Re: What kinds of maths courses should a control research has to take?

On Sep 18, 1:37 am, workaholic <liua...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The more control papers, like TAC ones, I read, the more anxiety
approaches. I think I have to give up my postgraduate engineering
courses and get transferred to the maths department to get a B.S
degree first. I cannot bear so much math notations and theroems. And
the jargon seen in the papers.

I wonder how much maths courses, besides those I have learnt as an
undergraduate, I have to take to meet the need for  doing research in
the control theory field. Anyone can give me a list? Thanks!

It depends on your goals. Are you interested in theoretical research,
or in implementing practical systems? The math is presented in a
daunting manner by most textbooks. But, you can get by with a good
understanding of complex numbers and how they are used to solve linear
differential equations. Then understanding how to use Laplace
transforms is next to get a frequency rather than time view of
systems. But you don't need to know how the transforms are derived
unless you want to be a theoritician.

I am compiling a list of the best textbooks in our forum:
www.simapp.com/phpBB3/index.php
The one by Dutton seems to be most practical - the math is added when
needed.

Also, we are developing a series of application notes to go with our
software at www.simapp.com
Check out our free trial and let us know how to make it easier.

Thanks
.

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