ELEC8501: The Fourier Transform and Its Applications

The University of Hong Kong, First Semester, 2022–23

Lecture Schedule and Materials

Links to lecture slides and homework will be posted as we progress in the course.

Month Tuesday (3hrs) Notes Homework / Test
SEP 6 Lecture 1: Fundamentals of Fourier transform
13 Lecture 2: Useful functions and their transforms (I)
20 Lecture 3: Useful functions and their transforms (II) hw1 (due Oct 5)
hw1 solution
27 Lecture 4: Fourier transform theorems
OCT 4 Chung Yeung Festival
11 reading week
18 Lecture 4 (cont.) hw2 (due Nov 1)
hw2 solution
25 Lecture 5: Sampling: Relating continuous with discrete test1
test1 solution
NOV 1 Lecture 6: Fourier transform applications: Tomographic imaging
8 Lecture 7: Fourier transform applications: Probability and random processes hw3 (due Nov 22)
hw3 solution
15 Lecture 7 (cont.)
22 Lecture 8: Fourier transform applications: Optics and waves
29 test #2


Slides as Handouts

  1. Lecture 1: handout1.pdf

  2. Lecture 2: handout2.pdf

  3. Lecture 3: handout3.pdf

  4. Lecture 4: handout4.pdf

  5. Lecture 5: handout5.pdf

  6. Lecture 6: handout6.pdf

  7. Lecture 7: handout7.pdf

  8. Lecture 8: handout8.pdf