This work offers an introduction to various successful methods for the control of chaos in nonlinear dynamical systems. It aims to present an elementary treatment of the subject, and to provide a basis for the further study and research in the field of nonlinear systems dynamics and control.

Part 1 Prologue - chaos and order; ordering chaos; organization of the monograph. Part 2 Parametric variation approaches: parametric variation for control of chaos; an earlier attempt; the OGY method and its variants; new development. Part 3 Conventional engineering control approaches: engineering perspectives on control of chaos; controlling chaos via external forces; open-loop control methods; feedback mechanism - a control engineer's perspective; controlling discrete-time chaotic systems; controlling continuous-time chaotic systems; a closer look at Lyapunov-type approach; adaptive control of chaotic systems; optimal control of chaotic systems; robust control of chaotic systems; a stochastic control technique; new development. Part 4 Other approaches to controlling chaos: intelligent control approaches; controlling chaos in DAI systems; synchronization and control of chaos; unification of synchronization and control; new development. Part 5 Some applications of controlling chaos: chaotic synchronization for secure communication; chaos and biomedical systems; chaos and biochemical systems; controlling chaos of laser systems; controlling chaos in fluid dynamics; new development. Part 6 Controlling chaos - further discussions: general perspectives; to probe further; toward an integrated and unified framework.