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 | | Computer-Controlled Systems: Theory and Design (3rd Edition) (Prentice Hall Information and System Sciences Series) by Karl Johan Astrom, Bjorn Wittenmark ISBN-10: 9780133148992 ISBN-10: 0-13-314899-8 ISBN-13: 9780133148992 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-314899-2 Paperback 1996-11-30 Prentice Hall Find Lowest Price |
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one of the best control Books out there I think they have written one of the best control books out there. And besides the authors are most respected in the control engineering community. | ||
Terse. I first entered engineering school back in 1980. Since college, I have worked in various laboratory environments, both private and Federal. Consequently, I have read many papers and books related to the materials presented in this text. As I look back over the years, I find that this text is the most terse I have ever seen and is entirely inappropriate as an introductory text to the subject. It is no exaggeration to say that the most important parts of the subject exist in what is *NOT* expressly said in the pages of this book. True, in engineering school one is required to think and solve problems, but this text does not even have enough proper expository to motivate the subject, nor does it have enough problems to properly exercise the mind on the concepts. If one needs so much supplementary material to master the topic, it might be wiser to simply use a better text. After trying hard to find something to like about this text, I find little...it is terse to the point of being enigmatic. Please, get a copy from an engineering library before you spend any money on it and judge for yourself. | ||
Waste of Trees! This book is not for anyone. It is such a shame when you spend over $100 for something that will absolutly contribute nothing to you. I really did try to use this book, I just can't seem to find one full paragraph that I feel that I have actually learned something. The author begins his book, like he's already given you 10 previous introduction chapters. He feels he owes no explanation for anything, no real effort to make you understand or learn something. just a story teller with a bunch of equations, diagrams and solutions with no effort to to get anything across. I wonder exactly why this author felt he had to write this book. If it's because he wanted to contribute his knowledge, then he is surely a very bad teacher. I don't mean to cause any harm to the author, but I feel the obligation to warn anyone who is considering to buy this book for the sake of learning anything. Too bad they had to cut down trees to publish this book. | ||
Review of Astrom and Wittenmark Astrom Wittenmark's book on Computer Control Systems is a good book for intermediate and experienced people in the field of Computer Control Systems. It is excellent in its contents and coverage of the field as a whole. What it needs is some details at certain places so that things will be easy to comprehend. What I mean is that its not the best book to have as a first text towards the subject. We used the book as a course text for advanced controls class. With little control background, I felt it very tough to read the book. But now that I am well versed with the field, I find this book handy to keep. | ||