Signals and Systems I

EE360 Spring 2026

Overview

Professor

Dr. Brendan Morris,
Office: SEB 3216
OH: TBD.

Lecture

Lecture: TuTh 13:00-14:15, CHB C222
Discussion: W 17:30-18:30, TBE B-176
Final: Tu May 12, 13:00-15:00
Look up your final exam schedule now to determine conflicts.

Discussion

Instructor: David Santiago david.santiago@unlv.edu
Office Hours: MW 13:00-14:00, TBE B-307 or by appointment

Teaching Assistant: Joanna Dai daij2@unlv.nevada.edu

The Discussion section will be used to present computational tools for describing and analyzing signals and systems. The course will be taught using Matlab which is available in the Engineering Labs. A student copy of Matlab is available for $99 and can be a very helpful tool in many of your engineering courses. There are other free tools that are similar to Matlab including Octave, Scilab and/or SciPy.

Tutoring:

Engineering Tutoring Lab, TBE-A 309

You are highly encouraged to take advantage of the tutoring services. 1) You are paying for them and 2) students find the services helpful since the tutors have recently finished the course and are quite knowledgeable.

Material

Textbook: Signals and Systems, A.V. Oppenheim, A.S. Willsky, and S.H. Nawab, 2nd Edition, ISBN: 9780138147570
Recommended Text: Schaum's Outlines: Signals and Systems, H. Hsu, 4rd Edition, ISBN: 9781260454246 [4e online] [3e online]
Linear Systems and Signals, B.P. Lathi, 3rd Edition ISBN: 9780190200176 or 2nd Edition ISBN: 9780195158335

Be sure to either use the UNLV VPN or go through the UNLV library access using your ACE account to access online book links.

AccessEngineering Library Login - McGraw-Hill

Online References:
Signals and Systems, Freeman, MIT 6.003, 2011 [link]
Introduction to Communication, Control, and Signal Processing, Oppenheim and Verghese, MIT 6.011, 2010 [link]

Virtual Resources

This section will be updated with useful items during the course. Please email anything you think is useful for the class.

Scanning Apps: It is recommended that you use an App on your phone for ease of use with on device camera. Select an App that is able convert an image into a pdf and it is beneficial to have functionality to detect the edges, correct the orientation, and remove/cleanup background. Good Apps include: Genius Scan, CamScanner, or Office Lens [Android][Apple]
Textbooks: AccessEngineering Library Login - McGraw-Hill
Matlab: As a student you have access to Matlab Online after setting up a Mathworks Account linked to your UNLV email address.
Virtual Computer Labs: Remote access to EE computer labs is provided by OIT through the Virtual Computer Labs https://www.it.unlv.edu/rebelapps. For more information read the RebelApps Introduction Guide.

Catalog Description:

Deterministic signals and linear systems. Time domain description and analysis of analog and discrete linear systems. Analysis of linear systems using the Laplace transform and the z-transform. Block diagram and flow graph representation of signals and linear systems. Introduction to state space representation and analysis.
Prerequisites: EE 221 or EE 292 and MATH 431
Corequisites: EE 360 and either MATH 459 or MATH 432

Course Syllabus: [pdf]

Grading

Grading Scale

Component	Percentage	Date
Midterms (2):	40%	3/02, 4/13
Final:	20%	5/12 13:00
Homework:	20%	Weekly
Computer:	10%	Bi-Weekly
Participation:	10%	Weekly

Gradebook

The gradebook is available through UNLV Webcampus [link].
Note that the calculated % is not necessarily reflective of your final grade. The gradebook should be used mainly to ensure that I have correctly recorded your scores. You can get a sense of how you are doing in the class by comparing yourself with the mean grade which generally is around a C+/B-.

Course Organization

This course will utilize a "flipped" classroom. Lectures (video and slides) will be provided online for asynchronous viewing while the "lecture" time will be used as extended office hours and as a problem solving session.
Students are expected to come to lecture prepared. We will not do a traditional lecture but instead answer questions and work on problems. You should come with your problems ready to ask. Additionally, lecture reading assignments should be completed before lecture in order to be successful.
Class attendance during the "lecture" time is required. Make sure you are reading the book and watching recorded lectures.
Homework will be assigned weekly and will include Matlab programming problems (Computer problems).
Students may study together in groups but all assignments must be completed individually. Copying homework is unacceptable and will result in a fail in the class with an F grade.
Homework will be due via Webcampus (Canvas) on the designated date. No late homework will be accepted unless prior notification and arrangements are made.
Class participation will be recorded through online "quizzes". Each participation quiz will be worth 5 points toward the final grade (despite usually having more posted points). This means you can make a few mistakes and still get full points. Use these to identify areas where you need help.
Exams are cumulative but will emphasize new material.
Instruction of computational programming language (Matlab) and its application to signals and systems takes place in EE360D.

