Title :
Interactive tools for signal processing education
Author_Institution :
School of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA, USA
Abstract :
The Signal Processing Instructional Facility (SPIF Lab.) is an educational laboratory featuring interactive multimedia for teaching concepts related to linear systems theory and signal processing. The goals of the SPIF lab are to augment, enhance, and interconnect sophomore, junior, and senior level courses with the common thread of linear systems and transforms by unifying the experimentation medium. In this fashion, physical phenomenon is returned to the forefront of engineering education. The major components of the new laboratory are a family of dynamic Mathematica Notebooks (a form of hypertext) and interactive applications which utilize dedicated DSP microprocessors.<>
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; digital signal processing chips; electrical engineering education; hypermedia; interactive systems; laboratories; linear systems; multimedia systems; signal processing; systems engineering; Mathematica Notebooks; SPIF Lab; Signal Processing Instructional Facility; dedicated DSP microprocessors; educational courses; educational laboratory; electrical engineering; engineering education; hypertext; interactive applications; interactive multimedia; interactive tools; junior level; linear systems theory; linear transforms; senior level; signal processing education; sophomore level; teaching; Application software; Computer science; Distributed computing; Laboratories; Laplace equations; Linear systems; Microphones; Oscilloscopes; Signal processing; Spectral analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1994. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2009-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1994.407814
