A comprehensive, practical and up-to-date exposition on digital signal processing. Both mathematical and useful, this book uses a rigorous approach to help readers learn the theory and practice of DSP. It discusses practical spectral analysis, including the use of windows for spectral analysis, sinusoidal signal analysis, and the effect of noise. It also covers FIR and IIR filters, including detailed design procedures and MATLAB tools.

Professor Boaz Porat served as a lieutenant in the Israeli Navy. In 1972, Porat joined Rafael, an R&D company also in Haifa as a systems engineer. He was promoted to chief scientist in 1982.