Signals and Systems (Hardcover)

by Simon Haykin (Author), Barry Van Veen (Author)

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Product Description
Intended for use in an undergraduate course in electrical engineering, this book provides a modern treatment of signals and systems. It will prepare students for senior-level courses in communication systems, control systems, and digital signal processing (as encountered in digital audio), radar, radio, astronomy, sonar, remote sensing, seismology, and biomedical engineering. Examples and drill problems and solutions are provided throughout the book.

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Intended for use in an undergraduate course in electrical engineering, this book provides a modern treatment of signals and systems. It will prepare students for senior-level courses in communication systems, control systems, and digital signal processing (as encountered in digital audio), radar, radio, astronomy, sonar, remote sensing, seismology, and biomedical engineering. Examples and drill problems and solutions are provided throughout the book.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 720 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (August 28, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471138207
• ISBN-13: 978-0471138204
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,689,762 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars it was a good intent, but the result is very bad..., September 6, 2002

By	Hilton "hdom" (Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil) - See all my reviews

I bought this book to review the theory of signal processing, which I had studied 4 years ago. What caught my attention was that the author threats the 4 different Fourier representations at the same time, instead of separated, what seemed to be a great approach. But in the course of the reading I found that the lack of organization throwed away what could be a great idea. Sometimes I was so lost in the theory development that I prefer to give up and try another book. In the end I found myself studying (again) the Oppenheim's Signals & Systems, that treats the Fourier representations separately, but in a much more organized manner. So, as an advice, try another one.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible text book, April 28, 2003

By	"dr_dru" (Madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Signals and Systems, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

I'm a UW computer engr student. We use this book here because Van Veen is the author (he is a professor here). The book is aweful. It's just plain bad. The material lacks clarity, the examples are either too easy, too hard, or do not provide any instruction at all. The math often has missing steps leaving the reader clueless as to how one arrives at the final result. The matlab code is worthless -- it doesn't teach anything nor explain anything. I recommend Oppenheim or Schaum's guide. I beg you not to waste your time or money on this ...text.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of best books in undergrad signals and systems, November 13, 2008

By	Srikumar Sandeep (Boulder,CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Signals and Systems, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

A very good COMPREHENSIVE book. This book covers all the frequency transforms in DEPTH.
I see a lot of people have made negative comments about this book, which I find very very surprising. You need background in two subjects for learning this book : Calculus and electric circuits. If you are not sound in this, there is no point in complaining. The material in this book is indispensable, if you are into control systems, signal processing , DSP etc etc.Lot of examples and so many end of chapter problems. This book can be used with Schaums outline signals and sytems.