Alex Barnett
Mathematics, Dartmouth College.
| The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) has revolutionized signal processing since it reduced the cost of extracting the frequency spectrum of a signal of length N from O(N^2) to O(N log N). It was recently voted one of the "top 10 algorithms of the 20th century". It is an essential part of any applied mathematician's toolkit. I will explain in simple terms how the algorithm works, and show a couple of applications. |
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