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2003

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
?ak, Stanislaw H.
Systems and Control/Stanislaw H. ?ak.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Linear control systems. I. Title.
TJ220 .Z35 2002
629.8 ?32 dc21 2002066792

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

To
J. M. J.

Acknowledgments

I am indebted to my wife, Mary Ann, and to my children, Michaela, George, Elliot, and Nick, for their support during the writing of this book.

I express my gratitude to numerous students on whom this text was tested. I have benefited tremendously while working with Professor Stefen Hui. His insights and discussions helped clarify many concepts discussed in this book. Dr. Yonggon Lee contributed many simulations included in the book and in the solutions manual. It was a pleasant experience working with Peter Gordon, Justin Collins, and the staff of Oxford University Press during the production of the book. Finally, I wish to thank the National Science Foundation for the much appreciated support during the last stages...