Graham C. Goodwin, Stefan F. Graebe and Mario E. Salgado, Control System Design. Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-13-958653-9, 2001.
This book is the recommended general reference for ELEC4410 and, in particular, Chapters 1 to 4 of ELEC4410 contents closely follow Chapter 15 of the book. The book has a web site with many useful resources.
Chapter 15 of this book is available for online viewing or printing from the Short Loans Collection at The University of Newcastle Library.
Chi-Tsong Chen, Linear System Theory and Design 3e. Oxford University Press, 1999.
This is the text on which Chapters 5 and 6 of ELEC4410 are primarily based on.