About CDS 101

CDS 101 is a new course that is aimed at teaching the principles and tools of control to a diverse audience of scientists and engineers. This page contains information about the course and links to some related site.

Information about the course

• Course overview - this paper summarizes the approach used in teaching CDS 101. It is intended as an introduction for instructors and TAs in the course. PDF.

• Teaching CDS 101 - this presentation describes some of the features of the course and provides data on the Fall 2002 course offering. PDF. Video (RealMedia format; Caltech access only; ~200MB)

• A New Approach to Teaching Feedback - this article appeared in October 2004 edition of Control Systems Magazine. It was written by Richard Murray (instructor), Stephen Waydo (2004 head TA), Lars Cremean (2003 head TA) and Hideo Mabuchi (co-instructor).

Links to related sites

• CDS 27e3- Frontiers in Control and Dynamical Systems
• Panel on Future Directions on Control, Dynamics, and Systems