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This document provides the objectives and questions for an assignment on convolution techniques. The assignment involves demonstrating properties of convolution, performing discrete convolution calculations by hand, writing a MATLAB function to calculate convolution, and applying convolution with different filters to examine frequency content and filtering effects. Students are asked to show their work, write a MATLAB function, and submit their assignment including source code.

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Geophysical Problems

This document provides the objectives and questions for an assignment on convolution techniques. The assignment involves demonstrating properties of convolution, performing discrete convolution calculations by hand, writing a MATLAB function to calculate convolution, and applying convolution with different filters to examine frequency content and filtering effects. Students are asked to show their work, write a MATLAB function, and submit their assignment including source code.

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GEOL 4810 ASSIGNMENT 1: CONVOLUTION January 10, 2014 - January 21, 2014

OBJECTIVE This assignment will provide experience with convolution and convolution techniques. Questions in this lab are worth ten points apiece. 1. Properties of convolution. The convolution operator for continuous functions is defined as follows:
g (t ) = f (t )* w(t ) =
+

w() f (t )d

Eq. 1

Using the definition of convolution in equation 1, show that each of the following is true: (a) f(t) * [kg(t)] = k[f(t)* g(t)] for any constant k (constant multiplication) (b) f(t) * [g(t) + h(t)] = f(t)*g(t) + f(t) * h(t) (distributivity) (c) f(t) * g(t) = g(t) * f(t) (commutativity; this one is harder, try a change of integration variable). 2. Discrete convolution. Given an input wavelet f = (1,2,3) and an impulse response w = (2,2,1) find the output signal g=f*w using: (a) Digital integration (b) Folding (c) Sliding (d) z-transformation Show your calculations in all four cases. 3. Computer program. Write a MATLAB function to convolve two time series by digital integration, and output the result. Attach a copy of the source code to your assignment. Test your program using the time series from the previous question. Note that MATLAB has a built-in convolution operation but this may not be used as the answer to the question. 4. Application of convolution. Generate a time series consisting of 20 random numbers (for example using the MATLAB rand function). (a) Use your program to convolve the time series with the smoothing (running mean) operator g=(0.25,0.5,0.25). Plot the input and output signals and comment on their relative frequency content. (b) Use your program to convolve the time series with the difference operator (-1,1). Plot the input and output signals and comment on their relative frequency content. (c) Using your results examine whether the convolutions correspond to zero-phase filters.

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