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Additional Exercises The following exercises cover some of the topics introduced in this chapter. Exercises marked with a * appear in the printed text. {{#ask: [[Chapter::Chapter footer |format=ul }} Frequently Asked Questions Question: Can a control system include a human operator as a component? Question: How are stability, performance and robustness different? Question: How can I go from a continuous time linear ODE to a discrete time representation? Question: How can we tell from the phase plots if the system is oscillating? Question: How do you know when your model is sufficiently complex? Question: In the predator prey example, where is the fox birth rate term? Question: What is "closed form"? Question: What is a state? How does one determine what is a state and what is not? Question: What is a stochastic system? Question: What is the advantage of having a model? Question: What is the definition of a system? Question: Why does the effective service rate f(x) go to zero when x = 0 in the example on queuing systems? Question: Why isn't there a term for the rabbit death rate besides being killed by the foxes? Errata

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