Automatic Control Theory for the "Dummies"

This book is intended for a first acquaintance with the subject. Its mission - to explain
"Fingers" the basic concepts of the theory of automatic control and make
After reading it, you can take professional literature on this topic.
We need to consider this benefit only as a foundation, a launching pad for the serious
a serious study of the subject, which can be very interesting and exciting.
There are hundreds of books on automatic control. But the problem is that the brain
the perception of new information looking for something familiar, for what you can "catch", and on this
based "fix" new to the already known concepts. Experience shows that serious reading
modern student textbooks difficult. You're hooked. And for strict scientific
evidence often escapes the essence, which is usually quite simple. Therefore author
I tried to "go down" to a lower level and build a chain of "everyday" concepts to concepts
Control Theory.
The exposition at every turn suffers lack of rigor, evidence is presented, the formula
used only where it is impossible without them. The mathematician will find here a lot of misunderstandings
and omissions, as (in accordance with the objectives of benefits) between strictness and clearness
the choice is made in favor of clarity.
The reader needs little prior knowledge. We need to have an idea
Some sections of the course of higher mathematics:
1) derivatives and integrals;
2) differential equations;
3) linear algebra, matrices;
4) complex numbers.