MAS160/510/511: Signals, Systems, and Information for Media Technology

Lecture: TR 10:30-12, E14-493; Recitation F 11-12, E14-493

V. Michael Bove, Jr., E15-448, x3-0334, vmb (at) media (dot) mit (dot) edu

Rosalind Picard, E14-374g, x3-0611, picard (at) media (dot) mit (dot) edu

TA: Jonathan Mei, jonathanmei (at) gmail (dot) com

Textbook Info

7 Feb.: Introduction

9 Feb.: Sinusoids

10 Feb.: Recitation 1

14 Feb.: Spectra

16 Feb.: Periodic Waveforms

17 Feb: Recitation 2

21 Feb.: (Monday schedule, no class)

23 Feb.: Basis Functions and Orthogonality

24 Feb.: Recitation 3

28 Feb.: Sampling, I

1 Mar.: Sampling, II

2 Mar.: Recitation 4

6 Mar.: Psychophysics, Psychoacoustics, and Other Physiological Signals

8 Mar.: Communication Theory, I

9 Mar.: Recitation 5

13 Mar.: Communication Theory, II

15 Mar.: Practical Communication Systems

16 Mar.: Recitation 6

20 Mar.: Pre-Quiz Wrap-Up

22 Mar.: QUIZ 1

23 Mar.: Recitation 7

27, 29, 30 Mar.: (Spring Break, no class)

3 Apr.: MAS.510 ends/MAS.511 begins. Discrete-Time Systems, I

5 Apr.: Discrete-Time Systems, II

6 Apr.: Recitation 8

10 Apr.: Frequency Response, I

12 Apr.: Frequency Response, II

13 Apr.: Recitation 9

17 Apr.: (Patriots Day vacation, no class)

19 Apr.: Z-Transforms, I

20 Apr.: Recitation 10

24 Apr.:(Media Lab event, no class)

26 Apr.: IIR Systems

27 Apr.: Recitation 11

1 May: Z-Transforms, II

3 May: Spectrum Analysis

4 May: Recitation 12

8 May: Pre-Quiz Wrap-Up

10 May: QUIZ 2

11 May: Recitation 13

15 May: Real-World Filter Design (how one actually does it)

17 May: Sampling-Rate Conversion Demystified

POLICIES AND INFO:

Computer Facilities: The Matlab system will be used throughout the semester. While it is available on various machines in the Media Lab and on Athena, we suggest installing it on your own machine as it's free for MIT students. Click here for information.

Exams: There will be two in-class quizzes. Both are open-book and open-notes, and we suggest bringing along a calculator that knows about trigonometric functions.

Grading: Your grade will be determined as a weighted average: 40% homework, 50% quizzes, 10% class participation.

Obligatory Policy Statement: We think collaboration is a fine thing, and encourage studying in groups and discussing the topics covered in class. However, for homework problems the work you hand in should be done at least 95% by you alone. If you can think of a system that gives a good evaluation of individual performance and is even better at facilitating learning of this material, please suggest it to us. We realize that many of our students lead complicated and demanding lives, and will allow you to hand in up to two problem sets late - without penalty - as long as you get permission from one of the faculty or TA at least a day in advance of the regular due date. The delay is limited, however, and under no circumstances will you receive credit for a problem set after we have made available the solutions.