MP System Dynamics by William J Palm III and William Palm

MP System Dynamics

Features

Cover Type: Hard Cover with 704 pages

Published by: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Edition: 1st Edition May 14, 2004

Written in: English

ISBN 10 Number: 0073016039

ISBN 13 Number: 978-0073016030

Book Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.3 x 1.6 inches

Weighs: 4.2 pounds

Product Description
Published June 2004

William Palm's System Dynamics is a major new entry in this course offered for Mechanical, Aerospace and Electrical Engineering students, as well as for practicing engineers.

Palm's text is notable for having the strongest coverage of computational software and system simulation of any available book. MATLAB is introduced in Chapter 1, and every subsequent chapter has a standalone MATLAB Applications section. No previous experience with MATLAB is assumed; methods are carefully explained, and a detailed appendix outlines use of the program. SIMULINK is introduced in Chapter 5, and used in subsequent chapters to demonstrate the use of system simulation techniques.

This textbook also makes a point of using real-world systems, such as vehicle suspension systems and motion control systems, to illustrate textbook content.

Reader Reviews
I have heard that there are only a few books out there for system dynamics, so I want to cut this one some slack. However, what I want in a book is many detailed examples, and this book simply does not have that. It has quite a bit of explaining, but in my opinion, one example is worth 1000 words. The examples it has tended not to be inclusive. Considering the content, the text is quite readable. This would be a good supplement if the professor did plenty of practice problems in class. As most (of mine) do not, I really do not know how to do problems. Another thing that irks me about this book is that it does not have answers, not even selected answers, in the back. Therefore, I have no idea if I am doing the problems correctly. Comment | | (Report this)

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