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The book, consisting of a Preface, 10 Chapters, References and an Index, deals with systems theory. Chapter 1 presents the mathematical background used in subsequent chapters. Chapter 2 contains the basics of differential and difference equations including Laplace and Z transforms. In Chapter 3, characterizations of nonlinear and linear systems are discussed both in state space and by using the transform function method. Chapter 4 presents a unified approach to the stability of dynamic systems. Conditions are derived for marginal stability, asymptotic stability, global asymptotic stability, uniform stability, uniform exponential stability and BIBO stability for both continuous/discrete and nonlinear/linear systems. Controllability and observability including the concept of duality are studied in Chapters 5 and 6, respectively. Canonical forms are introduced in Chapter 7. System realizations and minimal realizations are studied in Chapter 8. It includes conditions for the realizability of weighting patterns and transfer functions. The use of observers is discussed in Chapter 9. Chapter 10 introduces four advanced topics: nonnegative systems, Kalman filters, adaptive control and neural networks. The book emphasizes a high level of presentation of the theory, which is supported by rigorous mathematics. Only modern computer-oriented methods are presented. The text includes numerous examples from major fields of engineering, economics, and social sciences, with special emphasis on electrical engineering. This book is an excellent textbook appropriate for use as a text in systems theory for a graduate course. It was primarily intended for graduate students in electrical engineering, but it is also suitable for those in other engineering fields, economics, social sciences, or mathematics.