Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction to System Dynamics.
• 2. The Laplace Transform.
• 3. Mechanical Systems.
• 4. Transfer-Function Approach to Modeling Dynamic Systems.
• 5. State-Space Approach to Modeling Dynamic Systems.
• 6. Electrical Systems and Electromechanical Systems.
• 7. Fluid Systems and Thermal Systems.
• 8. Time-Domain Analyses of Dynamic Systems.
• 9. Frequency-Domain Analyses of Dynamic Systems.
• 10. Frequency-Domain Analyses and the Design of Control Systems.
• 11. Time-Domain Analyses of Control Systems.
• Appendix A. Systems of Units.
• Appendix B. Conversion Tables.
• Appendix C. Vector-Matrix Algebra.
• Appendix D. Introduction to MATLAB.
• References.
• Index.