Intended for first-year graduate students in engineering and mathematics in courses in nonlinear systems or control, this text may also be used for self-study or reference by engineers and applied mathematicians. A previous graduate course in linear systems is assumed. This third edition has been revised to make it more accessible for first-year graduate students, and has been reorganized to make it easier to structure nonlinear systems or control courses. There is expanded treatment of passivity-based control, integral control, high-gain observers, and bifurcation. Some 170 new exercises have been added. Khalil teaches in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)