This class is cross-listed as:
Here is a quick link to the homework.
Here is a nice video about Fourier series recommended by my former PhD student David Weirich.
This course is an introduction to Fourier Analysis and Wavelets.
It has been specifically
designed for engineers, scientists, statisticians and mathematicians interested
in the basic mathematical ideas underlying Fourier analysis, wavelets and their
applications.
This course integrates the
classical Fourier theory with the theory of wavelets.
Wavelets and Fourier analysis are invaluable tools for researchers in many
areas of mathematics and the applied sciences, to name a few:
signal processing, statistics, physics,
differential equations, numerical analysis, geophysics, medical
imaging, fractals, harmonic analysis, etc. It is their
multidisciplinary nature that makes these theories so appealing.
Topics will include:
Numerical experiments are important to fully understand the scope of the theory. We will let the students explore this realm according to their interests. The use of some Wavelet Toolbox will be encouraged. Matlab is now available for free for all UNM students. It is installed in all pod computers. You can download it onto your laptop or home computer. Follow the instructions on it.unm.edu/download. You are allowed to install it on two devices. Once installed on your computer, you run it by clicking on it (Mac,Windows) or typing matlab (Linux).
Textbook: We will use a book that I wrote with my colleague Lesley Ward from University of South Australia. The book is called Harmonic Analysis: From Fourier to Wavelets , Student Mathematical Library Series, Volume 63, American Mathematical Society 2012. I appreciate all the feedback I can get from you in terms of typos, errata, and possible improvements for the second edition! Here is a list of errata so far compiled.
Recommended Texts:
The literature for Fourier Analysis and Wavelets is large,
here you will find a commented list of texts
Grades: Grades will be based on homework assignments and a final group project.
Prerequisites: Linear algebra and advanced calculus, or permission from the instructor.
Accomodation Statement: UNM is committed to providing equitable access to learning opportunities for students with documented disabilities. As your instructor, it is my objective to facilitate an inclusive classroom setting, in which students have full access and opportunity to participate. To engage in a confidential conversation about the process for requesting reasonable accommodations for this class and/or program, please contact Accessibility Resource Center ( (https://arc.unm.edu/) at arcsrvs@unm.edu or by phone (505) 277-3506.
Credit-hour statement: This is a three credit-hour course. Class meets for two 75-minute sessions of direct instruction for fifteen weeks during the Spring 2024 semester. Please plan for a minimum of six hours of out-of-class work (or homework, study, assignment completion, and class preparation) each week.
Responsible Learning and Academic Honesty: We all have shared responsibility for ensuring that learning occurs safely, honestly, and equitably. Submitting material as your own work that has been generated on a website, in a publication, by an artificial intelligence algorithm (AI), by another person, or by breaking the rules of an assignment constitutes academic dishonesty. It is a student code of conduct violation that can lead to a disciplinary procedure. Please ask me for help in finding the resources you need to be successful in this course. I can help you use study resources responsibly and effectively. Off-campus paper writing services, problem-checkers and services, websites, and AIs can produce incorrect or misleading results. Learning the course material depends on completing and submitting your own work. UNM preserves and protects the integrity of the academic community through multiple policies including policies on student grievances (Faculty Handbook D175 and D176), academic dishonesty (FH D100), and respectful campus (FH CO9). These are in the Student Pathfinder (https://pathfinder.unm.edu) and the Faculty Handbook (https://handbook.unm.edu).
Title IX: To meet obligations under Title IX, UNM faculty, Teaching Assistants, and Graduate Assistants are considered "responsible employees." This designation requires that any report of gender discrimination, which includes sexual harassment, sexual misconduct and sexual violence, made to a faculty member, TA, or GA must be reported to the Title IX Coordinator at the Office Compliance, Ethics and Equal Opportunity (ceeo.unm.edu). For more information on the campus policy regarding sexual misconduct and reporting, see: https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/2000/2740.html.
Support: LoboRESPECT Advocacy Center , the Women's Resource Center , and the LGBTQ Resource Center alloffer confidential services.
Citizenship and/or Immigration Status: All students are welcome in this class regardless of citizenship, residency, or immigration status. Your professor will respect your privacy if you choose to disclose your status. As for all students in the class, family emergency-related absences are normally excused with reasonable notice to the professor, as noted in the attendance guidelines above. UNM as an institution has made a core commitment to the success of all our students, including members of our undocumented community. The Administration's welcome is found on the university's website: http://undocumented.unm.edu/.
Land Acknowledgement: Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache since time immemorial, have deep connections to the land and have made significant contributions to the broader community statewide. We honor the land itself and those who remain stewards of this land throughout the generations and also acknowledge our committed relationship to Indigenous peoples. We gratefully recognize our history.
Return to: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico
Last updated: January 11, 2024