Fourier tutorial: Spectra (1)

Outline

Definition. Testing with sine and white noise signals. Parseval's theorem. Getting the normalization right with NR, IDL, Matlab, Mathematica. Units. Log plots. SPD vs Power. Questionnaire, as in this example

July 2011. This tutorial project is now in abeyance. It may be revived in the future, but only if I can find some sound motivation.

 

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