Continuous-Time Signals and Systems (Version 2013-09-11)

This resource was by far the most intuitive and useful printed material for studying a continue-time signal processing course. Examples are clear, problems are well defined, and I have definitely built a high level of confidence in the material by studying with this resource. Moreover, I've found that since this textbook follows the professor's order in which the material is taught in class, it is easy to keep track of where to focus my studying when covering a particular chapter. Using this textbook as opposed to one by a large publisher allows me to focus my attention on the material itself, and not on the ambiguity of which material to study to reach the course's outcomes. Time and time again with my courses at UVic, I've found that resources such as textbooks and problems developed by the course's coordinators help immensely in determining what is important to study. The only suggestion I would make is to keep adding more problems and solutions for practice, and keep this textbook free for students.

If this textbook and Dr. Michael D. Adams' pride in and resulting attention to it were a model for the rest of the education industry, the world of post-secondary education would be a much better (and less expensive) place. The textbook is sublimely formatted, extremely well-written, and has never once "lost" me, leaving me feeling as though some connection between two concepts or a concept and an application was not fully explained. Dr. Michael D. Adams is an amazing teacher, and that carries over fully into his ability as the author of an educational textbook. Cannot praise this book and its format enough -- this is what textbooks should be.

A simply amazing introduction to the complicated world of signals and systems. well written, with helpful diagrams and examples, Adams' book is one of the best introductions to signals and systems I have had the fortune of reading. Unlike some other introductions (such as Oppenheimer's) Adam's textbook presents the subject in easy to understand language developed for students learning the subject for the first time. On of the greatest benefits of the book is its cost: it is very affordable, and still easily the equal of the titanic 350 dollar textbooks of the genre.