Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms and Applications (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

by John G. Proakis (Author), Dimitris K Manolakis (Author)

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Product Description
Presents the fundamentals of discrete-time signals, systems, and modern digital processing algorithms and applications for students in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science. Textbook. DLC: Signal processing - Digital techniques.

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Giving students a sound balance of theory and practical application, this no-nonsense text presents the fundamental concepts and techniques of modern digital signal processing with related algorithms and applications. Covering both time-domain and frequency- domain methods for the analysis of linear, discrete-time systems, the book offers cutting-edge coverage on such topics as sampling, digital filter design, filter realizations, deconvolution, interpolation, decimation, state-space methods, spectrum analysis, and more. Rigorous and challenging, it further prepares students with numerous examples, exercises, and experiments emphasizing software implementation of digital signal processing algorithms integrated throughout.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1016 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3rd edition (October 5, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0133737624
• ISBN-13: 978-0133737622
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #457,813 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great theoretical introduction to DSP, December 12, 2005

By	Sujith (Bangalore, India) - See all my reviews

This book is a great theoretical introduction to DSP. Although its size looks intimidating and there is a lot of math, this book is very good for a beginner because firstly, the size of the book is due to numerous examples as well as clear and detailed explanations for most of the concepts and secondly, it is possible to skip over much of the math if you are so inclined and take away the gist of the section. This is the case in some of the more advanced topics covered which may be suitable for a second reading.

Some of the things I liked in this book are:
- The organization of the material and lucidity of the writing and explanation
- Consistency of notation
- The concepts of frequency in continuous and discrete time signals in Chapter 1
- The long introduction to discrete time systems and the concepts of linear time invariance in Chapter 2
- The explanation of Fourier series and Fourier transforms of continuous time and discrete time signals (periodic and non periodic) in Chapter 4 is the best part of this book
- Frequency domain characteristics of LTI systems in Chapter 4
- The way the DFT was introduced and its relationship with the DTFT in Chapter 5
- Sampling and reconstruction of signals in Chapter 9

Some of the things I did not like in this book are:
- The way the sampling theorem was derived in Chapter 4. In DSP you can derive the same thing in many ways but in many cases one method is more intuitive and simpler than the rest. There is an easier way to derive the sampling theorem
- There are mistakes in some equations. Not a major issue though
- There is no MATLAB or computer exercises or examples anywhere. This is a pity because you can learn so much and get a lot of insights with a few hours of DSP with MATLAB. Also there are some things like filter design which are done only on a computer
- I did not like the treatment of Multirate DSP in Chapter 10
- There is no treatment of 2D processing anywhere

On the whole this is a great theoretical introduction to DSP with a few minor drawbacks. I would still recommend this book over the ones by Oppenheim and Mitra for a beginner. But I would wait for the fourth edition that comes out in Feb. 2006 before buying any DSP book.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good introduction to DSP, August 28, 1999

By A Customer

This book covers all the fundamental aspects of the digital signal processing and, like the other works of Prof. J. Proakis, is written in a rigorous but at the same time clear mathematical language; furthermore the author gives practical examples of the applications of the theories exposed. In my opinion a very good introduction and a complete reference text for people who work in the DSP field.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the very few, September 13, 2000

By	Rajesh Kumar Venugopal (Syracuse,Ny) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is the one that is quite accessible both to the beginner as well as the professional. If you had a strong background in Signals and Systems, Proakis will take you through a mathematical tour of DSP. With plenty of examples you would find this book a lot easier than Oppeinheim's. The best of the breed is Stanley's Digital Signal Processing. Since this book is now out of print , the one by Proakis will come a close second.

A lot of examples make this bulkiest of the DSP books, however. For the new comer Richard Lyon's and Steve Smith's book will help them to understand this book well. And don't forget the Matlab series book authored by Proakis. it is the best to learn DSP through Matlab- no doubt about it.