'… Together with information theory, control theory is the area of engineering that has the most fundamental lessons to teach physicists, and John Bechhoefer's recent textbook, Control Theory for Physicists, is an excellent place to start learning them … the pedagogical presentation of the material in the book perfectly complements its engaging subject matter.' Michael Hinczewski, The Biophysicist
Part I. Core Material: 1. Historical introduction; 2. Dynamical systems; 3. Frequency-domain control; 4. Time-domain control; 5. Discrete-time systems; 6. System identification; Part II. Advanced Ideas: 7. Optimal control; 8. Stochastic systems; 9. Robust control; 10. Adaptive control; 11. Nonlinear control; Part III. Special Topics: 12. Discrete-state systems; 13. Quantum control; 14. Networks and complex systems; 15. Limits to control.