Real-world applications--Integrates real-world analysis and design applications throughout the text. Examples include: the sun-seeker system, the liquid-level control, dc-motor control, and space-vehicle payload control. * Examples and problems--Includes an abundance of illustrative examples and problems. * Marginal notes throughout the text highlight important points. Table of Contents Preface. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Mathematical Foundation. Chapter 3. Block Diagrams and Signal-Flow Graphs. Chapter 4. Modeling of Physical Systems. Chapter 5. State Variable Analysis. Chapter 6. Stability of Linear Control Systems. Chapter 7. Time-Domain Analysis of Control Systems. Chapter 8. Root-Locus Technique. Chapter 9. Frequency-Domain Analysis. Chapter 10. Design of Control Systems. Chapter 11. The Virtual Lab. Index. Appendix A. Complex Variable Theory. Appendix B. Differential and Difference Equations. Appendix C. Elementary Matrix Theory and Algebra.. Appendix D. Laplace Transform Table. Appendix E. Operational Amplifiers. Appendix F. Properties and Construction of the Root Loci. Appendix G. Frequency-Domain Plots. Appendix H. General Nyquist Criterion. Appendix I. Discrete-Data Control Systems. Appendix J. z-Transform Table. Appendix K. ACSYS 2002: Description of the Software. Answers to Selected Problems.