Download or read book A Linear Systems Primer written by Panos J. Antsaklis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-03 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a streamlined presentation of the authors’ successful work Linear Systems, this textbook provides an introduction to systems theory with an emphasis on control. Initial chapters present necessary mathematical background material for a fundamental understanding of the dynamical behavior of systems. Each chapter includes helpful chapter descriptions and guidelines for the reader, as well as summaries, notes, references, and exercises at the end. The emphasis throughout is on time-invariant systems, both continuous- and discrete-time.