Linear State-Space Control Systems, Hardcover by Williams, Robert L.; Lawrence, Douglas A., ISBN 0471735558, ISBN-13 9780471735557, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

Th blends readability and accessibility common to undergraduate control systems texts with the mathematical rigor necessary to form a solid theoretical foundation. Appendices cover linear algebra and provide a Matlab overivew and files. The reviewers pointed out that this is an ambitious project but one that will pay off because of the lack of good up-to-date textbooks in the area.