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Science has traditionally been concerned with describing nature using mathematical symbols and equations. Applied mathematicians have traditionally been studying the sort of equations of interest to scientists. More recently, engineers have come onto the scene with the aim of manipulating or controlling various processes. They introduce (additional) control variables and adjustable parameters to the mathematical models. In this way, they go beyond the traditions of science and mathematics, yet use the tools of science and mathematics and, indeed, provide challenges for the next generation of mathematicians and scientists.
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Tay, TT., Mareels, I., Moore, J.B. (1998). Performance Enhancement. In: High Performance Control. Systems & Control: Foundations & Applications. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1786-2_1
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