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Monday August 22, 2010 (Week 1) - See [[Lecture_Schedule_ECE438Fall10_Boutin|Course Outline]].
 
Monday August 22, 2010 (Week 1) - See [[Lecture_Schedule_ECE438Fall10_Boutin|Course Outline]].
 
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In the first lecture, we covered the [[Media:SyllabusECE438F11boutin.pdf|syllabus]]. We then talked about the reason why we need "Digital Signal Processing". In particular, we discussed the two following applications:
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*Historical Preservation: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Miwejo0mgok Original Caruso (1904)] versus [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t936rzOt3Zc Caruso digitally processed]
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*A [http://www.waves.com/content.aspx?id=5798 software to remove the sound of vuvuzelas] at World Cup of Soccer, 2010.
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We finished the lecture with a discussion about the meaning of the Fourier transform and a video where Prof. Joe Havlicek illustrates this meaning using music.
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In the first lecture, we will hand out a sign up sheet as part of the “Initial Course Participation Reporting” process, which has to do with financial aid.  
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Action items for students include
 
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* Read Rhea's [[Disclaimer|disclaimer]].
BLOG CONTENT WILL BE FILLED OUT AFTER CLASS.
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* Read the [[Peer_Legacy_ECE438|ECE438 Peer legacy page]] and consider contributing to other [[Peer_legacy|peer legacy]] pages, such as [[Peer_Legacy_ECE201|ECE201]], [[Peer_Legacy_ECE202|ECE202]], [[Peer_Legacy_ECE301|ECE301]], and [[Peer_Legacy_EPICS|EPICS]].
 
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* Solve the following two practice problems and share your solution for feedback
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**[[practice_summation_n_delta_of_n_ECE438F11|Compute this sum]]
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**[[practice_summation_shifted_geometric_ECE438F11|Compute this other sum]]
  
 
Next: [[Lecture2ECE438F11|Lecture 2]]
 
Next: [[Lecture2ECE438F11|Lecture 2]]
 
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Lecture 1 Blog, ECE438 Fall 2011, Prof. Boutin

Monday August 22, 2010 (Week 1) - See Course Outline.


In the first lecture, we covered the syllabus. We then talked about the reason why we need "Digital Signal Processing". In particular, we discussed the two following applications:

We finished the lecture with a discussion about the meaning of the Fourier transform and a video where Prof. Joe Havlicek illustrates this meaning using music.


Action items for students include

Next: Lecture 2


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