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  <name xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Preface to DSP Lab International Demo</name>
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    <md:keyword xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Digital</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Signal</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Processing</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">International</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Texas Instruments</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">TMS320</md:keyword>
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    <md:keyword xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Chinese</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Thai</md:keyword>
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  <md:abstract xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">The following course serves as a demo for the use of Connexions with languages other than English and in the context of a DSP laboratory course. English-language material has been borrowed from Doug Jones' course ECE320 at UIUC. Partial translations of the course material are given in the Japanese, Chinese and Thai languages.</md:abstract>
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       This course is a demonstration course to show DSP-related content in languages other than English. It is intended to serve the following purposes:
	
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		<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">To spread DSP technology and help establish DSP lab courses outside the US.</item>
		<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">To show that Connexions can support other languages and fonts, especially Asian.</item>
		<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">To demonstrate the Connexions project to those in other countries.</item>
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    	For this demonstration course, content has been prepared in the following languages:
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		<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Japanese</item>
		<item xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/">Chinese (Mandarin)</item>
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    	All of the original material for this demonstration course has been taken from Doug Jones' ECE320 at UIUC, which is a senior-level DSP lab course based on the Texas Instruments TMS320C54x. Many thanks to Doug and others at UIUC for their hard work in  preparing the original course material.
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	<note xmlns:md="http://cnx.rice.edu/mdml/0.4" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:bib="http://bibtexml.sf.net/" type="Important">In order to properly view all the content, you will need to install the necessary fonts for the Japanese, Chinese and Thai languages.</note>
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