Introduction to engineering design

the long version

"Introduction to engineering design is written for the student in the early stages of a degree or diploma course. The author treats engineering design as 'the central theme of all professional engineering activity' and as 'primarily a strategy of creative problem-solving.' The book is arranged in accordance with the progressive logic of the design process. The material presented covers a very wide area, since engineering is concerned with the total situation embracing science and society. The generalized approach, avoiding excessive reference to any specific branch of engineering, highlights the fact that the methodology of engineering problem-solving applies over the whole spectrum of design activity"--Page 4 of cover.