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Transforms and Fast Algorithms for Signal Analysis and Representations, by Guoan Bi and Yonghong Zeng, Birkhauser 2004, ISBN 0-8176-4279-X
The nine chapters of this book encompass almost all the knowledge needed to apply signal processing transforms successfully in practice. Serving more as a professional reference than as a textbook, the lack of proofs felt by some readers is largely offset by an abundance of concrete examples. It is highly practical and is a welcome addition to the collection of texts on signal-processing techniques and applications. Read the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices.
Introduction to Probability by Dimitri P. Bertsekas and John N. Tsitsiklis, Athena Scientific Publishers, 2002, ISBN 1-886529-40-X
Probabilistic calculations permeate signal processing, image processing, communications, and control applications, so a solid foundation and friendly refresher can be extremely helpful for engineers. This book is perhaps the best available introduction to probability in that it “trains” the intuition to acquire probabilistic feeling. Its main strength is that it explains every single concept it enunciates, rather than providing examples that “happen” to explain. Tsitsiklis and Bertsekas leave nothing to… chance. The probability of misinterpreting a concept it is just… zero. Read the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices.
Digital Filter Design Solutions, by Jolyon M. De Freitas, Artech-House, 2005, ISBN 1-58053-759-6
This cookbook of ready-to-use FIR filter designs collects and classifies an impressive number of normalized, carefully optimized FIR filters, making it a highly practical and reliable source for fast prototyping and embedding of FIR filters in numerous applications. Providing a crash, yet well crafted, course on FIR design, it follows an easy-to-use format. The accompanying CD contains all of the filter designs discussed in the main text. For the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices, click here.
High Fidelity Multichannel Audio Coding, by Dai Tracy Yang, Chris Kyriakakis, and C. Jay Kuo, Hindawi Publishing Corp., 2004, ISBN 977-5945-08-9
Devoted to high-performance audio compression, this book covers digital audio coding, basic signal-processing operations, multichannel audio, scalar and vector quantization, bit allocation, lossless coding techniques, human hearing and psychoacoustics, perceptual quality assessment, MPEG audio coding tools, coding enhancements, the adaptive Karhunen-Loeve transform, scalable bit streams for audio coding, and error resiliency in audio codec design. A good reference on current standards and their implementations, it may be useful for people implementing the standards on various platforms, those studying the state of the art in digital audio coding, and audio engineers. For the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices, click here.
Mathematical
Handbook for Electrical Engineers, by
Sergey A. Leonov and Alexander I. Leonov,
Artech House 2005,
Practical engineering is a quantitative discipline using a considerable variety of mathematical expressions, and only a few people can remember them all. For the rest of us, a well-structured, easy-to-search reference is more than welcome. The authors have selected a diverse collection of mathematical concepts and calculations, some specific topics in electrical engineering, and extensive reference data, making this book exactly such a reference source. For the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices, click here.
Statistical and Adaptive Signal Processing by Dimitris Manolakis, Vinay Ingle, and Stephen Kogon, Artech House 2005,
ISBN 1-58053-610-7
Versions of this book have been used in highly respected IEEE courses on Adaptive Antenna Arrays. A DSP practitioner’s must-have, it provides a solid background for further specialized study in the disciplines considered inside. The book's 12 chapters, five appendixes, and a website for Matlab code are very useful for performing experiments based on its teachings. It covers four major topics—spectral estimation, array processing, adaptive filtering and signal modeling, assuming almost zero knowledge of these topics. Its visual aids make it one of the best introductions to random variables and stochastic processes in the engineering literature. For the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices, click here.
Practical Analog and Digital Filter Design by Les Thede, Artech House, 2005, ISBN 1-58053-915-7
Filter design books usually fall into two categories: cookbooks and textbooks. Cookbooks offer a limited set of practical examples but don’t offer much theory, while textbooks are rife with theory but are seldom practice-oriented. This book belongs in neither of the above categories. It is practical, but contains plenty of concentrated background material. For the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices, click here.
