Fracture Mechanics Test Methods For Concrete Compares currently used methods in determining concrete toughness and presents recommended test procedures with theories and models for describing cracking and fracturing phenomena. Effects of loading rate temperature and humidity are also examined. Well referenced and illustrated this book is filled with practical technical information for materials and structural engineers. | Fracture Mechanics Test Methods For Concrete GBP 62.99 1
Secure and Resilient Software Requirements Test Cases and Testing Methods Secure and Resilient Software: Requirements Test Cases and Testing Methods provides a comprehensive set of requirements for secure and resilient software development and operation. It supplies documented test cases for those requirements as well as best practices for testing nonfunctional requirements for improved information assurance. This resource-rich book includes:Pre-developed nonfunctional requirements that can be reused for any software development project Documented test cases that go along with the requirements and can be used to develop a Test Plan for the softwareTesting methods that can be applied to the test cases provided Downloadable resources with all security requirements and test cases as well as MS Word versions of the checklists requirements and test cases covered in the bookOffering ground-level already-developed software nonfunctional requirements and corresponding test cases and methods this book will help to ensure that your software meets its nonfunctional requirements for security and resilience. The accompanying downloadable resources filled with helpful checklists and reusable documentation provides you with the tools needed to integrate security into the requirements analysis design and testing phases of your software development lifecycle. Some Praise for the Book:This book pulls together the state of the art in thinking about this important issue in a holistic way with several examples. It takes you through the entire lifecycle from conception to implementation . . —Doug Cavit Chief Security Strategist Microsoft Corporation. provides the reader with the tools necessary to jump-start and mature security within the software development lifecycle (SDLC). —Jeff Weekes Sr. Security Architect at Terra Verde Services. full of useful insights and practical advice from two au | Secure and Resilient Software Requirements Test Cases and Testing Methods GBP 56.99 1
Equivalence and Noninferiority Tests for Quality Manufacturing and Test Engineers In engineering and quality control various situations including process validation and design verification require equivalence and noninferiority tests. Equivalence and Noninferiority Tests for Quality Manufacturing and Test Engineers presents methods for using validation and verification test data to demonstrate equivalence and noninferiority in engineering and applied science. The book covers numerous tests drawn from the author’s more than 30 years of work in a range of industrial settings. It provides computational formulas for the tests methods to determine or justify sample sizes and formulas to calculate power and operating characteristic curves. The methods are accessible using standard statistical software and do not require complicated programming. The book also includes computer code and screen shots for SAS R and JMP. This book provides you with a guide to performing validation and verification tests that demonstrate the adequacy of your process system or product. It will help you choose the best test for your application. GBP 59.99 1
Test Quality for Construction Materials and Structures Proceedings of the International RILEM/ILAC Symposium Testing of materials and manufactured items is a key element in the process from standard specifications though control and verification during manufacture to trade in actual products. Cooperative agreements and networks are being set up covering reference materials and calibration. This process is becoming more urgent with the development in the European market and other international developments. This book presents international views on this fast changing field with the main themes of: technical components of test quality; quality assurance in testing laboratories; laboratory accreditation and transnational recognition of test results. | Test Quality for Construction Materials and Structures Proceedings of the International RILEM/ILAC Symposium GBP 62.99 1
SOLIDWORKS 2023 Quick Start SOLIDWORKS 2023 Quick Start introduces new users to the basics of using SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software in five easy lessons. This book is intended for the student or designer who needs to learn SOLIDWORKS quickly and effectively. This book is perfect for engineers in industry who are expected to have SOLIDWORKS skills for their company’s next project or students who need to learn SOLIDWORKS without taking a comprehensive CAD course. Based on years of teaching SOLIDWORKS to engineering students SOLIDWORKS 2023 Quick Start concentrates on the areas where new users can improve efficiency in the design modeling process. By learning the correct SOLIDWORKS skills and file management techniques you gain the most knowledge in the shortest period of time. This book begins with an overview of SOLIDWORKS and the User Interface (UI) its menus toolbars and commands. With a quick pace you learn the essentials of 2D sketching part and assembly creation perform motion study develop detailed part and assembly drawings and much more. Throughout this book you develop a mini Stirling Engine and investigate the proper design intent and constraints. Bonus Chapters Two bonus chapters are included with this book. Chapter six is a review of the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) exam. It will help you understand the curriculum and categories of the CSWA exam and the required model knowledge needed to successfully take and pass the exam. Chapter seven is an introduction to additive manufacturing (3D printing). It covers the difference between additive and subtractive manufacturing 3D printer terminology knowledge of preparing saving and printing a model on a Fused Filament Fabrication 3D printer and much more. This chapter also includes information on the Certified SOLIDWORKS Additive Manufacturing Certification (CSWA-AM) exam. GBP 51.99 1
