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Essential Guide to Digital Signal Processing, The 1st Edition

by Richard Lyons (Author), D. Fugal (Author)
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  • How signal processing works: clear, simple explanations in plain English
  • Breakthrough DSP applications: from smartphones to healthcare and beyond
  • Covers both digital and analog signals
  • An indispensable resource for tech writers, marketers, managers, and other nonengineers

The Complete DSP Guide for Businesspeople and Nontechnical Professionals

Digital signal processing (DSP) technology is everywhere–each time you use a smartphone, tablet, or computer; play an MP3; watch a digital TV or DVD; get GPS directions; play a video game; take a digital photo; or even have an MRI, DSP technology is at work.

Now, for the first time, The Essential Guide to Digital Signal Processing offers readers of all levels simple, plain-English explanations of digital and analog signals and modern DSP applications. Whether you sell technology, write about it, manage it, fix it, or invest in it, this is the book for you.

Using everyday examples and simple diagrams, two leading DSP consultants and instructors completely demystify signal processing. You’ll discover what digital signals are, how they’re generated, and how they’re changing your life.

You’ll learn all you need to know about digital signal collection, filtering, analysis, and more, and how DSP works in today’s most exciting devices and applications.

Coverage includes

  • How engineers understand and work with analog signal spectra and frequencies
  • How digital signals are generated and used in modern electronic devices
  • The surprising things that happen when analog signals are converted to digital form
  • How (and why) engineers compute digital signal spectra with Fourier transforms
  • What wavelets are and how they’re used everywhere, from medicine to the camera in your smartphone
  • How digital filters are used in DSP applications
  • Cutting-edge DSP applications, from automatic music-tuning software to medical EKG signal analysis
  • A comprehensive glossary of signal processing terminology and acronyms

You’ll gain a clear, conceptual understanding of all key signal processing operations and vocabulary. That means you’ll understand much of the “magic” built into today’s newest devices, and you’ll be ready to succeed in virtually any nontechnical role that requires DSP knowledge.

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    May 15, 2014
  5. Language
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  6. Dimensions
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  7. Print length
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Richard G. Lyons, consulting systems engineer and lecturer with Besser Associates, received the IEEE Signal Processing Society’s 2012 Educator of the Year Award and has taught DSP at the University of California, Santa Cruz Extension. Former associate editor for IEEE Signal Processing magazine, he created and edited its “DSP Tips and Tricks” column. His books include Understanding Digital Signal Processing, Third Edition (Prentice Hall, 2011).

D. Lee Fugal is president of S&ST Technical Consulting, chairman of the San Diego IEEE Signal Processing Society, and author of Conceptual Wavelets in Digital Signal Processing (Space & Signals Technical Publishing, 2009). Drawing on more than thirty years of industry experience, he teaches upper-division university courses in DSP and offers ATI short courses for working engineers throughout the United States. An IEEE Senior Member, he is a recipient of the IEEE’s Third Millennium Medal.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0133804429
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 1st edition (May 15, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780133804423
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0133804423
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.46 x 9 inches
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  • me
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is just a great book for non-engineers
    Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2014
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    This is just a great book for non-engineers. (electrical that is.) It explains all the big buzz words in simple language and with great many pictures. The emphasis given the book is written by Lyons is on DSP. But there is a lot to learn here. On nearly every page, you will hear your self saying ah, now I see!
    I think this would be a great book for any smart high school student headed to engineering school. It covers a large swath of the field and will give very good head-start.On the other hand, I gave a copy of the book to one of my friends who is professor of mechanical engineering locally. He loved it. So the range is large, high school to PhD. But really any one who is working in the tech field and really wants to understand what these terms means, should get this book. - Charan Langton
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  • Panagiotis Kouvelis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introductory material
    Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2016
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    This is excellent work done on covering the gap of signal processing knowledge to anyone that does not come from the field but works on the field.

    I recommend this to teachers and students of neighbor sectors, such as those from the creative media industries of audio engineering, filmmaking, etc.

    It covers the very basics of signal theory in a very light manner. I learned how FFT works without even thinking the mathematics.

    Not for advanced scholars or practitioners of the subject, but highly recommended for the very basics intro.

    Excellent work!
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  • Felipe Grisi
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2014
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    This book is a very good introduction on the subject, but if you're looking for a more advanced information about it, try Understanding DSP from the same author. I recommend this book if Dsp is completely new to you.
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  • Shrirang
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a non-engineer hoping to learn some basics
    Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2017
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    After I finished the book - I looked at the glossary of terms. Just a few days earlier I had not even heard 90% of them... and at the end of the book I understood what they meant!
    Could not have asked for a better book to get started with signal processing as a person without any engineering background!
    Thank you for creating such a valuable resource!
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  • StraightOuttaChiswick
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent non-mathematical introduction
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2020
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    This is a great introductory book that explains the basic concepts behind signal processing and DSP. Highly recommended. And no math either.

    Appendix D is full of errors though, but not enough to drop my rating to 4 stars
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  • gwilliams
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great DSP Starter Book and Refresher.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2014
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    This is a great book for even experienced DSP engineers. Especially the ones that don't use it every day. Chapter 5 is World Class information, but the entire book is perfect for what they are trying to convey. And it is a great background for what is needed when you use the best book available "Understanding Digital Signal Processing", Rev. 3.
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  • Magdy Saeb
    1.0 out of 5 stars Mediocrity at its best
    Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2014
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    Mediocre introduction to DSP. I can assume that such an approach will benefit only people who want to learn headlines and glossary of the terminology used in this field. I can't believe that Prentice Hall would publish such a volume. Total waste of money!
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  • Mark B.
    4.0 out of 5 stars ... was a little more basic than I realized but good to use if you for a refresher
    Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2015
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    The book was a little more basic than I realized but good to use if you for a refresher. I purchased the book for my Kindle and the digital format was as expected.
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  • MJK-OK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Difficult concepts explained in a clear manner
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2021
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    Pitched at just the right level for a beginner. Very well written and illustrated. Highly recommended for anyone new to this field who wants to get started.
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  • Omar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on June 10, 2018
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    Easy to read and provides and intuitive understanding of the basics of DSP without the math
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  • vishal sharma
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended!
    Reviewed in India on July 9, 2017
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    This book is a must read for anyone (beginner or not) who wants to understand/refresh the basic fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing.
    Commendable effort by the author in keeping the material as simple as possible yet rich in information.
    Just buy it!
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  • Tuoni
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction
    Reviewed in Australia on November 22, 2020
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    Good for those needing a broad and general introduction without getting bogged down in detail or mathematics . In particular key fundamentals such as Nyquist (without too much theory), aliasing and a brief foray into spectral analysis are easily digestible and sufficient to gain a high level understanding.
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  • Elr Yass
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super
    Reviewed in France on November 26, 2016
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    Tres bonne introduction au traitement numérique du signal. Bien écrit, fluide, parle un peu de tout, à affiner avec le livre suivant du même auteur
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