Linear algebra and its role in systems theory

This collection of 35 papers, resulting from the 1984 AMS-IMS-SIAM Summer Research Conference, displays the cross-developments between linear algebra (including numerical linear algebra) and systems and control theory. Linear algebraists will see how some beautiful and strong results of control and systems theory can be derived using the concepts of linear algebra; control and systems theorists will find numerically viable algorithms which can be developed for some important control problems. A full appreciation of the material requires an advanced course in linear algebra, a basic course in matrix computation, and a first course in control theory.