8 Summary and outlook

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments and disclaimer IX
3. Preface to the 2^nd edition XI
4. Contents XIII
5. Acronyms XVII
6. 1 Introduction 1
7. 2 Computing elements 11
8. 3 Analog computer operation 39
9. 4 Basic programming 47
10. 5 Special functions 73
11. 6 Examples 109
12. 7 Hybrid computing 219
13. 8 Summary and outlook 243
14. A The Laplace transform 247
15. B Solving the heat equation with a passive network 256
16. C A simple hybrid controller for THE ANALOG THING 261
17. D An oscilloscope multiplexer 265
18. E A log() function generator 269
19. F A sine/cosine generator 271
20. G A simple joystick interface 273
21. H The Analog Paradigm bus system 275
22. I HyCon commands 277
23. Bibliography 281
24. Index 291