This is a book about modelling, analysis and control of linear time invariant systems. It uses the behavioural approach for which the authors are well regarded. It is a suitable text for senior undergraduates or beginning graduate students in mathematics and engineering and contains numerous exercises, including simulation problems and examples, notably of mechanical systems and electrical circuits.

1 Dynamical Systems.- 2 Systems Defined by Linear Differential Equations.- 3 Time Domain Description of Linear Systems.- 4 State Space Models.- 5 Controllability and Observability.- 6 Elimination of Latent Variables and State Space Representations.- 7 Stability Theory.- 8 Time- and Frequency-Domain Characteristics of Linear Time-Invariant Systems.- 9 Pole Placement by State Feedback.- 10 Observers and Dynamic Compensators.- A Simulation Exercises.- A.1 Stabilization of a Cart.- A.2 Temperature Control of a Container.- A.3 Autonomous Dynamics of Coupled Masses.- A.4 Satellite Dynamics.- A.4.1 Motivation.- A.4.2 Mathematical modeling.- A.4.3 Equilibrium Analysis.- A.4.4 Linearization.- A.4.5 Analysis of the model.- A.4.6 Simulation.- A.5 Dynamics of a Motorbike.- A.6 Stabilization of a Double Pendulum.- A.6.1 Modeling.- A.6.2 Linearization.- A.6.3 Analysis.- A.6.4 Stabilization.- A.7 Notes and References.- B Background Material.- B.1 Polynomial Matrices.- B.2 Partial Fraction Expansion.- B.3 Fourier and Laplace Transforms.- B.3.1 Fourier transform.- B.3.2 Laplace transform.- B.4 Notes and References.- B.5 Exercises.- Notation.- References.