Interactive models for teaching digital signal processing

Advances in signal processing theory and its multi-domain applications make it increasingly difficult for educators to teach abstract mathematical concepts as well as illustrate their relevance in real-world system design in a single course. The advent of block-based design and simulation technologies like Simulinkreg enables educators to develop and employ visual and interactive models of real-world signal processing systems to meet the corresponding challenges. This paper discusses the design and integration of Simulink based interactive models in lectures and related activities in a typical digital signal processing (DSP) course.