Signals and Systems

ECE 330 Signals and Systems covers time-domain and frequency-domain analysis of continuous and discrete signals and systems using Fourier and Laplace transforms.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Bernie Lesieutre

Summary

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Historical reviews of Bernard Lesieutre: The class starts hard but clarifies before midterms. Tests are reasonably difficult but feature a generous curve, and exams closely mirror practice problems.

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Prerequisites

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E C E 203 or member of Engineering Guest Students

    • ECE 203
    • member of Engineering Guest Students
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    • ECE 203
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Professors

Fall 2026
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Bernard Lesieutre: Current instructor Bernie Lesieutre is praised for clear, interesting lectures and generous grading curves, though the material starts difficult. Reviewers note he is smart and accessible for questions, with exams resembling practice problems.

BERNARD LESIEUTRE is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2011, Fall 2015, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DIMITRIOS PAPAILIOPOULOS is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

EDUARDO ROMERO ARVELO is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STARK DRAPER is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Fall 2012. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STEVEN FREDETTE is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YU HU is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews of Bernard Lesieutre: Bernie Lesieutre is described as clear, interesting, and smart, with exams similar to practice materials. His personality makes the class fun and approachable for questions.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.32 GPA, 62.2% A/AB (n=90 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.17 GPA, 52.2% A/AB (n=90 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.22 GPA, 54.3% A/AB (n=94 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Bernard Lesieutre: The class starts hard but clarifies before midterms. Tests are reasonably difficult but feature a generous curve, and exams closely mirror practice problems.

Historical reviews of Bernard Lesieutre: Students find Lesieutre easy to talk to and appreciate his clear explanations of tricky content, making the course worth taking despite initial difficulty.

Topics

  • Time-domain response and convolution
  • Frequency-domain response (Fourier series, Fourier transform, Laplace transform)
  • Discrete Fourier series and transform, sampling, z-transform
  • Relationships between time and frequency descriptions of discrete and continuous signals and systems

Skills

  • Analyze time-domain response and convolution
  • Analyze frequency-domain response using Fourier and Laplace transforms
  • Apply discrete Fourier series, transform, sampling, and z-transform
  • Relate time and frequency descriptions of discrete and continuous signals and systems

Grades

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8 earlier forecasts · 0.21 GPA average error.

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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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ECE 330 · Fall 2026

Signals and Systems

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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