Foreword Lionel March
Preface
Introduction
1. Vitruvius redux William J. Mitchell
2. How to calculate with shapes George Stiny
3. Engineering shape grammars Jonathan Cagan
4. Creating structural configurations Panos Y. Papalambros and Kristina Shea
5. Microsystem design synthesis Erik K. Antonsson
6. Function-based synthesis methods in engineering design Kristin L. Wood and James L. Greer
7. Artificial intelligence for design Thomas F. Stahovich
8. Evolutionary and adaptive synthesis methods Cin-Young Lee, Lin Ma and Erik K. Antonsson
9. Kinematic synthesis J. Michael McCarthy and Leo Joskowicz
10. Systematic chemical process synthesis Scott D. Barnicki and Jeffrey J. Siirola
11. Synthesis of analog and mixed-signal integrated electronic circuits Georges G. E. Gierlen and Rob A. Rutenbar
12. Mechanical design compilers Allen C. Ward
13. Scientific discovery and inventive engineering design Jonathan Cagan, Kenneth Kotovsky and Herbert A. Simon
Index.
