Prof. Allebach's website, and I will try to write a similar one this time. If you scan your solved exam and post a pdf here, I will do my best to find the time to grade it. (But don't post it at midnight the day before the exam, ok?) --[[User:Mboutin|Mboutin]] 22:51, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
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*Test 1
 
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** Useful Information for Exam 1(Feburary 18th): Please contribute [[exam1 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[exam1_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]]
* Useful Information for Exam 1(Feburary 18th): Please contribute [[exam1 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]], [[exam1_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]]
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** [[Exam 1 Student Review]]
 
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** Here are the stats: Average 69.4, standard Deviation 18.5 [[Image:Test1HistECE438Spring09.png]]
 
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** [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/exam1sol.pdf TA's solution]
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*Test 2
 
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** Useful Information for Exam 2(March 27th): Please contribute [[exam2 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]],[[exam2_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]]
Here is the link that you can find out the previous exam. It is for the students who may have difficult time to search Prof. Allebach's previous exam.--[[User:Kim415|Kim415]] 15:57, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
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**  Here are the stats: Average 71.47/90, standard deviation 13.41. [[Image:Test2HistECE438Spring09.jpg|400px]]
 
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** [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/exam2sol.pdf TA's solution]
*[http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~allebach/ece438/prev/ Prof. Allebach's previous mid-term & final exam lists]
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*Test 3
 
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**Useful Information for Exam 3(April 24th): Please contribute [[exam3 (ECE438BoutinSpring09)|here]],[[exam3_comments_(ECE438BoutinSpring09)|TAs Comments]]
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**  Here are the stats: Average 67.4/90 with a std deviation of 13.9. [[Image:Test3HistECE438Spring09.png|400px]]
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** [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~mboutin/ECE438/test3sol.pdf solution]
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* Final
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**  Here are the stats: Average 148.09/205 with a standard deviation of 33.10. The gradelines for the exam itself are: A>=171 (12 students), B>=158 (7 students), C>=131 (13 students), D>=125 (5 students), F<=124 (7 students). Note that the actual grade distribution is actually better than the final exam distribution.  In fact the class GPA this semester is 2.61.[[Image:FinalHistECE438Spring09.jpg|400px]]
  
  
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* General Info
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** Here is the link that you can find out the previous exam. It is for the students who may have difficult time to search Prof. Allebach's previous exam.--[[User:Kim415|Kim415]] 15:57, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
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***[http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~allebach/ece438/prev/ Prof. Allebach's previous mid-term & final exam lists]
  
 
===Miscellaneous===
 
===Miscellaneous===
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* Queer or ally? Interested in a career in the oil industry? Please attend this [http://www.noglstp.net/purdue/ Shell Oil Career Forum], Wednesday, April 8th, 6pm Lily 3102.
 
* Interested in digital communications? Please consider attending this [[Tektronix_presentation_February_2009|Tektronix presentation]] on Friday February 6, 2009.
 
* Interested in digital communications? Please consider attending this [[Tektronix_presentation_February_2009|Tektronix presentation]] on Friday February 6, 2009.
 
* Wondering if the course material would be useful in real life?, go to [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~vip/ VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects)] and read about research projects related to this class.  Whenever you see the VIP logo [[Image:Vip_logo.gif| 40px]] in the course notes, it means that there is related information on VIP that you may find interesting.  Contact the [[User:Mortz |TA]] of VIP if you would like to join one of the teams. The first VIP meeting will take place on Wed (01/14/09) at 4:30pm in MSEE 184.
 
* Wondering if the course material would be useful in real life?, go to [http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~vip/ VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects)] and read about research projects related to this class.  Whenever you see the VIP logo [[Image:Vip_logo.gif| 40px]] in the course notes, it means that there is related information on VIP that you may find interesting.  Contact the [[User:Mortz |TA]] of VIP if you would like to join one of the teams. The first VIP meeting will take place on Wed (01/14/09) at 4:30pm in MSEE 184.
 
 
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=== Discussions ===
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*Flash-based 438 tutorials:
* [[Questions & Answers]]
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**http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/VISE/ee438/demos/flash/
Area to post questions, set up study groups, etc.
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* [[Exam 1 Student Review]]
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Rhea Section for ECE 438 Professor Boutin, Spring 2009

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Course Details

ECE 438: Digital Signal Processing with Applications

Instructor: Prof. Mimi Boutin (mboutin@ you know where)
Office: MSEE342, tel. 4-3538
Office Hours: M 13:30-14:20, W 13:00-14:20 F 15:30-16:20

TAs: Sean Hu (hu@ecn. you know where) and Liang Liu (liangliu@purdue. you know what)
Sean's Office Hours in MSEE184: T 11:30a-12:30p, Th 10:30a-11:30a
Liang's Office Hours in MSEE184: F 10:30a-11:30a

Message Area

  • It is expected that the grades will be ready this Thursday afternoon.
  • If you bought the book this semester, please feel free to offer it for sale on Rhea. If there is a need, we could create a "book wanted/for sale" section on the course page.

Prof. Mimi's Corner

Prof. Mimi will use this space to share material with the class

Discussions

Course Related Material

Homework Related

Note that it is perfectly ok to discuss the homework questions on Rhea. In particular, you are allowed to post your own solutions. --Mboutin 17:01, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Exam Related

  • Test 1
  • Test 2
    • Useful Information for Exam 2(March 27th): Please contribute here,TAs Comments
    • Here are the stats: Average 71.47/90, standard deviation 13.41. Test2HistECE438Spring09.jpg
    • TA's solution
  • Test 3
    • Useful Information for Exam 3(April 24th): Please contribute here,TAs Comments
    • Here are the stats: Average 67.4/90 with a std deviation of 13.9. Test3HistECE438Spring09.png
    • solution
  • Final
    • Here are the stats: Average 148.09/205 with a standard deviation of 33.10. The gradelines for the exam itself are: A>=171 (12 students), B>=158 (7 students), C>=131 (13 students), D>=125 (5 students), F<=124 (7 students). Note that the actual grade distribution is actually better than the final exam distribution. In fact the class GPA this semester is 2.61.FinalHistECE438Spring09.jpg


Miscellaneous

  • Queer or ally? Interested in a career in the oil industry? Please attend this Shell Oil Career Forum, Wednesday, April 8th, 6pm Lily 3102.
  • Interested in digital communications? Please consider attending this Tektronix presentation on Friday February 6, 2009.
  • Wondering if the course material would be useful in real life?, go to VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects) and read about research projects related to this class. Whenever you see the VIP logo Vip logo.gif in the course notes, it means that there is related information on VIP that you may find interesting. Contact the TA of VIP if you would like to join one of the teams. The first VIP meeting will take place on Wed (01/14/09) at 4:30pm in MSEE 184.
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