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          |  |  Investigating Signal Processing Theory with Mathematica
 
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 | Organization: | University of Texas | 
 | Department: | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | 
 | Organization: | Georgia Tech | 
 | Organization: | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University | 
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 | IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing | 
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          |  |  We present extensions to the computer algebra and multimedia environment Mathematica to enable students to investigate signal processing theory. Students interact with the extensions at two levels. The lower level is a set of Mathematica programs called the Signal Processing Packages (SPP) that implement signals and systems not found in the core of Mathematica. The higher level is a set of interactive multimedia Notebook tutorials on analog filters, convolution, Fourier analysis, and the z-transform. Other Notebooks have been written to help students evaluate their knowledge of digital filter design and convolution.
 
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