Computer Aided Engineering Design

teaching in design related fields for over the past 32 years after having earned his Ph.D. from the
University of Waterloo, Canada. This textbook is a result of over ten years of teaching CAED by
both authors.
The topics covered in detail in this book will, I am sure, be immensely helpful to teachers, students,
practitioners and researchers.

Steven N. Kramer, PhD, PE

Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

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