Review of complex variables and Laplace transform .Poles and element transfer function and block diagram. Modeling of physical systems; electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Linearization of nonlinear systems. System representations. Thermal, System block diagrams and signal flow graphs. Overall transfer function, block diagrams reduction techniques and Mason’s gain formula. Time response analysis and performance indices of first and second order systems. Dominate poles of high order systems. Routh-hurwitz stability criterion. Stability analysis using root locus. Bode diagrams and Nyquist stability criterion. Introduction to analysis using state-space equations.