"Optimal Estimation of Dynamic Systems, Second Edition highlights the importance of both physical and numerical modeling in solving dynamics-based estimation problems found in engineering systems. Accessible to engineering students, applied mathematicians, and practicing engineers, the text presents the central concepts and methods of optimal estimation theory and applies the methods to problems with varying degrees of analytical and numerical difficulty....

Simple text and photographs introduce the concept of estimation, providing examples of ways one can estimate time and amounts.

The four math monsters show how to estimate as they help Aunt Two Lips figure out how many gollywomples are on her 100 trees.