Metal-Catalyzed Polymerization Fundamentals to Applications The proposed book focusses on metal mediated/catalyzed “controlled/living radical polymerization” (CRP/LRP) methods. It surveys a wide variety of catalyzed polymerization reactions making it essentially a “one stop” review in the field. A significant contribution to polymer science is “metathesis polymerization” discovered by Grubbs and others. The book will cover various metathesis polymerization methods and implications in polymer industry. | Metal-Catalyzed Polymerization Fundamentals to Applications GBP 44.99 1
British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973 Britain the United States Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions In 1962 Dean Acheson famously described Britain as having lost an Empire but not yet found a role. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the realms of nuclear weapons. An increasingly marginal world power successive post-war British governments felt that an independent nuclear deterrent was essential if the country was to remain at the top table of world diplomacy. Focusing on a key twenty-year period this study explores Britain's role in efforts to bring about a nuclear test ban treaty between 1954 and 1973. Taking a broadly chronological approach it examines the nature of defence planning the scientific goals that nuclear tests were designed to secure Anglo-American relationships the efficacy of British diplomacy and its contribution to arms control and disarmament. A key theme of the study is to show how the UK managed to balance the conflicting pressures created by its determination to remain a credible nuclear power whilst wanting to pursue disarmament objectives and how these pressures shifted over the period in question. Based on a wealth of primary sources this book opens up the largely ignored subject of the impact of arms control on the UK nuclear weapons programme. Its appraisal of the relationship between the requirements and developments of the UK nuclear weapons programme against international and domestic pressures for a test ban treaty will be of interest to anyone studying post-war British defence and foreign policy history of science arms control disarmament and non-proliferation and international relations. It also provides important background information on current events involving nuclear proliferation and disarmament. | British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973 Britain the United States Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions GBP 44.99 1
Nonparametric Statistical Tests A Computational Approach Nonparametric Statistical Tests: A Computational Approach describes classical nonparametric tests as well as novel and little-known methods such as the Baumgartner-Weiss-Schindler and the Cucconi tests. The book presents SAS and R programs allowing readers to carry out the different statistical methods such as permutation and bootstrap tests. The author considers example data sets in each chapter to illustrate methods. Numerous real-life data from various areas including the bible and their analyses provide for greatly diversified reading. The book covers: Nonparametric two-sample tests for the location-shift model specifically the Fisher-Pitman permutation test the Wilcoxon rank sum test and the Baumgartner-Weiss-Schindler test Permutation tests location-scale tests tests for the nonparametric Behrens-Fisher problem and tests for a difference in variability Tests for the general alternative including the (Kolmogorov-)Smirnov test ordered categorical and discrete numerical data Well-known one-sample tests such as the sign test and Wilcoxon’s signed rank test a modification suggested by Pratt (1959) a permutation test with original observations and a one-sample bootstrap test are presented. Tests for more than two groups the following tests are described in detail: the Kruskal-Wallis test the permutation F test the Jonckheere-Terpstra trend test tests for umbrella alternatives and the Friedman and Page tests for multiple dependent groups The concepts of independence and correlation and stratified tests such as the van Elteren test and combination tests The applicability of computer-intensive methods such as bootstrap and permutation tests for non-standard situations and complex designs Although the major development of nonparametric methods came to a certain end in the 1970s their importance undoubtedly persists. What is still needed is a computer assisted evaluation of their main properties. This book closes that gap. | Nonparametric Statistical Tests A Computational Approach GBP 69.99 1
