Convolution Examples: Polynomial multiplication

We have already met such an example in project 1 when we tried to set up the design matrix for a two-dimensional function. This was an example of polynomial multiplication. Let us recast such a problem in terms of the convolution operation. Let us look a the following polynomials to second and third order, respectively:

$$ p(t) = \alpha_0+\alpha_1 t+\alpha_2 t^2, $$

and

$$ s(t) = \beta_0+\beta_1 t+\beta_2 t^2+\beta_3 t^3. $$

The polynomial multiplication gives us a new polynomial of degree \( 5 \)

$$ z(t) = \delta_0+\delta_1 t+\delta_2 t^2+\delta_3 t^3+\delta_4 t^4+\delta_5 t^5. $$