Engineering

For sophomore- and junior-level courses in Linear Systems and Signals for electrical engineering, biomedical engineering or mechanical engineering majors.

The author's experience teaching undergraduate- and graduate-level linear systems courses for more than 15 years is reflected in this comprehensive text. It contains detailed linear system theory essentials and presents and develops the unified techniques to recognize and solve linear dynamical system problems regardless of their origin. With this text, students will be well equipped to cope with all types of linear dynamic system problems that may be encountered.

• The Author's Web site, http://www.ece.rutgers.edu/~gajic/systems.html—Includes the following supplements for the instructor: a Solutions Manual; Solutions to MATLAB Laboratory Experiments; Power Point Slides; PDF-Transparences. Matlab programs and data can be downloaded by the student from the Author's Web site.

• State space techniques—Extensive coverage of the state space technique in both continuous and discrete-time domains.

  • Provides students with the most up-to-date information on the advances in the field.

• Solid foundation on linear dynamic systems and corresponding systems.

  • Enables all engineering students to cope with all kinds of linear dynamic system problems, especially those encountered in the follow-up junior/senior engineering courses in controls, robotics, dynamics, signal processing, networking, communications, electrical circuits, electronics, and bioengineering.

• Parallels continuous- and discrete-time linear systems throughout the text.

  • Helps students to grasp the similarities and differences of each, making the systems easier to understand.

• Important linear systems concepts are introduced first in the frequency domain.

  • Helps students master the fundamentals before delving into more complex concepts.

• Examples and problems throughout the text—Most problems are analytical with many real world examples studied.

• A laboratory experiment is presented after each chapter.

  • Provides students with the opportunity for direct application of text material and demonstrates the theoretical results on numerous real world linear systems taken from electrical, mechanical, aerospace, and biomedical engineering practice.

• Companion Website—Includes the MATLAB programs and numerical data from the text at www.ece.rutgers.edu/~ gajic/systems.html.

  • Gives students instant access to additional resources and supplementary information.

• Three-part organization—The text is divided into three major parts: Part I covers frequency-domain approach to linear dynamic systems, Part II covers the time-domain approach to linear dynamic systems, and Part III discusses the linear system approach to electrical engineering.

  • Allows instructors the flexibility to focus on the subject matter as it pertains to the needs of the class without having to wade through more advanced topics.

Preface.


1. Introduction to Linear Systems.

I. FREQUENCY DOMAIN TECHNIQUES.

II. TIME DOMAIN TECHNIQUES.

III. SYSTEMS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.

Signals and Systems [CORE TEXTS] (Electrical and Computing Engineering)

Zoran Gajic. Professor Zoran Gajic has been teaching linear systems, controls, and networking courses in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rutgers University, New Jersey since 1984. He is the author or coauthor of more than fifty journal papers, primarily published in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and IFAC Automatica journals, and seven books in the fields of linear and bilinear control systems published by Academic Press, Prentice Hall International, Marcel Dekker, and Springer Verlag. Professor Gajic has delivered two plenary lectures at international conferences and presented almost 100 conference papers. He serves on the editorial board of the journal Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete, and Impulsive Systems, and has been a guest editor of a special issue of that journal, on control systems technology. Professor Gajic received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Belgrade, and the M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics and the Ph.D. degree in Systems Science Engineering from Michigan State University. He is a life master of the U.S. Chess Federation and a master of the World Chess Federation.

This book, intended for the sophomore junior level, presents both continuous- and discrete-time linear systems and signals. Divided into three major parts:

• Frequency-domain approach to linear dynamic systems and signals
• Time-domain approach to linear dynamic systems
• Linear systems and signals approach to electrical engineering (digital signal processing, communications, electrical circuits, and control systems)

• Flexible organization
• All linear system concepts are introduced in the frequency domain and then interpreted in the time domain
• Requires only elementary knowledge of linear algebra and differential equations
• Detailed coverage of the frequency domain transforms
• Detailed coverage of the convolution concept
• Detailed coverage of the state-space technique
• Self-study guide on linear dynamics systems and signals provides the foundation for other junior-senior courses in engineering (electrical, computer, biomedical, mechanical, and aerospace)
• MATLAB laboratory experiments after each chapter
• Numerous real-world examples from diverse areas of engineering: electrical, mechanical, biomedical, aerospace, industrial, computer networks and economics
• Companion Web site contains all MATLAB programs and numerical data for examples, problems, and MATLAB-oriented laboratory experiments

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