Technical Drawing and Engineering Communication

Dr. David Goetsch is a member of the American Management Association, the Florida Association of Community Colleges, and the American Society for Quality. He is a past recipient of the U.S. Secretary of Education's Award for Outstanding Technical Program in the United States and the Outstanding Technical Educator Award in Florida. Dr. Goetsch is currently Vice President and Professor Emeritus at Northwest Florida State College. Ray Rickman is a professor of Drafting and Design and Chair of the Industry and Technology Department at Northwest Florida State College.

Preface.
SECTION 1. BASICS.
Introduction: Graphic Communication and Technical Drawing.
1. CAD and Technical Drawing.
2. Technical Drawing with Instruments.
3. Manual Lettering, Sketching, and Line Techniques.
4. Geometric Construction.
SECTION 2: TECHNICAL DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS.
5. Spatial Visualization and Multiview Drawings.
6. Sectional Views.
7. Auxiliary Views.
8. Descriptive Geometry.
9. Patterns and Developments.
10. Dimensioning and Notation.
11. Solid/3D Modeling: Computational Design and Analysis.
SECTION 3: DESIGN DRAFTING APPLICATIONS.
12. Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
13. Fasteners.
14. Springs.
15. Cams.
16. Gears.
17. Assembly and Detail Drawings for Design.
18. Pictorial Drawings.
SECTION 4: RELATED TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS AND PROCESSES.
19. Welding.
20. Modern manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Automation.
21. Drafting Applications, Pipe, Structural, Architectural, Civil Engineering, and GIS.
22. The Design Process.
Appendix A: Tables.
Glossary.
Index.