EE 2050 Signals and Systems
MATLAB Assignment 1
1. Plot all questions in MATLAB© .
2. While plotting figures label the xy-axis properly and caption it.
Continuous-time Signals and Systems
Question 1
Consider the following signals
1. x1 (t) = e−t cos 2πt
2. x2 (t) = u(t)
3. x3 (t) = u(t) − u(t − 1)
and time as −2 ≥ t ≤ 2. Label x−axis and y−axis.
a) Plot the signal for time t = −2 ∶ 2
b) Now, plot for time t = −2 ∶ 0.01 ∶ 2 (∆t = 0.01) and observe the difference.
c) Plot (a) and (b) in one figure using subplot command
Question 2 (Shifting and scaling)
Consider x(t) = e−t cos(2πt)u(t), a realizable version of x1 (t) from Question 1. Plot, label and grid the
following functions:
1. x(2t + 1)
2. x(−t + 1)
3. x(2t + 1) + x(−t + 1)
Question 3 (Signal Energy)
A signal given as x(t) = e−t (u(t) − u(t − 1)), calculate the signal energy. (Note: integration is evaluated
numerically in MATLAB)
1. Compute using sum command i.e. E = sum(x(t). ∗ x(t) ∗ ∆t). (C = A ⋅ ∗B multiplies arrays A and B
by multiplying corresponding elements. See times,⋅∗)
2. Compute E using MATLAB function quad which implements a better integration technique called
recursive adaptive Simpson quadrature.
3. What is your observation on part (a) and (b).
Question 4
Repeat Question 3 for x(t) = e−t cos(2πt)u(t).
(Discrete time signals and systems)
Use stem command instead of plot and n = n1 ∶ n2 instead of t = t1 ∶ ∆t ∶ t2 .
Question 5
Sketch the following discrete-time signals:
1 P.T.O
1. xa [n] = (−0.5)n
2. xb [n] = (2)−n
3. xc [n] = (−2)n
Question 6
Sketch the discrete-time signals in two figures using subplot
π
1. x[n] = cos ( 12 n + π4 )
2. x1 [n] = e−n/5 cos(πn/5)u[n]
3. x2 [n] = x1 [−2n]
4. x3 [n] = x1 [−2n − 1]
