Control Systems Lectures - Transfer Functions

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This lecture describes transfer functions and how they are used to simplify modeling of dynamic systems. I will be loading a new video each week and welcome suggestions for new topics. Please leave a comment or question below and I will do my best to address it. Thanks for watching!
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Loved the definition of the transfer function. It has everything that is to know about transfer functions in it and is concise.

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Congratulations on passing! :-) Thanks for the comment. I hope the videos continue to help you out in the future.