//Example 16.2 clc syms tau s zeta w; j=%i; n=1; d=tau^2*s^2+2*zeta*tau*s+1; G=n/d s=j*w; G=1/(2*s*tau*zeta+s^2*tau^2+1) [num den]=numden(G) d=abs(den) cof_a_0=coeffs(den,'%i',0) cof_a_1=coeffs(den,'%i',1) AR=1/d theta=AR*atan(-cof_a_1/cof_a_0); disp(theta,'Phase angle=')