An Introduction to Digital Signal Processing

By John Karl

An Introduction to Digital Signal Processing is written for those who need to understand and use digital signal processing and yet do not wish to wade through a multi-semester course sequence. Using only calculus-level mathematics, this book progresses rapidly through the fundamentals to advanced topics such as iterative least squares design of IIR filters, inverse filters, power spectral estimation, and multidimensional applications--all in one concise volume.

This book emphasizes both the fundamental principles and their modern computer implementation. It presents and demonstrates how simple the actual computer code is for advanced modern algorithms used in DSP. Results of these programs, which the reader can readily duplicate and use on a PC, are presented in many actual computer drawn plots.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0123984203
• ISBN13: 9780123984203
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

The best thing available for geophysical applications

This is a beautiful tour of the essentials of digital signal theory. The author covers FIR and IIR filters, Z tranforms, continuous, discrete, and fast Fourier transforms, digital sampling theory, power spectral estimation and more. Throughout there are many applications to geophysics as well as to engineering and physics. Extremely well written and approrpiate as a text for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduates in applied science. I have both taught and studied from this book and recommend it highly.

Review of "An Introduction to DSP" (by J. Karl)

This was a short and wonderful book on the introductory theory of digital signal processing. It was clear and to the point on each topic. It should be part of everyone's DSP book collection. The only problem I have with this text is that there does not seem to be a web site for it to point out any text or equation corrections (if there are any). Since this is a first edition book (1989) - there are probably some errors but I don't have them. Also, I wish there were answers to the problems in the back of the text (or at least a student or instructor's guide with solved problems). It's pretty hard to know if you're right or wrong when solving the problems when there are no solutions or answers given! Other than this, it's a terrific book. I hope there're be a second edition someday with some of my recommendations incorporated!