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This material covers topics in most undergraduate Process Control Courses.  The references are to chapters in Marlin, T., Process Control: Designing Processes and Control Systems for Dynamic  Performance, McGraw Hill, New York, 2000. (ISBN 0-07-039362-1)

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Study Topics		Interactive Leaning*	Tutorials		Lecture Slides
Part I Introduction		ILM	Questions	Solutions	Slides
Chapter 1	Introduction to Process Control
Chapter 2	Control Objectives and Benefits
Part II Process Dynamics
Chapter 3	Mathematical Modelling Principles
Chapter 4	Modelling and Analysis for Process Control
Chapter 5	Dynamic Behavior of Typical Process Systems
Chapter 6	Empirical Model Identification
Part III Feedback Control
Chapter 7	The Feedback Loop
Chapter 8	The PID Algorithm
Chapter 9	PID Controller Tuning for Dynamic Performance
Chapter 10	Stability Analysis for Process Control
Chapter 11	Digital Implementation of Process Control
Chapter 12	Practical Application of Feedback Control
Chapter 13	Performance of Feedback Control Systems
Part IV Enhancements to Single Loop PID Control
Chapter 14	Cascade Control
Chapter 15	The Feedforward Control
Chapter 16	Adapting single-Loop Control systems for Nonlinear Processes
Chapter 17	Inferential Control
Chapter 18	Level and Inventory Control
Chapter 19	Single-Variable Model Predictive Control
Part V Multivariable Control
Chapter 20	Multiloop Control: Effects of Interaction
Chapter 21	Multiloop Control: Performance Analysis
Chapter 22	Variable-Structure and Contraint Control
Chapter 23	Centralized Multivariable Control
Part VI Process Control Design
Chapter 24	Control Design: Problem Definition
Chapter 25	Control Design: Procedure
Chapter 26	Continual Improvement