Linear System Analysis

Host University

Old Dominion University

Semester

Fall 2025

Course Number

ECE 302 CRN 22889

Credits

3

Discipline

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Instructor

Gray, William S. (SGRAY@ODU.EDU)

Times and Days

06:00 PM - 07:15 PM

M, W

Course Information

This course covers the fundamental concepts of signal and linear system representation and analysis in continuous time. Topics include: Operations with sinusoids and complex exponentials. Signal properties, operations, and models. System properties, classification, and models. Time-domain system analysis, including impulse response, total system response, stability, and convolution. Fourier analysis of continuous-time signals and signal transmission through linear time-invariant systems. Ideal and practical filters. Advanced matrix operations and linear algebra with applications to signal and system analysis. Characteristic equation of a matrix, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Performing time and frequency domain analysis using MATLAB. (offered fall, spring).

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: MATH 280 or MATH 307 and a grade of C or better in ECE 201 and ECE 202. Pre- or corequisite: ECE 287.