The Data Conversion Handbook,
Edited by Walt Kester, with the
technical staff of Analog Devices,
Newnes, 2005,
At last! A modern book on data conversion worthy to succeed our 1986 landmark Analog-Digital Conversion Handbook (3rd edition). The Data Conversion Handbook is based on the book, Analog-Digital Conversion, a comprehensive set of notes for a recent Analog Devices seminar series on data converters. In a digital world, A/D and D/A conversion is essential to translate between analog real-world physical variables and the abstract 1s and 0s of digital processing. The book’s nine chapter titles offer a hint of its breadth, as well as its orientation to practical design: Data-converter history; Fundamentals of sampled-data systems; Data-converter architectures; Data-converter process technology; Testing data converters; Interfacing to data converters; Data-converter support circuits; Data-converter applications; and Hardware design techniques. For the complete review, written by Dan Sheingold of Analog Devices, click here.
Introduction to Microprocessors and Microcontrollers,
2nd Ed,
by John Crisp,
Elsevier Science & Technology, 2004
This text, which presents digital number systems, logic gates, registers and memories; microprocessor hardware and software components; an examination of modern microprocessors; and information about using microprocessors and microcontrollers would serve well in an undergraduate computer-engineering course. Illustrating the fundamentals of digital hardware and its relationships with software, the book is light and easy to follow, making it easy for readers with little or no engineering background to enjoy. For the complete review, written by Brian Hook of Analog Devices, click here.
Sample Rate Conversion in Software Configurable Radios by
Tim Hentschel,
Artech House,
From its title, this book might seem overly specialized, but its material is well taught from both theoretical and practical standpoints, making it extremely useful in diverse fields such as digital audio, broadband modems, and digital radio. It includes a useful checklist of items that have to be considered when designing or integrating a sampling-rate conversion system. For the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices, click here.
Digital Arithmetic by Miloš Ercegovac and Tomás Lang, Morgan Kaufmann (Elsevier) 2004, ISBN 1-55860-798-6
Many excellent texts on computer arithmetic have been published, but perhaps the best one to date is Digital Arithmetic, by Professors Miloš Ercegovac and Tomás Lang. Almost all topics are at least touched on, and extensive literature references are given, but deeper coverage on array dividers/function evaluators or residue-number arithmetic would have enriched the text. On the positive side, each chapter is provided with excellent exercise sets, with selected ones having solutions that can be found among the on-line appendixes on the book’s very well organized website. For the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices, click here.
Techniques and Applications of Digital Watermarking and Content Protection by Michael Arnold, Martin Schmucker, and Stephen D. Wolthusen, Artech House, 2003, ISBN 1-58053-111-3.
The book describes why watermarking should be used—and where, methods for embedding watermarks on still images, audio-data watermarking, echo hiding, unlocking watermarks, quality of watermarking, other data-protection methods, and digital-rights management. It also presents an historical overview. Although this volume lacks theoretical depth, it is recommended as a fast first introduction into this rapidly evolving area at the leading edge of signal processing and computer engineering. For the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices, click here.
The MPEG-4 Book, edited by Fernando Pereira and Touradj Ebrahimi, Prentice Hall, 2003, ISBN: 0-13-061621-4.
I wish every complex standard had a book like this to back it up. The book is not a tutorial, assuming that the reader is knowledgeable in image compression and the basics of MPEG. It presents an in-depth review of most aspects of the Standard, dwelling at length on a few recent esoteric areas like video and audio SNHC tools and techniques. The authors have done a brilliant job, humanizing terminology and explaining details for implementation. Interestingly, the places where the reader will find the most substantial amounts of theory are the chapters on audio coding. AAC and TwinVQ are remarkably well-presented. For the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices, click here.
Digital Clocks for Synchronization and Communications, by Masami Kihara, Sadayasu Ono and Pekka Eskelinen, Artech House, 2003, ISBN 1-58053-506-2
This book on practical phase-locked loop techniques is quite an achievement, in that it successfully provides working knowledge of a highly complex subject using mainly high-school-level mathematics. The authors rely more on intuitive explanations and well-designed figures and block diagrams than on complex theories and obscure derivations. For the complete review, written by Vladimir Botchev of Analog Devices, click here.
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