EE602: Lumped System Theory
Spring Semester 2009
When and where
PHYS 201, TTh 7:30-8:45.
Teaching staff
- Professor:
Venkataramanan Balakrishnan
- Office: MSEE 252/ARMS 2000
- Tel: (765) 494-0728/(765) 494-2122
- Email:
ragu@ecn.purdue.edu
- Office hours: By appointment, send email.
Textbook
Linear System Theory and Design, C. T. Chen, Oxford Press, 1999, ISBN
No. 0-19-511777-8.
Complete lecture notes will be made
available on the web.
Reference texts:
- R. A. DeCarlo, A State Variable Approach with Numerical
Implementation, Prentice Hall, 1989.
- Wilson J. Rugh, Linear System Theory, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, 1996.
- P. J. Anstaklis and A. Michel, Linear Systems, McGraw
Hill, NY.
Course requirements/exams
- Weekly homework assignments, which may involve some simple Matlab
programming
- Two midterm exams
- Final
- Occasional, unannounced, pop quizzes
Homework is assigned each Tuesday and due the
following Tuesday.
Late homework will not be accepted.
You are allowed, even encouraged, to
work on the homework in small groups, but you must write up
your own homework to hand in.
Grading
- homework, 5%
- midterms, 50%
- final, 45%
- Quizzes, uncertain, extra credit
Prerequisites
Graduate standing. Suggested background: ECE 301 at Purdue (or
equivalent).
You should have seen the following topics:
- matrices and vectors, (introductory) linear algebra
- differential equations, Laplace transform
Exposure to the following topics isn't required, but can
increase your appreciation:
- control systems
- circuits, signals, and systems
Major course structure
- Introduction to linear systems
- Solution of system equations
- Controllability, observability and minimality
- linear quadratic optimal control
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Course objectives:
This course is part of
the core curriculum for graduate students receiving the
Masters degree. As such, this offering is intended to provide
breadth in the student's program and to serve as
prerequisites for more advanced courses.
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Course description:
An investigation of the
basic theory and techniques of modern system theory,
emphasizing linear state model formulations of continuous
and discrete time systems in the time domain and frequency
domain. Coverage includes notions of linearity, time
invariance, discrete and continuous times state models,
canonical forms, associated transfer functions and impulse
response models, the state transition matrix, the Jordan
form, controllability, observability, and stability.
Academic honesty policy:
The ECE faculty expect every member of the Purdue community to
practice honorable and ethical behavior both inside and outside the
classroom. Any actions that might unfairly improve a student's score
on homework, quizzes, or examinations will be considered cheating and
will not be tolerated. Examples of cheating include (but are not
limited to):
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Sharing results or other information during an examination.
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Bringing forbidden material or devices to an examination.
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Working on an exam before or after the official time allowed.
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Requesting a regrade of answers or work that has been altered.
At the instructor's discretion, cheating on an assignment or
examination will result in a reduced score, a zero score, or a failing
grade for the course. All occurrences of academic dishonesty will be
reported to the Assistant Dean of Students and copied to the ECE
Associate Head for Education. If there is any question as to whether
a given action might be construed as cheating, please see the
instructor or the teaching assistant before you engage in any such
action.
Campus emergency policies:
In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements,
deadlines and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be
necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other
circumstances. Here are ways to get information about changes in this
course. Blackboard Vista web page, my email address:
ragu@purdue.edu, and my office phone: 494-2122.