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Digital Signal Processing: A Practical Approach (2nd Edition)

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This is a great book. I will encourage any one doing DSP to read this book. However, some of the theories described in this book are too old In recent years, there are many important new developments in DSP algorithms. For example, the correlation-signal theory described in this book is fundamentally incorrect (p 199 to p206). Recently, Guo Mian et. al. developed autocorrelation signal to noise ratio (ACSNR) algorithm to percisely determine the Signal to noise ratio(SNR) for an arbitary data sequence in time domain using correlation method. ( IEEE Trans. Magn.Vol. 29, pp. 3999. Nov. 1993). Signal and the noise can be percisely determined by the correlation function. This method has been widely used in digital recording/telecommunication industies. It has also been implemented in LeCroy digital scopes. I will encourage the author revise his book in the new edition.

Is a practical book. I used it for my DSP course in University,UPM. It is very useful also for my current Design Job. Only one topic should be included, Data converters - ADC, DAC, such as SigmaDelta converter.

This book is pretty good to study DSP with C language. It contains many practical example C source code but this book has many misprint I'll expect that misprint will correct next edition!

I'm studying EE couse in Chung-Ang Univ. at Seoul Korea.

A well written book with a lot of good examples. There are however many printing errors which should be corrected in the next issue.

This book is the best so far that I have read up to date.I just wish that I was introduced to this book back in my undergrad years in singapore when I found DSP real tough. Superb book, this one is for the lay man!

This book is OK. Its not a very good book as an introduction in my opinion. If you are a new student to DSP I would steer clear of this book and get Oppenheim & Schafer or Proakis & Manolakis first. However, if you are looking for practical coding examples for things, this book is VERY good in that regard. It could be useful to the new student as an alternate reference.

I am a postgraduate in University of Plymouth and fortunately enough was taught by Prof, Efeachor himself. His book is without doubt one of the most practical orientated DSP book, the writtings are concise, terse and vivid. His explaination style is impeccable, Anyway, Prof. Effeachor decades of experience in telecommunication, audio and medical electronics speaks for himself. Grab this book if you want to learn the real magic behind DSP.

One catch, there are too many typos in the book. Otherwise I would rate it 5 stars.

This book helped me to implement the theory behind DSP. This is a perfect book that you can learn by doing.

If you want to learn DSP. I suggest Oppenheim or Proakis.
I bought this book and after going through it for a few weeks had to throw it away!. Lacks mathematical clarity. Looks more like a cook book to me !.
Don't waste your money!.

The book covers a broad subject area in adequate detail. However, it is riddled with typos, errors in equations, switched variable names and other "erroneous permutations". It forces the reader to really grind through the examples with caution. There are many "leaps of faith" in the examples forcing the reader to digress into research mode to fill in the blanks. Overall, the book does a decent job of explaining DSP basics.