Fundamentals of Signals and Systems Using the Web and MATLAB

For MATLAB, I really recommend Bassam Mahafza's texts instead, although his is more heavy in radar application of MATLAB than this one. However this one has well-constructed examples make this a good one to have and hold on to after class is over. I required this for a Wireless Computer Engineering major. Really like the book and will not trade it in after the class ends.

I ordered this book using one day shipping and it arrived <36 hours later... very impressive (and useful when you want to keep up with a college class without also being had by the bookstore). Packaging was okay: shrink-wrapped to a sturdy piece of cardboard and placed inside a box. Would have preferred some sort of padding, peanuts, etc., but book arrive undamaged. Print and paper quality is overall good, and size is acceptable, but the binding is iffy - especially concerning the reference pages on the inner and outer cover (constants, etc. bound in right after the title page). The book sat on a table and was only opened to read, and these inside first few pages are already 3/4 of the way out of their binding! I'm slightly miffed that a book at this price-point does that, but overall fairly satisfied.

One of my favorite books, I learned so much, and the problems make sure you understand the material.

As a first time learner of Signals and Systems, this is a very poor book. Examples can be confusing, and the web portion of the book is dated. Hopefully you don't get this book asigned...

Required for college class.

I got this for more help in my circuits 2 class. When u learn about AC circuits signals and systems is extremely helpful.If you only study DC then don't bother.

The book is short and mostly clear. The biggest problem with it is no odd or even answers in the back. Without this it makes it nearly impossible to learn since you do not know whether your answers are right or not. Also, it does not include an index of fourier to real function graphs with their fourier phases. These graphs make learning transforms infinitely easier. It also has few examples that help clarify the material. On the plus side, if this is a review or second time looking at this material, it is a great reference/review book.

The book meanders a lot. Never really gets to the point of what the chapter is about gives all this superfluous detail unrelated to the actual parts of how to use or understand the algorithms. 90% of the book boils down to basic transforms and using the charts to calculate results. I do not recommend this book for any undergraduate course in signal process. Look else where or professors write your own.