Digital Signal Processing
Two third-year modules covering sampling, filtering and the practical business of measuring signals. Materials are posted after each session; the printed handbook collects the same information in one file.
Semester 1, 2026/27. Lectures Tuesday 10:15 and Thursday 14:00 in room 214.
Laboratory sessions alternate Fridays, starting week 2. Reports are due two
weeks after each session.
Module handbook (PDF, 3 pages)
Modules
DESP2045 — Signals and Systems
10 credits · semester 1 · examination 60%
DESP2048 — Digital Signal Processing
10 credits · semester 1 · examination 60%
Semester at a glance
| Week | DESP2045 | DESP2048 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sampling and reconstruction | — |
| 4 | Aliasing in practice | — |
| 5 | Laboratory 1, square wave | — |
| 6 | Laboratory 2, sampling | Difference equations |
| 7 | Convolution | z-transform, stability |
| 8 | — | FIR design, laboratory |
Downloads
- Module handbook 2026/27 — modules, assessment, contacts (3 pages)
- Laboratory groups — bench assignments for both modules (1 page)
- Examination timetable, January 2027 — dates, seating, resit session (1 page)
Notices
- Laboratory 2 sheets are available on the module page; groups keep the same bench.
- Examination timetable published; check the seating note before the January session.
- Room change for Thursday sessions: same building, room 214 instead of 112.
- Reading list updated; the Oppenheim chapters are the ones examined.
Where things are
- Department
- Faculty of Electronics
- Campus
- Building C, second floor
- Laboratory
- Lab C-1, basement
- Office hours
- Tuesday 12:00–13:30, Thursday 15:00–16:00
- General enquiries
- office@bmstu.co.uk