The Shroud of Christ Evidence of a 2 000 Year Antiquity The Shroud of Turin has been the focus of extensive study by historians and researchers since the beginning of the twentieth century. It is possibly the world’s most studied historical artifact generating a regular flow of new research publications. There is however one scientific test that overshadows all other research: the 1988 radiocarbon dating. This test dated the cloth to the period 1260–1390AD and was given such extensive publicity that most people today no longer accept the Shroud to be a true relic. Sadly very few people are aware that this test has been widely criticized for falling short of acceptable scientific standards. Similarly most people remain unaware of the wealth of compelling evidence that contradicts the conclusions of that test and supports claims of the Shroud’s authenticity. This book reveals extracts from secret discussions on dating evidence from the Shroud Science Group a private international forum of Shroud researchers and provides a detailed account of the dating evidence revealed by over a hundred years of research. It outlines reasons why the 1988 radiocarbon dating test continues to attract criticism from respected scientists and also describes a series of innovative flax dating techniques which have recently been used measure the age of Shroud material producing results that contradict the radiocarbon date. | The Shroud of Christ Evidence of a 2 000 Year Antiquity GBP 61.99 1
Educational and Psychological Measurement This new text provides the most current coverage of measurement and psychometrics in a single volume. Authors W. Holmes Finch and Brian F. French first review the basics of psychometrics and measurement before moving on to more complex topics such as equating and scaling item response theory standard setting and computer adaptive testing. Also included are discussions of cutting-edge topics utilized by practitioners in the field such as automated test development game-based assessment and automated test scoring. This book is ideal for use as a primary text for graduate-level psychometrics/measurement courses as well as for researchers in need of a broad resource for understanding test theory. Features: How it Works and Psychometrics in the Real World boxes break down important concepts through worked examples and show how theory can be applied to practice. End-of-chapter exercises allow students to test their comprehension of the material while suggested readings and website links provide resources for further investigation. A collection of free online resources include the full output from R SPSS and Excel for each of the analyses conducted in the book as well as additional exercises sample homework assignments answer keys and PowerPoint lecture slides. | Educational and Psychological Measurement GBP 84.99 1
Handbook Of Applied Econometrics And Statistical Inference Summarizing developments and techniques in the field this reference covers sample surveys nonparametric analysis hypothesis testing time series analysis Bayesian inference and distribution theory for applications in statistics economics medicine biology engineering sociology psychology and information technology. It supplies a geometric proof of an extended Gauss-Markov theorem approaches for the design and implementation of sample surveys advances in the theory of Neyman's smooth test and methods for pre-test and biased estimation. It includes discussions ofsample size requirements for estimation in SUR models innovative developments in nonparametric models and more. | Handbook Of Applied Econometrics And Statistical Inference GBP 44.99 1
Reliability Analysis with Minitab Statistical Analysis for the Reliability Engineering ProfessionalEffectively conduct reliability analysis using the world’s leading statistical software. Reliability Analysis with Minitab® outlines statistical concepts and applications explains the theory of probability reliability analysis and quality improvement and provides step-by-step instruction on the use of Minitab. Minitab introduces reliability analysis tools that can be used to perform tasks that range from checking the distribution fit of lifetime data to estimating the warranty costs of a product. Perform the Analyses Needed to Minimize Product Failures and Reduce CostsChock full of examples that include numerous case studies and over 200 screenshots this book is a comprehensive guide to quality and reliability in the service and manufacturing industries. It illustrates the shapes of the most commonly used statistical distributions in reliability analysis and in simple language demonstrates concepts that include parametric reliability analysis nonparametric reliability analysis warranty analysis accelerated life testing reliability test plans and probit analysis. Illustrating the application of Minitab for reliability analysis this book explains how to: Perform reliability analysis of a product with right-censored and exact failure time data Complete reliability analysis of a product with arbitrarily censored failure time dataAchieve nonparametric reliability analysis of a productPredict the amount of money that is needed to cover the warranty costs for products in a specific period of time in the futureAnalyze the results from accelerated life testing on two different productsDetermine the reliability test sample size when the test time and the number of failures are constrainedRegulate the testing time when test sample size and the number of failures are constrainedCompare the reliabilities of parts from different vendorsTest whether the reliability of a product depends on certain factorsPredict the stress level at which a product will fail after a certain test period GBP 44.99 1
Advanced Wood Adhesives Technology This work discusses the latest innovations in the manufacture of wood adhesives and shows how to test their composition. Methods of varying parameters to obtain particular effects are explained and background summaries of each class of adhesives are provided. | Advanced Wood Adhesives Technology GBP 59.99 1
