How hard is Digital Signal Processing?

[kemosleni74]

I'm a third year electrical engineering student and I'm on the fence about taking Digital Signal Processing. I want to take the class but I don't know if I'll be able to handle it with my other courses. I spoke with a professor at my school who I will be doing research under and he said he highly recommends me doing it especially for what I want to go into. So how hard is it to pick up and understand? I have had a systems and signals class last semester and did great in it so I'm familiar with all of the transforms and complex algebra required.

 

[KlausST]

Hi,

Digital signal processing is a wide field.

it can be as simple as an audio volume control: Just multiply the incoming data with a "volume" value and send it out....
That´s it. Simpe onle line C code.

But if you want to create a colored 3D model of a blood vessel net from some 2D (ultrasonic, XRay..) pictures, then this may be a huge challenge.

Don´t be afraid. If you are familiar with programming, then Digital Signal Processing nothing very different, but focussed on processing a lot of input data with some algorithm.
From very simple to vry difficult.

Nobody expects that you know everything from the start. You are in a learning process. Continously somehow. (but who is not?)
In school as well as in your job.

Klaus

 

[retaichraq123]

Took it last year, it was more difficult and more interesting than I expected. The lab component had us doing tons of matlab and C.

 

[retaichraq123]

Took it last year, it was more difficult and more interesting than I expected. The lab component had us doing tons of matlab and C Tutuapp 9apps Showbox .

If you are good with a software/computational approach then Allen Downey's material is probably ideal for you. Allen's a great teacher, makes complex topics seem obvious and simple, and has his material available for free. His book Think DSP is is readily available (but if you find it useful I do recommend buying a copy to support him), and he has given tutorials on the subject at PyCon as well as elsewhere that are available on-line.

 

[student_078]

DSP knowledge you learn serves you years.