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Post 38
Discrete-Time Signal Processing with Scilab
16-Sep-2010
For years, Matlab has been has been the de facto choice for many tasks at the
university, including teaching. While it is reputed to be a technically fabulous tool,
IMO it still lacks the free software flavour that open knowledge should have.
We as engineers should strive to be able to analyse a system in its entirety.
In this sense, Scilab is a great alternative
(I already used it with great success for my Master's Thesis).
By integrating Scilab into the academic life, students are enabled to gain a deeper knowledge
of the system they are to work with, they are freed from the cost of any
proprietary tool and thus they are dissuaded from the infringement
of the law (let's face reality). Moreover, Scilab enables them working from home as
it can be freely installed on any computer. So, there is
no longer the need to come to the laboratories of the university, a fact that is
most practical for online students.
To this end, this academic year I'll be working with
Dr. Xavier Sevillano
to accomplish the platform migration for the practice
assignments of Discrete-Time Signal Processing. To date, I have
enabled a "teaching" tab in my homepage to host a tutorial of Scilab,
and some theory materials (coming soon).
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