Matthew N.O. Sadiku received his B.Sc from Ahmadu Bello University, and his M.Sc and Ph.D from Tennessee Technological University. He is currently a professor at Prairie View A&M University. He was previously a senior scientist with Boeing Satellite Systems, system engineer with Lucent/Avaya, full professor with Temple University, and assistant professor with Florida Atlantic University. Widely published and highly decorated, Dr. Sadiku is a registered professional engineer, a fellow of the IEEE, and a member of the ACM. He has served as the IEEE Region 2 Student Activities Committee chairman, and as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Education. Warsame H. Ali received his B.Sc from King Saud University, his M.Sc from Prairie View A&M University, and his Ph.D from the University of Houston. He is currently teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Prairie View A&M University. He was previously with NASA, Glenn Research Center, and with Texas Instruments. Dr. Ali has authored 80 research articles in major scientific journals and conferences, given several invited talks, and received many NSF, AFRL, and DOE awards. His research interests include digital PID controllers, digital methods to electrical measurements, mixed signals testing techniques, and more.
This book follows an approach based on the right balance between theory and practice, which is recommended to catch the attention of students who might be discouraged at first with the subject if they do not foresee its possible applications. The book also stablishes links between the subject and related issues from other disciplines, which work out as an interesting introduction to each chapter. Most importantly, even though the title suggests that MATLAB (R) will have the largest share in the material, each chapter makes sure that the theoretical background is well known before turning to hands-on MATLAB examples. This is not just a recipe book; it is a well-balanced textbook. -Alexandre Giulietti, Vision Systems Engineer, e2v, Seville, Spain Actually, the book includes what I exactly cover in a one-semester signals and systems course (EM 301). ... It also includes MATLAB sections, ... [which are] good and helpful for students. ... I [appreciate] ... its simplicity in describing complex concepts. -Ozgul Salor, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey