What is the purpose?

Designing a system using embedded, programmable digital processors is increasingly important (as opposed to circuit or integrated circuit design)

Embedded systems are an important application of computing: large in number, with a great variety of designs and applications

Signal processing is increasingly important in the desktop computer environment (multimedia: audio and video)

Exposure to signal processing applications will motivate further study of signal processing

Intuitive understanding of signal processing will allow the greater appreciation and better understanding of analytic techniques studied in later courses

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