Chapter 5 discusses the analysis of transient and steady-state responses in control systems, emphasizing the importance of deriving mathematical models and using test signals for performance evaluation. It categorizes system responses into transient and steady-state components and highlights factors like stability and steady-state error that affect system performance. The chapter further explores response characteristics of first-order and second-order systems to various input signals, including step and ramp inputs, and details behaviors under different damping conditions.