This document provides an overview of an introductory signal processing course. It outlines the pre-requisites, course structure including distribution of grades, relevant textbooks, and provides definitions and examples of signals and systems. It also gives an overview of analog and digital signal processing and discusses applications in various domains such as communications, speech, image processing, biomedical engineering, military and mechanical. Finally, it provides a tentative week-by-week outline of topics to be covered including transforms, filter design techniques, and sampling.