Abstract: In order to enable students to master solid theoretical foundation and innovation ability of theory application and engineering practice in limited class hours, and improve the current situation of students' uneven learning results, this paper proposes a multi-level group optimization evolutionary teaching method for the course of "automatic control theory". In the face of students' different learning abilities, focus on their differences, divide the student group in a hierarchical way, and based on the idea of group evolution, design the teaching scheme of "automatic control theory" course from the students' ability to accept and understand knowledge, and teach students according to their aptitude. Adopt crossover, inheritance and transformation operations, and constantly iteratively optimize the best teaching scheme, so as to improve students' participation and enthusiasm in learning knowledge points, and enhance students' ability to master the basic knowledge of automatic control and innovation in application.

Key words: “Automatic control theory”, Multi-level group, Evolutionary teaching, Teaching method, Optimization, Innovation ability