ELEC8501: The Fourier Transform and Its Applications

The University of Hong Kong, First Semester, 2023–24

Reference course

  1. Stanford University EE261: The Fourier Transform and Its Applications

Reference texts

  1. Ronald Bracewell, The Fourier Transform & Its Applications, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill, 1999.

  2. Brad Osgood, Lectures on the Fourier Transform and Its Applications, American Mathematical Society, 2019.

  3. Joseph W. Goodman, Fourier Transforms Using Mathematica, SPIE Press, 2020. (You can access an electronic copy via HKU library. Check the “read me first” file when you select the item from the library site.)

Using these texts as a supplement for the course

  • The primary resources for this course are still the lectures and handouts, but hopefully these textbooks and teaching materials will help deepen your understanding of the materials.

  • Our coverage and notations may sometimes differ from the books.

  • There are a lot more examples and exercises from these books. Make good use of them if you desire more practices.