1. The document discusses different types of control system stability - absolutely stable systems provide bounded output regardless of parameter variation, conditionally stable systems provide bounded output only under specific conditions, and marginally stable systems oscillate at a constant frequency and amplitude.
2. It also discusses forming and solving special cases of the Routh array stability test, and the effects of adding poles and zeros to a system on its root locus and stability.
3. The advantages and disadvantages of frequency response analysis, Bode plots, and polar plots are presented, including identifying stability, phases, gains without complex calculation, and the loss of time-related information.