Asphalt Mixture Specification and Testing This guide reviews the way asphalt mixture can be specified with particular emphasis on the test methods used to measure performance. The advantages and limitations of the tests are described for measuring the desired property and engineers can specify a test according to the material’s use. The book starts with a resume of specifications and their relative advantages and disadvantages for different situations. Then different properties are discussed in terms of: their specification; the test methods that can be used (primarily the EN 12697 suite of European methods of which the author has been responsible for drafting); the extent to which the results predict performance; the levels that can be achieved with different asphalt mixes and types; what levels if any should be specified in various situations and pavement layers; and which other properties are adversely affected by enhanced performance. The final section covers various aspects of sustainability with a strong emphasis on durability. Better understanding should enable clients and consultants who specify pavements to produce durable asphalt pavements more economically and also help asphalt producers and students trying to understand the black art of asphalt. | Asphalt Mixture Specification and Testing GBP 44.99 1
Contemporary Intellectual Assessment Fourth Edition Theories Tests and Issues This leading practitioner reference and text-now in a revised and expanded fourth edition-provides the knowledge needed to use state-of-the-art cognitive tests with individuals of all ages from preschoolers to adults. The volume examines major theories and tests of intelligence (in chapters written by the theorists and test developers themselves) and presents research-based approaches to test interpretation. Contributors address critical issues in evaluating culturally and linguistically diverse students gifted students and those with intellectual disability sensory–motor impairments traumatic brain injuries and learning difficulties and disabilities. The fourth edition highlights the use of cognitive test results in planning school-based interventions. New to This Edition *Complete coverage of new or updated tests: WPPSI-IV WISC-V WISC-V Integrated WJ IV ECAD CAS2 RIAS-2 KABC-II Normative Update and UNIT2. *Chapters on cutting-edge approaches to identifying specific learning disabilities and reading disorders. *Chapters on brain imaging neuropsychological intervention in schools adult intellectual development and DSM-5 criteria for learning disorders. *Updated chapters on theories of intelligence their research base and their clinical utility in guiding cognitive and neuropsychological assessment practice. | Contemporary Intellectual Assessment Fourth Edition Theories Tests and Issues GBP 54.99 1
A Course in Item Response Theory and Modeling with Stata Over the past several decades item response theory (IRT) and item response modeling (IRM) have become increasingly popular in the behavioral educational social business marketing clinical and health sciences. In this book Raykov and Marcoulides begin with a nontraditional approach to IRT and IRM that is based on their connections to classical test theory (nonlinear) factor analysis generalized linear modeling and logistic regression. Application-oriented discussions follow next. These cover the one- two- and three-parameter logistic models polytomous item response models (with nominal or ordinal items) item and test information functions instrument construction and development hybrid models differential item functioning and an introduction to multidimensional IRT and IRM. The pertinent analytic and modeling capabilities of Stata are thoroughly discussed highlighted and illustrated on empirical examples from behavioral and social research. | A Course in Item Response Theory and Modeling with Stata GBP 55.99 1
Handbook of Geotechnical Testing: Basic Theory Procedures and Comparison of Standards Determination of the physical chemical and mechanical properties of ground materials is the key to successfully deliver such projects as slope stabilization excavation and lateral support foundation etc. A book containing both theory of geomaterial testing and up-to-date testing methods is much in demand for obtaining reliable and accurate test results. This book is intended primarily to serve this need and aims at the clear explanation in adequate depth of the fundamental principles requirements and procedures of soil and rock tests. It is intended that the book will serve as a useful source of reference for professionals in the field of geotechnical and geological engineering. It can work as a one-stop knowledge warehouse to build a basic cognition of material tests on which the readers are working. It helps college students bridge the gap between class education and engineering practice and helps academic researchers guarantee reliable and accurate test results. It is also useful for training new technicians and providing a refresher for veterans. Engineers contemplating the ICE IOM3 and other certification exams will find this book an essential test preparation aid. It is assumed that the reader has no prior knowledge of the subject but has a good understanding of basic mechanics. | Handbook of Geotechnical Testing: Basic Theory Procedures and Comparison of Standards GBP 56.99 1