Schedule (Tentative)

Week	Date	Lecture Topic	Reading	Assignment	Discussion
1	01/20 Tu	class01: Introduction [Ch1.0-1.2] [Zoom]	Intro [pdf] OW Ch 1 [pdf]	HW01 [pdf] Due Tu 02/03	No meeting
1	01/22 Th	class02: Signals and Systems [Ch1.3-1.4] [Zoom]	Intro [pdf] OW Ch 1 [pdf]	HW01 [pdf] Due Tu 02/03	No meeting
2	01/27 Tu	class03: Systems and Properties [Ch1.5-1.6] [Zoom]		HW02 [pdf] Due Tu 02/10	Matlab Intro
2	01/29 Th	class04: Linear Time-Invariant Systems [Ch2.0-2.1]		HW02 [pdf] Due Tu 02/10	Matlab Intro
3	02/03 Tu	class05: DT Convolution [Ch2.0-2.1]	OW Ch 2 (no 2.5) [pdf]	HW03 [pdf] Due Tu 02/17	LTI Systems
3	02/05 Th	class06: CT Convolution [Ch2.2-2.3]	OW Ch 2 (no 2.5) [pdf]	HW03 [pdf] Due Tu 02/17	LTI Systems
4	02/10 Tu	class07: LTI Differential Equations [Ch2.4]		HW04 [pdf] Due Tu 02/24	Diff Eq/Conv
4	02/12 Th	class08: LTI Difference Equations		HW04 [pdf] Due Tu 02/24	Diff Eq/Conv
5	02/17 Tu	class09: Fourier Series - CTFS [Ch3.1-3.2] [Ch3.3-3.4]	OW Ch 3 (no 3.4) [pdf]	HW05 [pdf] Due Tu 03/03 Solutions [pdf]	FS
5	02/19 Th	class10: Fourier Series - DTFS [Ch3.5-3.7]	OW Ch 3 (no 3.4) [pdf]	HW05 [pdf] Due Tu 03/03 Solutions [pdf]	FS
6	02/24 Tu	class11: Fourier Series - Properties [Ch3.8-3.9]			Conv/filt Review
6	02/26 Th	class12: Convolution Recap			Conv/filt Review
7	03/03 Tu	class13: Review	OW Ch 1-3		Review
7	03/05 Th	class14: Midterm01	OW Ch 1-3		Review
8	03/10 Tu	class15: Laplace Transform [Ch9.0-9.2]	OW 9 (no 9.4) [pdf]	HW06 [pdf] Due Tu 03/31	No meeting
8	03/12 Th	class16: Laplace Transform [Ch9.3-9.7]	OW 9 (no 9.4) [pdf]	HW06 [pdf] Due Tu 03/31	No meeting
9	03/17 Tu	Spring Break	OW Appendix PFE [pdf]
9	03/19 Th	Spring Break	OW Appendix PFE [pdf]
10	03/24 Tu	class17: Laplace Transform [Ch9.8-9.10]		HW07 [pdf] Due Tu 04/07	LT + PFE
10	03/26 Th	class18: Laplace Transform		HW07 [pdf] Due Tu 04/07	LT + PFE
11	03/31 Tu	class19: Z-Transform [Appendix A]	OW 10 (no 10.4) [pdf]	HW08 [pdf] Due Tu 4/14	LT
11	04/02 Th	class20: Z Transform [Ch10.0-10.2]	OW 10 (no 10.4) [pdf]	HW08 [pdf] Due Tu 4/14	LT
12	04/07 Tu	class21: Z Transform [Ch10.3-10.7]			ZT
12	04/09 Th	class22: Z Transform [Ch10.8-10.9]			ZT
13	04/14 Tu	class23: Review	OW Ch 9-10		Review
13	04/16 Th	class24: Midterm02	OW Ch 9-10		Review
14	04/21 Tu	class25: State Space Analysis - DT [Ch7.0-7.3,7.5]	Schaum Ch 7	HW09 [pdf] Due Th 04/30	CT SS
14	04/23 Th	class26: State Space Analysis - DT	Schaum Ch 7	HW09 [pdf] Due Th 04/30	CT SS
15	04/28 Tu	class27: State Space Analysis - CT [Ch7.4,7.6]		HW10 [pdf] Due Th 05/07	DT SS
15	04/30 Th	class28: State Space Analysis - CT		HW10 [pdf] Due Th 05/07	DT SS
16	05/05 Tu	class29: State Space Review			Review
16	05/07 Th	class30: Final Review			Review
17	05/12 Tu	Final
17	05/14 Th	-