Modern Control Technology 3rd Edition

The book is well organized, and the author doesn't waste words. I'm using it for a first controls class at the college level. It has just enough math to make it useful, but not enough to scare the students away, I definitely recommend this book for anyone who needs to learn about control systems but doesn't want the typical college level course full of math and nothing practical.It does contain some of the classic controls material near the end, but it's mostly concerned with mechanical devices and systems and how to control them. Most college books are all theory and math and result in nothing actually useful or practical. I'd say this book would be suited for a technical program rather than an engineering degree program.

This book is very exciting and interesting to read. It is clearly a technology book, not targeted for Electrical Engineering course. This book does not have the deep mathematical analysis that is required for Electrical Engineering. Rather it gives you enough high level math explanation which is really helpful for practical purpose. If you are taking a course on Control Systems in Electrical Engineering, you may find it beneficial to read this book first; in order to get a very practical intuition.

This book, while being way too expensive, is a great survey of electronic controls. The text is easy to read and is backed up with tons of pictures/diagrams. The problem sets fairly represent the material given, and answers to the odd problems are provided, something that is always appreciated.

Warning: I am biased toward this book. I am an electrical engineering student and have never taken an electromechanical class until now.I love this book. I'm already thinking about the automation I could build using this book as a reference. I have not gone through the entire book so I cannot judge the content that I have not read.But I love it.

As far as textbooks go, this one is pretty good. It's readable, and has plenty of illustrations for explanation.If you don't need the exact revision, I'd look for a copy of the previous version. It's the same info in a different order.

I know each used book has a disclaimer about missing accessories, this book didn't come with any so no big deal.I know it is hard to tell this ahead of time, but I have learned that with the web support of most books, the CD is not usually missed.

Good book but I didn't get to crack it open because the class got cancelled not enough students to take the class. Will look forward to reading this book in the near future

I was required to use this book for a senior level college course and it was written as though the author was inept. Not very clear explanations, graphs most of the time made no sense, I honestly felt like I lowered my I.Q. a few points because of this book