Jordan University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Department
BME 421 Digital Signal Processing

Course Catalog
3 Credit hours (3 h lectures). The basics of discrete sequences, studying the terms Linearity, Time-invariance,
Causality, and Stability, Fourier transform theorems, Z-transform, the sampling theorem and the Nyquist rate,
complete (A/D DSP D/A) system in both time and the frequency domains, frequency response of linear
time invariant systems, frequency selective filters and Phase Distortion and Delay, IIR and FIR systems, design
of different types of digital filters, bilinear transformation, and MATLAB use in designing different types of
analog and digital filters.

Text Book(s)
Title
Author(s)
Publisher
Year
Edition

Discrete-Time Signal Processing

Oppenheim A., Schafer R., and Buck J.
Prentice Hall
1999
3rd edition

Books

Tompkins W. J., Biomedical Digital Signal Processing, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-067216-5
Proakis J. and Manolakis D. Digital Signal Processing, 3rd edition, Pearson Education
Ludeman L. C. (1986), Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing. John Wiley & Sons.
IEEE transactions on signal processing
http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/sps/tsp/

References

Journals
Internet links

Prerequisites
Prerequisites by topic
Prerequisites by course
Co-requisites by course
Prerequisite for

Analysis of Biomedical Signals and Systems

BME 321A
BME 302
BME 521,

Objectives and outcomes

Objectives
1. Understand the basics of discrete
sequences (A, E, K).
2. Understand the terms Linearity,
Time-invariance, Causality, and
Stability (A, E, K).

Outcomes
1.1 Being able to obtain a discrete signal from a continuous-time signal
1.2 Being able to sample a continuous time signal
1.3 Being able to perform certain operations on discrete signals
2.1 Being able to check whether a system is linear or not
2.2 Being able to check whether a system is time-invariant or not
2.3 Being able to check whether a system is causal or not
2.4 Being able to check whether a system is stable or not

3.1 Being able to distinguish between the time- and frequencydomains

3. Understand the Fourier transform
3.2 Being able to move from one domain to another
theorems (A, E, K).
3.3 Being able to find the frequency spectrum of a certain signal
3.4 Being able to analyze a signal in the frequency domain
4.1 Being able to distinguish between the time- and Z(frequency)4. Understand the Z-transform
domains
including the region of convergence 4.2 Being able to move from one domain to another
(A, E, K).
4.3 Being able to evaluate the Z-transform
4.4 Being able to evaluate the ROC
5.1 Being able to sample a continuous time signal
5.2 Being able to apply the conditions for sampling a continuous time
5. Understand the sampling theorem
signal
and the Nyquist rate (A, E, K).
5.3 Being able to use the Sampling theorem
5.4 Being able to apply the Nyquist rate
6.1 Being able to sample a continuous-time signal correctly (A/D)
6. Understand the complete (A/D
6.2 Being able to deal with the DSP part of the system
DSP D/A) system (A, E, K).
6.3 Being able to reconstruct a sampled signal correctly (D/A)
6.4 Being able to apply the conditions and limitations of each part
7.1 Being able to deal with A/D part in both time- and frequencydomains
7.2 Being able to deal with DSP part in both time- and frequency7. Being able to deal with the complete
domains
(A/D DSP D/A) system in both
7.3 Being able to deal with D/A part in both time- and frequencythe time and the frequency domains
domains
(A, E, K).
7.4 Being able to deal with the whole system (A/D DSP D/A) in
both
time- and frequency- domains
8.1 Being able to identify a linear time invariant system (LTI)
8. Being able to evaluate the frequency
8.2 Being able to analyze a LTI
response of linear time invariant
8.3 Being able to check whether a system is LTI or not
systems (A, E, K).
8.4 Being able to deal with a LTI system in the frequency domain
9.1 Being able to define any kind of filter
9. Understand the frequency selective
9.2 Being able to identify the "frequency selective" filters
filters and the Phase Distortion and 9.3 Being able to distinguish different kinds of filters
Delay (A, E, K).
9.4 Being able to define and analyze the"phase distortion"
9.5 Being able to eliminate the effect of phase distortion
10.1 Being able to deal with the infinite impulse response (IIR)
10.2 Being able to deal with the finite impulse response (FIR)
10.3 Being able to determine whether a certain impulse response is
10. Understand the IIR and FIR
finite or
systems (A, E, K).
not
10.4 Being able to deal with IIR and FIR systems in both time- and
frequencydomains
11.1 Being able to design lowpass digital filters
11. Being able to design different types 11.2 Being able to design highpass digital filters
of digital filters (B, C, K).
11.3 Being able to design bandpass digital filters
11.4 Being able to design bandstop digital filters
12.1 Understand the Bilinear transformation
12.2 Being able to design lowpass analog filters then perform
transformation
12. Being able to design different types
12.3 Being able to design highpass analog filters then perform
of analog filters and perform bilinear
transformation
transformation to find the
12.4 Being able to design bandpass analog filters then perform
equivalent digital filter (B, C, K).
transformation
12.5 Being able to design bandstop analog filters then perform
transformation

Topics Covered
Week
1
2-3
4-5
6-8
9-10
11
12-13
14-15

Topics
Introduction
Discrete time signals and systems
The z-transform
Sampling of continuous-time signals
Transform analysis of LTI systems
Structures for discrete-time systems
Digital filter design techniques
Analog filter design and A/D transformations

Chapters in Text
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 3 Ludeman

Evaluation
Assessment Tool
Homeworks/Quizzes/Other
activities
First Exam
Second Exam
Final Exam

Expected Due Date

Homework: one week after problems are assigned
Mat lab homeworks
Quizzes: with no previous notice
Other activities: Attendance, project, etc
According to the department's schedule
According to the department's schedule
According to the University final examination schedule

Weight
10 %

25 %
25 %
40 %

Policy
Attendance

Attendance will be checked each class. Students are expected to attend each lecture.
University regulations will be strictly followed for students exceeding the maximum
number of absences.

Homework

Homework assignments will be passed out or assigned in class and will be due one week
later. Homeworks are collected at the end of class. A late homework will not be graded.

Quizzes

Quizzes may be given in this course. No make-up quizzes will be made except in the case
of a documented emergency.
You can consult each other regarding homework solutions however each assignment must
be your own solution. Verbatim or duplicates assignments, regardless of the semester, will
be regarded as cheating.
If a student is caught cheating, he/she will be turned over to the Faculty of Engineering
for disciplinary action.
To dispute an exam or a homework grade, you must explain your dispute in writing and
stable this to the front of your exam. The Instructor will then re-grade the question(s)
under dispute. There is a one week time period from the return of exams or homeworks
to dispute the grade; after this period the grade is final.

Student Conduct

Grade Disputes

Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component

This course provides 3 credit hours of engineering science and design.

ABET Category Content

Engineering Science

3.0 Credits

Engineering Design