Signals, Systems and Information for Media Technology
MAS.160 · Media Arts and Sciences · Undergraduate · Fall 2007
Prof. Rosalind W. Picard, Dr. V. Michael Bove, Dr. Quinn Smithwick
This class teaches the fundamentals of signals and information theory with emphasis on modeling audio/visual messages and physiologically derived signals, and the human source or recipient. Topics include linear systems, difference equations, Z-transforms, sampling and sampling rate conversion, convolution, filtering, modulation, Fourier analysis, entropy, noise, and Shannon’s fundamental theorems. Additional topics may include data compression, filter design, and feature detection. The undergr…
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Prof. Rosalind W. Picard, Dr. V. Michael Bove, Dr. Quinn Smithwick. MAS.160 Signals, Systems and Information for Media Technology. Fall 2007. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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