G
ordon Blower is Professor of Mathematical Analysis at Lancaster University, where he has taught linear systems for several years. His research interests are in random matrix theory and linear systems. In 2021, he organized IWOTA at Lancaster, the main annual international meeting covering applications of operator theory to linear systems and control.

- 1. Linear Systems and Their Description. - 2. Solving Linear Systems by Matrix Theory. - 3. Eigenvalues and Block Decompositions of Matrices. - 4. Laplace Transforms. - 5. Transfer Functions, Frequency Response, Realization and Stability. - 6. Algebraic Characterizations of Stability. - 7. Stability and Transfer Functions via Linear Algebra. - 8. Discrete Time Systems. - 9. Random Linear Systems and Green's Functions. - 10. Hilbert Spaces. - 11. Wireless Transmission and Wavelets. - 12. Solutions to Selected Exercises.