Sinusoidal Signals

Oppenheim & Willsky, Ch. 1 — Continuous & Discrete-Time Signals

Signal Type

Parameters

Key Concept
CT: x(t) = A cos(2πft + φ)
DT: x[n] = A cos(2πf/fs · n + φ)

The phasor Ae^{jφ} rotates in the complex plane at angular frequency ω = 2πf.