ELEC3305 Digital Signal Processing (University of Sydney): rated 3.5/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ELEC3305 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 数字信号处理
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit aims to teach how signals are processed by computers. It describes the key concepts of digital signal processing, including details of various transforms and filter design.
ELEC3305 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "I am doing this unit too but it is a core unit since I study Electrical Engineering. It will likely overlap quite a bit with ELEC2302, which most EE students took last semester. This unit will be super maths-heavy lots of Fourier transforms and stuff like that, maybe have a look…"
On Reddit: "ELEC2302 is pretty maths intensive. Not sure what the Software course structure is like (I’m doing Electrical) but you’d probably be better prepared for it after doing first year maths. ELEC3506 doesn’t really depend on much prior knowledge at all, most of the content relies on …"
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Q: Is ELEC3305 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ELEC3305, and when is it offered?
A: ELEC3305 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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