Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems

I'm not surprised that this book scores highly (and will continue to). "Dr. Charles M. Close" was a professor of mine at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; and while in other course too, we also used his books. His drive for perfection in writing, instruction, and presentation of critical subject matter is un-paralleled anywhere. You simply "get it" with him. His writing and presentation style, in fact, profoundly moulded the way I approached authoring of technical documents. University faculty and students alike will learn a ton from this and other of his books. This is true! Enjoy.

The book shipped quickly and was in good shape. Buying the paperback was a lot cheaper than buying a hardbound from my school.Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems

I had to buy this book for my last semester in electrical engineering. It is a good choice as an introduction to mathematical tools used in representation and analysis of dynamic systems, electrical or mecanical. First, there are a few chapters about basic notions of dynamic (translational and rotational. You can pass this part quickly if you had a few mechanic classes, because it is just to show the good way to represent systems in modeling. Next, a good explanation of state variable modeling, transfert function, linear vs non linear equations, etc, is well written, with good examples, without too advanced maths. If you have learned basic notions in calculus and linear algebra, you can follow the text pretty easily.

Professional engineering these days strongly rely on accurate mathematical modelling of systems. This book is a good introduction to the subject without loosing the link to the numeral solving techniques. Advanced mathematical equations are omitted so this text will serve only as an introduction and not as a complete treatment. Nevertheless, it is a good book when starting to study mathematical modelling of physical systems.