Understanding Digital Signal Processing

by Richard G. Lyons

Book Overview

Amazon.com's Top-Selling DSP Book for Seven Straight Years--Now Fully Updated Understanding Digital Signal Processing, Third Edition, is quite simply the best resource for engineers and other... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201634678
• ISBN13: 9780201634679
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Length: 517 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

I recommend this book.

I had to write a batch version for DSP processing Taking flight data and reducing to PSD etc. I had no background in DSP. Just a few days of reading about different Window function, types of filters, aliasing , Sampling frequency, I was able a write a Matlab program to do the tasks I wanted . A lot of plots of vibration and pressure data . I would not have done it without the help of this book. It does such a great job of explaining DFT, filters, Window functions. It is very simple math with lots of illustrations. The Author has a brilliant technique to make the math look very simple. You must have some math background. An Undergraduate student can easily grasp the subject. What I am saying it is not all theory , you can read all of it and apply it. it makes me very happy when an author takes effort to explain a subject . It makes the reading such a pleasure.

Gentle introduction to DSP

If you are considering studying digital signal processing for the first time, I would strongly suggest studying this book in conjunction with the Schaum's outline on digital signal processing, and then going on to a more formal text, such as "Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms and Applications" by Proakis. This book uses and explains the required background mathematics, with instructive diagrams shown throughout. The author also bothers to explain to the reader the "whys" of digital signal processing. For example, the book even takes the time to explain to the reader the reason that you would want to filter digitally in the first place. All of the basics are covered, including the discrete Fourier Transform, Finite and Infinite Impulse Response filters, the Fast Fourier Transform, and a unique chapter on digital signal processing tricks including data windowing tricks, frequency translation without multiplication, and real-time DC removal. Particularly helpful is that filter design methods are broken down algorithmically into numbered steps with the associated equations. Complete design examples of these methods are also shown to hammer home the concept. Throughout the book, the author assumes the audience is an engineer that, in the end, wants to use this information to build something useful, not to sit through one derivation after another.

The Best DSP book for beginner

Have you ever tried to study DSP but get intimidated with all the math equations and cryptic explanations?! With Lyons' book, you are not going to have these problems. Lyons' beautifully explains DSP "concept" without going to unnecessary mathematical details. There is still a lot of math in this book, but all of them is presented from practical point of view and only when needed. It teaches you enough basic DSP so when you need to learn advanced DSP concept from other books, you won't be intimidated!

Excellent introduction to DSP

Unlike many engineering books, this one explains all concepts without assuming you already master DSP ! It goes at a pace that allows you to follow the course of the chapters without forcing you to dive into many other books. However, it covers all the basics from DSP and even more advanced topics.This is a must-read as an introduction on DSP. Books like Franklins et al.'s "Digital Control of Dynamic Systems" or Oppenheim's "Discrete Time Signal Processing" are not meant to be introductory textbooks...but once you'll be done with this one then you can go to the more advanced ones.For another introductory book, the one from Proakis and Manolakis also deserves a mention, but Lyons's is my first choice for introduction. Lyons's style and presentation are better... I would recommend using Lyons for a first iuntroduction and then to Proakis and Manolakis for further mastering the subject, but staying at an introductory level...

Not Just Another Textbook!

I just received this book in the mail yesterday and haven't been able to put it down! This is the first review I have ever written but I wanted to express my thanks to the author for this book while also letting others know what a great resource it is.This book is an excellent source for engineers seeking familiarity with DSP. I'm an Army officer trying to prepare for civilian employment in DSP design, and it has been over 4 years since I graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. Until opening this book I had no exposure to engineering since graduation, but I had no trouble understanding the material presented in this amazing book. Mr. Lyons says it all in the following quote from the preface: "It's one thing to write equations, but it's another matter altogether to explain what those equations really mean from a practical standpoint, and that's the goal of this book."This book is simply the best-written textbook I have ever encountered, in fact some fictional novels I have read are less engaging than this book! Mr. Lyons discusses very technical concepts clearly and fully, requiring only moderate effort on the part of the reader to fully grasp the material. He also includes occasional historical references or quotes that I found very entertaining, such as the origin of the word 'analog' as it relates to digital systems. I took two basic courses in signal processing in college, basically manipulating formulas and drawing pictures with no real understanding of what was actually happening. In just two hours of studying Chapter 2, Periodic Sampling, I developed an intuitive understanding of sampling theory, lowpass and bandpass sampling. These topics were merely abstractions in my mind after intense study and several one-on-one sessions with my professor at a challenging technical college! Wonderfully intuitive yet thorough treatment of a complicated subject, Mr. Lyons. A word of warning - this book is definitely intended for engineers. Treat it like a college course with a prerequisite of basic signal analysis and electrical systems knowledge, along with a working knowledge of engineering mathematics, and you can't go wrong.

Very good book...enlightens without dumbing down!!!

I'm a grad student in EE, and have had half-a-dozen DSP classes over the years. Many questions have remained unanswered over this time and I'm happy to say that this book filled in the missing pieces. Judging from the topics Lyons chooses to elucidate, it is obvious that he has traveled this confusing road himself, emerging victorious on the other side of the tunnel. He graciously shares his hard-won information with the reader, shedding light on various ubiquitious DSP confusion causing topics (i.e. convolution, digital filter design methods, DFT/FFT, etc.) If you're a EE that needs to really acquire an intuitive feel for DSP, this book is the answer. He doesn't dumb down the subject, either. Although one can certainly delve deeper (many references are provided), Lyons does a good job of explaining and describing the math. He has a wonderful colloquial style that makes it seem like you're discussing this stuff with a buddy. I can't recommend this book high enough. It's worth several times the purchase price.