This 575-page book consists of the following 8 chapters:
- Real-world signal processing
- Sampled signals and systems
- The discrete Fourier transform and the FFT algorithm
- Digital filters
- The bridge to VLSI
- Real DSP hardware
- Software development for DSP systems
- DSP applications
The book’s VLSI content is dated, but the DSP basics in Chapters 1-4 are explained clearly and with plenty of examples & diagrams. My favorite DSP book remains Digital Signal Processing, A Computer Based Approach (McGraw-Hill, 4th edition, 2010), written by my emeritus UCSB colleague, Dr. Sanjit K. Mitra. A comprehensive, free on-line book, The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing, by Steven W. Smith, is also highly recommended.