Includes bibliographical references (p. 883-885) and index

Introduction to control systems -- Mathematical modeling of control systems -- Mathematical modeling of mechanical systems and electrical systems -- Mathematical modeling of fluid systems and thermal systems -- Transient and steady-state response analyses -- Control systems analysis and design by the root-locus method -- Control systems analysis and design by the frequency-response method -- PID controllers and modified PID controllers -- Control systems analysis in state space -- Control systems design in state space -- Appendix A : Laplace transform tables -- Appendix B : Partial-fraction expansion -- Appendix C : Vector-matrix algebra