and theoretical results, supported by a chapter-by-chapter tutorial on the use of the popular software package MATLAB and the associated Control Systems Toolbox for computer-aided control system analysis and design. Chapters discuss: * State-space fundamentals * Controllability * Observability * Minimal Realizations * Stability * The design of linear state feedback control laws * Observers and observer-based feedback control laws * Optimal control Highly readable and accessible, this unique combination of control theory and practical applications will bring both students (advanced undergraduates and graduate students) and practicing professionals up to speed on a field that is seeing growing importance in engineering today.