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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 | | |
| Apr 14 | Laplace Transform, Transfer Function | Ch. 9 | |
| Apr 16 | Catch-up | | HW2 |
| 4 | Apr 20 | Discussion | | |
| Apr 21 | Catch-up | | |
| Apr 23 | Block Diagram, Signal Flow Graph | | HW3 |
| 5 | Apr 27 | Discussion | | |
| Apr 28 | Catch-up | | |
| Apr 30 | Stability, Routh-Hurwitz | Ch. 6 | |
| 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 | |
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