McMaster University
Introduction To Mathematical Modeling of Systems

SFWR ENG 2MX3, Term II 2010-2011

Instructor

Dr. M. v. Mohrenschildt, ITB 202.B ex: 23844,
Office hours: To be determined or by appointment (please e-mail for appointment).

MIDTERM II

MIDTERM I

Lectures, Tutorials

Monday, Wednesday 11:30-12:20 TSH/B105
Firday 13:30-14:20 TSH/B105
Tutorials: Monday 16:30-17:20 CHN/B107

Teaching Assistants

To be announced

Book

"Structure and Interpretation of Signals and Systems", E. Lee, P. Varaiya, ISBN 0-201-74551-8 Addison Wesley

Course Information on Web

Grades, Mid-terms, and Exams

• There will be two mid-terms and one final.
• There will be a set of practice exercises, but no credit is given for these practice exercises. The material in the practice exercises will be tested in the Midterms and Finals.
• The final examination will be scheduled by the Registrars office in the usual way. It will be two hours in duration and cover the material of the course, handouts and lab-assignments. Calculators (the standard McMaster calculator) will be permitted in the mid-terms and the final.
• Midterm tests will be returned during a the lectures. The ones not picked up will be placed in a pick up box at my office. No responsibility for loss of assignments can be assumed by either instructor or the teaching assistants. Any complains about grading should be done in written and within two weeks of the return date.
• Any mid-term written in pencil can not be remarked.
• The instructor does not accept late doctors notices, if you write a mid-term then the mark is yours. If you do not write a test and do not provide an acceptable doctors notice then it is marked with 0. The instructor reserves the right to conduct any deferred exams orally.
• The final grade will be based on the mid-terms and the two-hour final examination. There is one marking scheme.

  Midterm 1, 20% , Midterm 2: 20%, Final 60%.

• "The instructor and university reserve the right to modify elements of the course during the term. The university may change the dates and deadlines for any or all courses in extreme circumstances. If either type of modification becomes necessary, reasonable notice and communication with the students will be given with explanation and the opportunity to comment on changes. It is the responsibility of the student to check their McMaster email and course websites weekly during the term and to note any changes."

Major Topics

The following outline is approximate.

• Signals: Continuous, Discrete
• Systems: Continuous, Discrete, Models, States, Differential and Difference Equations.
• Linear Time-Invariant Systems (LTI): Representation, Delay,time invariance, Impulse Response.
• Frequency Domain: Fourier Series, Complex Fourier series, Frequency Response, Convolution
• Filters: FIR Filters, IIR Filters, design and implementation
• Fourier Transforms
• Sampling Theorem: Aliasing, Nyquist-Shannon Sampling Theorem

Discrimination

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Academic Dishonesty

Academic dishonesty is to knowingly act or fail to act in a way that results or could result in unearned academic credit or advantage. This behaviour can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty?") and/or suspension or expulsion from the university.

It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various types of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, located at http://www.mcmaster.ca/academicintegrity .

The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:

• Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other credit has been obtained.
• Improper collaboration in group work.
• Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.

Calculators