''Using a practical approach that includes only necessary theoretical background, this book focuses on applied problems that motivate readers and help them understand the concepts of automatic control. The text covers servomechanisms, hydraulics, thermal control, mechanical systems, and electric circuits. It explains the modeling process, introduces the problem solution, and discusses derived results. Presented solutions are based directly on math formulas, which are provided in extensive tables throughout the text. This enables readers to develop the ability to quickly solve practical problems on control systems''-- ''Automatic control is a multidisciplinary subject covering topics of interest for electrical, mechanical, aerospace, chemical and industrial engineers. The objective of this text is to provide a comprehensive but practical coverage of the concepts of control systems theory. The theory is written in a straightforward uncomplicated way in order to simplify as much as possible, and in the same time classify, the problems met in classical automatic control. Each chapter includes an extensive section with formulas useful for dealing with the numerous solved problems that conclude the chapter. Finally, emphasis is given in the introduction of various simulation tools''-- Read more... Content: Laplace Transform Transfer Function - Block Diagrams - Signal Flow Graphs Characteristics of Control Systems Time Response of Control Systems Stability of control systems Root-locus analysis Frequency domain analysis State space analysis Abstract: ''Using a practical approach that includes only necessary theoretical background, this book focuses on applied problems that motivate readers and help them understand the concepts of automatic control. The text covers servomechanisms, hydraulics, thermal control, mechanical systems, and electric circuits. It explains the modeling process, introduces the problem solution, and discusses derived results. Presented solutions are based directly on math formulas, which are provided in extensive tables throughout the text. This enables readers to develop the ability to quickly solve practical problems on control systems''-- ''Automatic control is a multidisciplinary subject covering topics of interest for electrical, mechanical, aerospace, chemical and industrial engineers. The objective of this text is to provide a comprehensive but practical coverage of the concepts of control systems theory. The theory is written in a straightforward uncomplicated way in order to simplify as much as possible, and in the same time classify, the problems met in classical automatic control. Each chapter includes an extensive section with formulas useful for dealing with the numerous solved problems that conclude the chapter. Finally, emphasis is given in the introduction of various simulation tools'' Professor Larry Rabinowitz, Based On Many Years Of Teaching, Has Created A Textbook Suited For Classroom Use As Well As For Self-study That Is Filled With Hundreds Of Carefully Chosen Examples Based On Real-world Case Studies About Sports, Elections, Drug Testing, Legal Cases, Population Growth, Business, And More. His Approach Is Innovative, Practical, And Entertaining. Elementary Probability With Applications Will Serve To Enhance Class-room Instruction, As Well As Benefit Those Who Want To Review The Basics Of Probability At Their Own Pace.--jacket. Basic Concepts In Probability -- Conditional Probability And The Multiplication Rule -- Combining The Addition And The Multiplication Rules -- Random Variables, Distributions, And Expected Values -- Sampling Without Replacement -- Sampling With Replacement -- Some Simple Statistical Tests. Larry Rabinowitz. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [189]-193) And Index. "Probability plays an essential role in making decisions in areas such as business, politics, and sports, among others. Professor Rabinowitz, based on many years of teaching, has created a textbook suited for classroom use as well as for self-study that is filled with hundreds of carefully chosen examples based on real-world case studies about sports, elections, drug testing, legal cases, population growth, business, and more. His approach is innovative, practical, and entertaining. Elementary Probability with Applications will serve to enhance classroom instruction, as well as benefit those who want to review the basics of probability at their own pace. The text is used at several colleges and for some high school classes."--Provided by publisher "Automatic control is a multidisciplinary subject covering topics of interest for electrical, mechanical, aerospace, chemical and industrial engineers. The objective of this text is to provide a comprehensive but practical coverage of the concepts of control systems theory. The theory is written in a straightforward uncomplicated way in order to simplify as much as possible, and in the same time classify, the problems met in classical automatic control. Each chapter includes an extensive section with formulas useful for dealing with the numerous solved problems that conclude the chapter. Finally, emphasis is given in the introduction of various simulation tools"-- Provided by publisher