This course introduces the mathematical formalism for describing imaging systems, with emphasis on systems whose response has been constrained to be linear in dynamic range and which also does not depend on spatial location in the scene. In other words, the course develops mathematical models of imaging systems and applies them to problems relevant to imaging. 

It is easy to focus on the "trees" (the details) and lose sight of the "forest" (the goal and intent); I'll try to address that by bringing up applications as the opportunities arise during the course.

For those attending in class, note the ground rules:

1. NO food and drink/liquids in the classroom, the former because of the "messy" factor and the latter because of the electrical outlets on the tabletops
2. NO texting or emailing during class time; turn off your cellphones and put them away to avoid being tempted. You (obviously) may use laptop computers, but not for emailing or games... temporary confiscation may be inflicted!
   

Roger L. Easton, Jr., rlepci@rit.edu, Office 76-2112, Phone 585-475-5969, FAX 585-475-5988

Office Hours: M 10:30am-11:30am, T 11am-12n, W 2pm-3pm, Th 11pm-12n

Easton Schedule 20131 (pdf)

Meeting Room/Time:
    20131: TTh, 9:30am - 10:45am, Carlson Electronic Classroom 76-2155

   Course Information (html)
   Course Information (PDF)

  Course Syllabus (html)
  Course Syllabus (PDF)

Handouts:   (pdf  format)

   00 -- Series you should know                    (0.1 MByte, revised 22 August 2012)
    01 -- Motivation                                        (1.7 MBytes, revised 24 August 2012)
    02 -- Complex Numbers and Functions     (0.3 MBytes, revised 15 August 2012) 
    03 -- Classification of Functions                (0.4 MBytes, revised 16 August 2012)
    04 -- 1-D Special Functions                      (1.6 MBytes, revised 16 August 2012)
    05 -- Stochastic Functions                         (0.4 MBytes)  (supplemental material, revised 04 August 2012) 
    06 -- 2-D Functions                                  (2.2 MBytes, revised 05 August 2012) 
    07 -- Linear Operations                            (0.5 MBytes, revised 05 August 2012)

Software Resources

SignalShow: A software program written in Java by former undergraduate student Juliet Bernstein for illustrating the concepts in this course is available for the three most common personal computer platforms (Windows, Macintosh OSX, and Linux). The program is free and the both source and compiled code are available at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/signalshow/

Videos are available on YouTube videos that illustrate the use and features of the program.

Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
    (for generating audio waveforms and recording/editing sound files, includes FFT analysis

Spectrum Lab: (audio spectrum analyzer): http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/spectra1.html#download

        HW #1 (due Th, 5 September 2013)                                                                SS#1
        HW #2 (due Th, 12 September 2013)                                                              SS#2
        HW #3 (due Th, 19 September 2013) (small typo corrected on 9/15)               SS#3
        HW #4 (due T,    8 October 2013)                                                                  SS#4
        HW #5 (due T,  15 October 2013)                                                                  SS#5