• Course Syllabus

 
• Interactive Programs
( All programs are written in Java 1.1 and requires either Netscape 4.0, IE 4.0 or later versions,
or other Java 1.1 enabled browsers )
 

Polynomial Root Finder	Brief Manual for Polynomial Root Finder
PID Root Locus Generator	Brief Manual for PID Root Locus Generator
PID Controller Tuning (updated 01/12/00)	Brief Manual for PID Tuning Simulator  (updated 01/12/00)   Ziegler Nichols Tuning Method   Cohen Coon Tuning Method  (with correction, 01/18/00)   Autotune (Relay) Method
Complex Mapping Program	Brief Manual for Complex Mapping Program
Frequency Response Experiment	Brief Manual for Frequency Response Simulation

• Handouts
 
• Tutorials/Supplementary Materials:
• Using Spreadsheets for Simulation - a short tutorial
• Some Process and Information Diagram Conventions
• Using Spreadsheets for Parameter Estimation - a short tutorial  (NEW 01/12/00)
• Using Spreadsheets for Obtaining Bode Plots from Transfer Functions (NEW 02/01/00)
• Using MathCad for Obtaining Bode Plots from Transfer Functions (NEW 02/01/00)
• PDF version of sample MathCAD worksheet
• Postscript version of sample MathCAD worksheet
• Time Domain Analysis/Methods:
• Short Review on Solving ODEs
• Derivation of Taylor Series Expansion
• Eigenvalues of Simultaneous Linear 1st Order ODEs
• Second Order Systems
• Calculations for Behavior of Second Order Systems
• Qualitative Effects of Damping Coefficient on 2nd Order System  [ interactive ]
• Stability Conditions of  2nd Order System
• Laplace Transform Analysis/Methods:
• Converting to Partial Fractions
• Transfer Functions : Block Diagram Manipulations
• Graphical Interpretation of Poles and Zeros  (NEW 01/12/00)
• Routh-Hurwitz Method
• Frequency Response Analysis/Methods:
• Connection between Frequency Response data and Transfer Functions
• Complex Mapping Theorem
• Nyquist Stability Criterion
• Sample Applications of Nyquist Stability Criterion
• Bode Plots of Typical Transfer Functions
• Bode Stability Criterion and Stability Margins               (updated 02/13/00)
• Bode Plots of a PID Controller and its implementation   (updated 02/13/00)
• Grand Summary

• Announcements

 
• Mail Box Numbers

 
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 
• Weekly Summary
 

Week 1	11/30 12/1  12/3
Week 2	12/6 12/8 12/10
Week 3	12/13 12/15 12/17
Week 4	1/7
Week 5	1/10 1/12 1/14
Week 6	1/17 (or 1/19) 1/21
Week 7	1/24 1/26 1/28
Week 8	1/31 2/2
Week 9	2/7 2/9 2/11

• Projects

 
 

Project 1	Due: Dec 10,1999 5pm
Project 2	Due: Jan 24, 2000 5pm
Project 3	Due: Feb 14, 2000 5pm

• Exam Schedule
 

Exam 1	Dec. 16, 1999	7-9pm	Dow 641
Exam 2	Jan. 27, 2000	7-9pm	U115
Exam 3	Feb. 16, 2000	7-9pm	Dow 641

 
 

Past Exams
 

• Copies of Past Exam 1
• Copies of Past Exam 2
• Copies of Past Exam 3
 
Additional Exercises
 
• Laplace transforms

 

This page is maintained by Tomas B. Co ( tbco@mtu.edu ). Last revised 2/13/2000.
 

Tomas B. Co

Associate Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering

Michigan Technological University

1400 Townsend Avenue

Houghton, MI 49931-1295