ContentsPreface1. Background and Preview2. Highlights of Classical Control Theory3. State Variables and the State Space Description of Dynamic Systems4. Fundamentals of Matrix Algebra5. Vectors and Linear Vector Spaces6. Simulatneous Linear Equations7. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors8. Functions of Square Matrices and the Cayley-Hamilton Theorem9. Analysis of Continuous-and Discrete-Time Linear State Equations10. Stability11. Controllability and Observability for Linear Systems12. The Relationship Between State Variable and Transfer Function Description of Systems13. Design of Linear Feedback Control Systems14. An Introduction to Optimal Control Theory15. An Introduction to Nonlinear Control SystemsAnswers to ProblemsIndex