Session Overview
 | Poles summarize the stability of a system, the rate it returns to equilibrium after its been disturbed, and the gain of the system in response to sinusoidal input. In this session we will define the poles of a system, learn their properties and how to use pole diagrams to represent them visually. |
Session Activities
Read the course notes:
- Poles, Amplitude Response, Connection to ERF: Introduction (PDF)
- Definition of Poles (PDF)
- Pole Diagrams (PDF)
- Poles and Stability (PDF)
- Poles and Amplitude Response (PDF)
Learn from the Mathlet materials:
- Read about how to work with the Amplitude Response Pole Diagram Applet (PDF)
- Work with the Amplitude Response: Pole Diagram Applet
Watch the problem solving video:
- Pole Diagrams (00:10:32)
- Transcript (PDF)
Check Yourself
Complete the problem sets:
- Problem Set Part I Problems (PDF)
- Problem Set Part I Solutions (PDF)
- Problem Set Part II Problems (PDF)
- Problem Set Part II Solutions (PDF)