Digital Signal Processing Demystified (Engineering Mentor Series) [Paperback]

James D. Broesch (Author)

Book Description

Series: Engineering Mentor Series | Publication Date: March 15, 1997

James D. Broesch is a staff engineer for General Atomics, where he is responsible for the design and development of several advanced control systems used on fusion control programs. He also teaches classes in signal processing and hardware design at the University of California-San Diego.

· Integrated book/software package allows readers to simulate digital signal processing (DSP) situations and experiment with effects of different DSP techniques.
· Gives an applications-oriented approach to DSP instead of a purely mathematical one.
· The accompanying CD includes a DSP "calculator" to help solve design problems

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Until now, digital signal processing has required at least a high-powered education in mathematics, if not an engineering degree. I've seen books on digital signal processing that you could use for weightlifting. Fortunately, a very practical approach to the subject, which explains the math rather than ignoring it, is a remarkable book by James D. Broesch called Digital Signal Processing Demystified. The book comes with a CD-ROM that contains Windows software (DSP Calculator) which allows you to experiment with some of the concepts in the book, and is good enough for professional use."
--Nuts and Volts magazine

"... the approach is very interactive. The author alternately explains a concept (such as the polynomial series, the Taylor series, convolution, z-transforms, DFTs, and FFTs, FIR filters, and IIR filters) and then challenges the reader to use the interactive software (provided on a CD-ROM provided with the book) to experiment with these concepts. By experimenting with the software, the reader develops an intuitive sense of what is behind the mathematics of DSP."
--VMEbus Systems magazine

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Newnes (March 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878707167
• ISBN-13: 978-1878707161
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,829,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good introduction to DSP, July 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Digital Signal Processing Demystified (Engineering Mentor Series) (Paperback)

This is a good book for readers who didn't have much background in math and DSP fields. It contains lots of useful information. But for a experienced engineer or colleage students, this book is a little too easy.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very readable, quick intro to DSP, November 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Digital Signal Processing Demystified (Engineering Mentor Series) (Paperback)

I found this to be a very useful book, although I did not use the CD-ROM. I think the author develops the concept of the z-transform and DFT very nicely and intuitively. The sections on FIR and IIR filters seem to go by relatively quickly, however. People trained in technical fields outside of EE may find this a very helpful tool for grasping core DSP ideas.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book, May 14, 1999

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This review is from: Digital Signal Processing Demystified (Engineering Mentor Series) (Paperback)

For a person looking for a simple introduction to DSP, this book is a good start. Many of the theories are presented very simply. For an in-depth understanding, I would've liked to see references at the end of each chapter that would lead me to books that might deal the topic(s) in greater detail. But for a person looking for a foothold in DSP, this book is highly recommended.