Background
McClamroch, N. Harris was born on October 7, 1942 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Nathaniel Harris and Dorthy Jean (Orand) McClamroch.
(The purpose of this book is to expose undergraduate stude...)
The purpose of this book is to expose undergraduate students to the use of applied mathematics and physical argument as a basis for developing an understanding of the response characteristics, from a systems viewpoint, of a broad class of dynamic physical processes. This book was developed for use in the course ECE 355, Dynamic Systems and Modeling, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The course ECE 355 has been elected primarily by junior and senior level students in computer engineering or in electrical engineering. Occasionally a student from outside these two programs elected the course. Thus the book is written with this class of students in mind. It is assumed that the reader has previous background in mathematics through calculus, differential equations, and Laplace transforms, in elementary physics, and in elemen tary mechanics and circuits. Although these prerequisites indicate the orientation of the material, the book should be accessible and of interest to students with a much wider spectrum of experience in applied mathemati cal topics. The subject matter of the book can be considered to form an introduc tion to the theory of mathematical systems presented from a modern, as opposed to a classical, point of view. A number of physical processes are examined where the underlying systems concepts can be clearly seen and grasped. The organization of the book around case study examples has evolved as a consequence of student suggestions.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0387904905/?tag=2022091-20
consultant researcher engineering educator
McClamroch, N. Harris was born on October 7, 1942 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Nathaniel Harris and Dorthy Jean (Orand) McClamroch.
Bachelor of Science, University Texas, 1963; Master of Sciences, University Texas, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1967.
Assistant professor aerospace engineering University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1967—1971, associate professor, 1971—1977, professor, since 1977, chair department aerospace engineering, 1992—1996. Research engineer Cambridge University, England, 1975, Delft University, Netherlands, 1976, Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, 1977, Christian Science Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982.
(The purpose of this book is to expose undergraduate stude...)
Chairman University of Michigan Faculty Senate, 1987-1988. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (president Control Sys. Society 1998, editor Transactions on Automatic Control 1989-1992).
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Control System Society (president 1998).
Married Margaret Susan Hobart, August 10, 1963. 1 child, Kristin Jean.