Statistical Inference Based on Divergence Measures The idea of using functionals of Information Theory such as entropies or divergences in statistical inference is not new. However in spite of the fact that divergence statistics have become a very good alternative to the classical likelihood ratio test and the Pearson-type statistic in discrete models many statisticians remain unaware of this powerful approach. Statistical Inference Based on Divergence Measures explores classical problems of statistical inference such as estimation and hypothesis testing on the basis of measures of entropy and divergence. The first two chapters form an overview from a statistical perspective of the most important measures of entropy and divergence and study their properties. The author then examines the statistical analysis of discrete multivariate data with emphasis is on problems in contingency tables and loglinear models using phi-divergence test statistics as well as minimum phi-divergence estimators. The final chapter looks at testing in general populations presenting the interesting possibility of introducing alternative test statistics to classical ones like Wald Rao and likelihood ratio. Each chapter concludes with exercises that clarify the theoretical results and present additional results that complement the main discussions. Clear comprehensive and logically developed this book offers a unique opportunity to gain not only a new perspective on some standard statistics problems but the tools to put it into practice. GBP 44.99 1
Proportionate Share Impact Fees and Development Mitigation After decades of evolving practice often tested in court development impact fees have become institutionalized in the American planning and local government finance systems. But they remain contentious especially as they continue to evolve. This book is the third in a series of impact fee guidebooks for practitioners following A Practitioner’s Guide to Development Impact Fees and Impact Fees: Proportionate Share Development Fees. Proportionate Share Impact Fees and Development Mitigation is the culmination of the authors’ careers devoted to pioneering applications of the dual rational nexus test. That test requires (1) establishing the rational nexus between the need for infrastructure broadly defined to mitigate the impacts of development and (2) ensuring that development mitigating its infrastructure impacts benefits proportionately. The book elevates professional practice in two ways. First it shows how the rational nexus test can be applied to all forms of development infrastructure impact mitigation. Second it establishes the link between professional ethics and equity as applied to proportionate share impact fees and development mitigation. The book is divided into four parts with the first reviewing policy and legal foundations the second detailing the planning calculation and implementation requirements the third exploring economic ethical and equity implications and the fourth presenting state-of-the-art case studies. Proportionate Share Impact Fees and Development Mitigation sets new standards for professional practice. GBP 44.99 1
Clean Room Design Minimizing Contamination Through Proper Design This practical book provides detailed guidance on all aspects of clean room airflow the mechanics of airflow and how microbial contamination is carried. Ljungqvist and Reinmüller draw on years of experience in clean room design and operation. The book contains maps of the effect of human interference on unidirectional airflow and the potential for contamination. Particle challenge test methods and tracer gas detection methods are explained and the impact and interpretation of the results obtained from these test methods are discussed. Topics include: o Dispersion of Airborne Contaminants o Contamination Riskso Wakes (including factual situations)o Open Unidirectional Air Flow Benches (laminar flow benches)o Microbiological Assessmento Weighing Stationso Air Flow Through Openingso Mathematical Treatment of Contamination Riskso Simulation of Air Flows & Dispersion of Contaminants through Doorways in a Suite of Clean Rooms o Regulatory Requirements | Clean Room Design Minimizing Contamination Through Proper Design GBP 59.99 1
Psychometric Methods Theory into Practice Grounded in current knowledge and professional practice this book provides up-to-date coverage of psychometric theory methods and interpretation of results. Essential topics include measurement and statistical concepts scaling models test design and development reliability validity factor analysis item response theory and generalizability theory. Also addressed are norming and test equating topics not typically covered in traditional psychometrics texts. Examples drawn from a dataset on intelligence testing are used throughout the book elucidating the assumptions underlying particular methods and providing SPSS (or alternative) syntax for conducting analyses. The companion website presents datasets for all examples as well as PowerPoint slides of figures and key concepts. Pedagogical features include equation boxes with explanations of statistical notation and end-of-chapter glossaries. The Appendix offers extensions of the topical chapters with example source code from SAS SPSS IRTPRO BILOG-MG PARSCALE TESTFACT and DIMTEST. | Psychometric Methods Theory into Practice GBP 79.99 1
