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     CSC/ECE 514 Random Processes
 

Probabilistic descriptions of signals and noise, including joint, marginal and conditional densities, autocorrelation, cross-correlation and power spectral density. Linear and nonlinear transformations. Linear least-squares estimation. Signal detection. 3 credit hours

  
     

Prerequisite
  

Statistics 371; Signals and Linear Systems; Linear Algebra; Calculus

 
Course Requirements  

Homeworks: 10

Exams: 2

Project: 1
Textbook  

A. Papoulis and S.U. Pillai, Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes, McGraw Hill Pub, ISBN 0-07-36601106

 
Computer and Internet Requirements  

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  • Sound output and speakers
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  • Windows Media Player 9.0 or later
  • Real One Player Basic (required for certain courses)
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
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  • Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
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  • Sound output and speakers
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Instructor  

Dr. Hamid Krim, Professor
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
North Carolina State University
EBII, 2099, Campus Box 7911
Raleigh, NC 27695-7911

Phone: 919- 513-2270
Fax: 919-515-2285
EMail: ahk@eos.ncsu.edu
Instructor Website: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~ahk