I definitely learned a lot in Prof. M'Closkey's class. My current mastery of linear algebra and linear dynamical system is more than ten times better than before taking this class. I will recommend this course to those people who really want to learn something in the field of controls and systems. The lecture notes, homework, and final project are well-designed and supplement the materials covered in the lectures. However, I must say that if you only want to easily get an A or A+, this course is not suitable for you. Many students who can get A+ in MAE263A and 271A only got A- in this course. The mean grade of the midterm is about 80%. The homework and project are difficult and have a heavy workload. Only the description of the final project is up to 18 pages that also contains many materials you need to study by yourself.
But again, this course is really a good course. Prof. M'Closkey is rigorous and professional. He is an expert in dynamical systems. I was very surprised I can get A lol.

I never thought I would use this word to describe any course, but this course is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I couldn't help but marvel at some of the proofs that were covered in class. The course is math heavy, but that is what makes it so beautiful. Prof. M'Closkey is a brilliant teacher - very well organized and hardworking in terms of the effort he takes to write each and every thing down. The lecture notes, homeworks, and the project are very well organized and form a coherent whole. You tend to relate to stuff from earlier homeworks as the course progresses and nicely culminate all concepts in the project. In terms of knowledge gained per day, I would easily rank this class in the top 3 that I have ever taken. Assignments are due every week, and the project asks for a lot more effort than its weightage. But as long as you attend his lectures, you will be fine. And that is important. This course is not as controls oriented as some of the other controls courses, so even if this is not your field of research, I would recommend you take this course - you will still learn a lot of concepts in linear algebra, and get an amazing teacher in the form of Prof. M'Closkey.