Digital Signal Processing: Instant Access [Paperback]

James D. Broesch (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750689765 | ISBN-13: 978-0750689762 | Publication Date: November 3, 2008 | Edition: 1

Digital signal processing is commonplace in most electronics including MP3 players, HDTVs, and phones, just to name a few of the applications. The engineers creating these devices are in need of essential information at a moment's notice. The Instant Access Series provides all the critical content that a signal or communications engineer needs in his or her daily work.

This book provides an introduction to DSPs as well as succinct overviews of linear systems, digital filters, and digital compression. This book is filled with images, figures, tables, and easy to find tips and tricks for the engineer that needs material fast to complete projects to deadline.





*Tips and tricks feature that will help engineers get info fast and move on to the next issue
*Easily searchable content complete with tabs, chapter table of contents, bulleted lists, and boxed features
*Just the essentials, no need to page through material not needed for the current project

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Newnes; 1 edition (November 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750689765
• ISBN-13: 978-0750689762
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,980,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thorough & compact overview of DSP fundamentals, October 25, 2008

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D. Smith (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This book is a great introduction to DSP for the practicing engineer or hobbyist who finds himself in the position of needing DSP, yet having no background or knowledge of the subject.

The book's back cover says "a thorough yet compact overview of the fundamental concepts and basic techniques of digital signal processing", and that's exactly what it is.

Instead of spending chapters going into complex math or number theory, the book provides a broad introduction and overview of DSP techniques and applications.

All the DSP 101 usual suspects are covered: sampling, quantization, Nyquist, aliasing, DACs and ADCs, FIR & IIR filters, convolution (very well), Discrete and Fourier Transforms (DFT/FFT), and many applications that are only possible with DSP.

The book is *very* well-written. The language is clear, direct and not overbearing; the diagrams and figures are extremely helpful and plentiful; and the entire layout and organization of the book lends itself to a satisfying and enriching learning experience.

If you need to go from 0 to "using it" with DSP, this is the book for you. It totally removes the intimidation and barriers that normally accompany an introduction to DSP.

The book's "Instant Access" tagline delivers. I hope there are more titles in the "Instant Access" series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Book helpful for specific kind of reader, November 4, 2008

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Vadim Vaynerman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Signal Processing: Instant Access (Paperback)

This book is good for the practicing engineer trying to recall some of the undergrad signal processing theory. It personally helped me when I went back to grad school and took a DSP class after working for some years... However, one needs to bear in mind that this is a very condensed and brief work, and covers a lot of DSP topics without mathematical rigor.

It is best used in conjunction with a standard signals and systems textbook, as an explainer or reference. Don't expect it to cover all your needs, but do realize that it will help crystallize your understanding of the main text you use - we all know that these texts can be rather cryptic.