We present a tutorial overview of recent Lyapunov-based results in adaptive control of nonlinear systems. Design tools like backstepping, overparametrization, and tuning functions are illustrated via simple examples. We also discuss the recently introduced ``-terms'', which endow the resulting adaptive systems with new properties, such as boundedness without adaptation and systematic transient performance improvement through trajectory initialization.

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