Conceptual Design for Engineers -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Units and symbols -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Combinative ideas -- 3 Optimisation -- 4 Insight -- 5 Matching -- 6 Disposition -- 7 Kinematic and elastic design -- 8 Costs -- 9 Various principles and approaches -- 10 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Index.