Experiences in teaching DSP first in the ECE curriculum

Author

McClellan, James H. ; Schafer, Ronald W. ; Yoder, Mark A.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

5-8 Nov 1997

Firstpage

891

Abstract

In this paper we describe experiences gained from teaching an introductory electrical engineering course based on digital signal processing rather than the traditional first course in analog circuit theory. We discuss our motivation for teaching DSP first, before covering analog circuits and systems. We describe the style of the course and point out difficulties as well as advantages, in this organization of basic material. At Georgia Tech and Rose-Hulman, this beginning course has been required of all computer engineering majors. Finally, we make some comments about extending this approach to encompass a wider range of students from other disciplines

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; electrical engineering education; signal processing; teaching; DSP teaching; ECE curriculum; Georgia Tech; Rose-Hulman; analog circuits; computer engineering majors; course style; digital signal processing; Analog circuits; Analog computers; Books; Digital filters; Digital signal processing; Education; Electrical engineering; Finite impulse response filter; Laboratories; Signal processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4086-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1997.635996

Filename

635996