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This unique textbook takes the student from the initial steps in modeling a dynamic system through development of the mathematical models needed for feedback control. The generously-illustrated, student-friendly text focuses on fundamental theoretical development rather than the application of commercial software. Practical details of machine design are included to motivate the non-mathematically inclined student.

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Introduction.- Differential Equations, Input Functions, Complex Exponentials, and Transfer Functions.- Introduction to the Linear Graph Method, Step Responses, and Superposition.- Mechanical Systems.- Fluid, Electrical, and Thermal Systems.- Power Transmission, Transformation and Conversion.- Vector-Matrix Algebra and the State-Space Representation of Dynamic Systems.- Finite Difference Methods and MATLAB.- Transfer Functions, Block Diagrams and the s-plane.- Frequency Response.- AC Circuits and Motors.

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Professor Karl Seeler is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lafayette College. His research interests mechanical properties of polymer, microcellular polymers, structural stability, machine safety, and systems dynamics. He holds a PhD from MIT.

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