C.1. Introduction p.2-- C.2. Mathematical descriptions of systems p.38-- C.3. Linear Algebra p. 78-- C.4. State - Space solutions and realizations p.117-- C.5. Stability p.140-- C.6. Controllability and observability p.180-- C.7. Minimal realizations and coprime fractions p. 228-- C.8. State feedback and state estimators p.266-- C.9. Pole placement and model matching p.306--