Safety Pharmacology in Pharmaceutical Development Approval and Post Marketing Surveillance Second Edition Safety pharmacology is the evaluation and study of the pharmacological effects of a potential drug that are unrelated to the desired therapeutic effect. These effects often present a hazard—particularly in individuals with compromised or limited organ system functions. Safety Pharmacology in Pharmaceutical Development: Approval and Post Marketing Surveillance Second Edition covers safety pharmacology from the regulatory requirements down to the studies that must be done to justify them. Using the author’s more than 30 years of direct experience the book incorporates tricks and practical insights for making studies work and understanding why they fail. The second edition includes current regulations including USFDA and those from Europe and Japan. Presenting a clear description of what is needed and why for supporting drug development the book focuses on updated test methods interpretation and science. It covers the core and supplemental batteries of test procedures and how to do them and provides an overview of available facilities and contract organizations for performing studies. | Safety Pharmacology in Pharmaceutical Development Approval and Post Marketing Surveillance Second Edition GBP 59.99 1
Handbook of Educational Measurement and Psychometrics Using R Currently there are many introductory textbooks on educational measurement and psychometrics as well as R. However there is no single book that covers important topics in measurement and psychometrics as well as their applications in R. The Handbook of Educational Measurement and Psychometrics Using R covers a variety of topics including classical test theory; generalizability theory; the factor analytic approach in measurement; unidimensional multidimensional and explanatory item response modeling; test equating; visualizing measurement models; measurement invariance; and differential item functioning. This handbook is intended for undergraduate and graduate students researchers and practitioners as a complementary book to a theory-based introductory or advanced textbook in measurement. Practitioners and researchers who are familiar with the measurement models but need to refresh their memory and learn how to apply the measurement models in R would find this handbook quite fulfilling. Students taking a course on measurement and psychometrics will find this handbook helpful in applying the methods they are learning in class. In addition instructors teaching educational measurement and psychometrics will find our handbook as a useful supplement for their course. GBP 44.99 1
Quality Control Training Manual Comprehensive Training Guide for API Finished Pharmaceutical and Biotechnologies Laboratories Written to help companies comply with GMP GLP and validation requirements imposed by the FDA and regulatory bodies worldwide Quality Control Training Manual: Comprehensive Training Guide for API Finished Pharmaceutical and Biotechnologies Laboratories presents cost-effective training courses that cover how to apply advances in the life sciences to produce commercially viable biotech products and services in terms of quality safety and efficacy. This book and its accompanying downloadable resources comprise detailed text summaries test papers and answers to test papers providing an administrative solution for management. Provides the FDA Health Canada WHO and EMEA guidelines directly applicable to pharmaceutical laboratory-related issuesOffers generic formats and styles that can be customized to any organization and help management build quality into routine operations to comply with regulatory requirementsContains ready-to-use training courses that supply a good source of training material for experienced and inexperienced practitioners in the biotechnology/biopharmaceutical industriesIncludes downloadable resources with downloadable training courses that can be adopted and directly customized to a particular organizationSupplies ready-to-use test papers that allow end users to record all raw data up to the issuance of the attached certificateThe biotechnology/bioscience industries are regulated worldwide to be in compliance with cGMP and GLP principles with particular focus on safety issues. Each company must create a definite training matrix of its employees. The training procedures in this book enable end users to understand the principles and elements of manufacturing techniques and provide documentation language ranging from the generic to the specific. The training courses on the downloadable resources supply valuable tools for developing training matrices to achieve FDA Health Canada EMEA MHRA UK WHO and GLP compliance. | Quality Control Training Manual Comprehensive Training Guide for API Finished Pharmaceutical and Biotechnologies Laboratories GBP 52.99 1
Introduction to Feedback Control Theory There are many feedback control books out there but none of them capture the essence of robust control as well as Introduction to Feedback Control Theory. Written by Hitay Özbay one of the top researchers in robust control in the world this book fills the gap between introductory feedback control texts and advanced robust control texts. Introduction to Feedback Control Theory covers basic concepts such as dynamical systems modeling performance objectives the Routh-Hurwitz test root locus Nyquist criterion and lead-lag controllers. It introduces more advanced topics including Kharitanov's stability test basic loopshaping stability robustness sensitivity minimization time delay systems H-infinity control and parameterization of all stabilizing controllers for single input single output stable plants. This range of topics gives students insight into the key issues involved in designing a controller. Occupying and important place in the field of control theory Introduction to Feedback Control Theory covers the basics of robust control and incorporates new techniques for time delay systems as well as classical and modern control. Students can use this as a text for building a foundation of knowledge and as a reference for advanced information and up-to-date techniques GBP 59.99 1