Signals and Systems
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Signals and Systems Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Signals and Systems (subject code 2141005) as prescribed for PE · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 24 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2141005)Unit 1 Basic definitions, Classification of signals and systems. Signal
- operations and properties
- Basic continuous time signals
- signal sampling and quantization
- discretization of continuous time signals
- discrete time signals
- Basic system properties
- Representation of digital signals
- Case study of different signals form communication and biomedical field
Unit 2 Impulse response characterization and convolution integral for CT- LTI
- signal responses to CT-LTI system
- properties of convolution
- LTI system response properties from impulse response
- (*Review of Laplace transform with reference to CT signals and systems.)
Unit 3 Impulse response characterization and convolution sum, Causal signal
- response to DT-LTI systems
- Properties of convolution summation
- Impulse response of DT-LTI system
- DT-LTI system properties from Impulse response
- System analysis from difference equation model
Unit 4 Representation of periodic functions, Fourier series, Frequency
- spectrum of aperiodic signals
- Fourier Transform
- Relation between Laplace Transform and Fourier Transform and its properties
- Introduction to DTFT and DFT
Unit 5 The z-Transform, Convergence of z-Transform, Basic z-Transform,
- Properties of z-Transform
- Inverse z-Transform and Solving difference equation using z-Transform *This has been covered in circuits and networks in third semester as well as required in control system engineering course
- quick review is recommended