UCSD ECE 171A: Linear Control System Theory (Spring 2026)

Schedule

Week	Date	Lecture	Material	Assignment
1	Mar 31	Introduction	Ch. 1
	Apr 02	Feedback Principles	Ch. 2
2	Apr 06	Discussion
	Apr 07	System Modeling	Ch. 3
	Apr 09	Solving ODEs	Ch. 5	HW1
3	Apr 13	Discussion		HW1 Solutions
	Apr 14	Laplace Transform, Transfer Function	Ch. 9
	Apr 16	Catch-up		HW2
4	Apr 20	Discussion		HW2 Solutions
	Apr 21	Catch-up
	Apr 23	Block Diagram, Signal Flow Graph		HW3
5	Apr 27	Discussion
	Apr 28	Catch-up		Midterm Practice Problems
	Apr 30	Stability, Routh-Hurwitz	Ch. 6	Midterm Practice Solutions
6	May 04	Discussion
	May 05	Midterm Exam
	May 07	Stability, Routh-Hurwitz	Ch. 6	HW4
7	May 11	Discussion
	May 12	Catch-up
	May 14	Transient and Steady-State Response	Ch. 6	HW5
8	May 18	Discussion
	May 19	Catch-up
	May 21	Frequency Response	Ch. 9	Project
9	May 25	Discussion
	May 26	Root Locus	Ch. 12
	May 28	Control Design	Ch. 11, Ch. 12	HW6
10	Jun 01	Discussion
	Jun 02	Nyquist Stability	Ch. 10
	Jun 04	Performance Measures	Ch. 10
11	Jun 08	Final Exam