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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
MATH.APP.240

Fourier Methods, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Course code
MATH.APP.240
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Basic studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Merja Laaksonen, Teacher responsible for the Finnish implementation
Responsible teacher:
Petteri Laakkonen, Teacher responsible for the English implementation
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %
Core content
  • Real Fourier series for periodic function and determining its coefficients, even and odd functions as special cases, Gibbs phenomenon.
  • Complex Fourier series, Parseval's theroem, series as frequency decomposition.
  • Discrete Fourier transform and its properties.
  • Fourier transform of non-periodic functions: definition and basic properties, Fourier transform as frequency decomposition.
Complementary knowledge
  • Dirichlet conditions for fourier series convergence, expanding a function defined on a bounded interval to a periodic function.
  • Significance of the fast Fourier transform
  • Dirac delta function, Convolution, Parseval's theorem
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Kokonaisuudet, joihin opintojakso kuuluu
Completion option 1
This is only in Finnish.
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

07.01.2025 23.02.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)

Exam

No scheduled teaching
Completion option 2
This is only in english
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

21.10.2024 08.12.2024
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)

Exam

No scheduled teaching