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== Homework 2 Part A-1==
 
== Homework 2 Part A-1==
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I chose the signal:
 
I chose the signal:
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<math>y = cos(n)\,</math>
 
<math>y = cos(n)\,</math>
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When I took a sample at 1 hz, the signal was non-periodic and ugly.
 
When I took a sample at 1 hz, the signal was non-periodic and ugly.
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Therefore it is not periodic.
 
Therefore it is not periodic.
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[[Image:Non-periodic.jpg‎_ECE301Fall2008mboutin]]
 
[[Image:Non-periodic.jpg‎_ECE301Fall2008mboutin]]
Changing the function to:<math>y = cos(n*pi/2)\,</math><br>
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<br>Changing the function to:<math>y = cos(n*pi/2)\,</math><br>
 
made the signal look periodic.
 
made the signal look periodic.

Revision as of 10:52, 11 September 2008

Homework 2 Part A-1


I chose the signal:
$ y = cos(n)\, $
When I took a sample at 1 hz, the signal was non-periodic and ugly.
Therefore it is not periodic.

File:Non-periodic.jpg ECE301Fall2008mboutin
Changing the function to:$ y = cos(n*pi/2)\, $
made the signal look periodic.

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