Giesecke (late professor emeritus of drawing, Texas A&M U.) and colleagues at Texas A&M and the Illinois Institute of Technology provide a comprehensive text on graphic language and design. Chapters list learning objectives, and CAD applications, for such topics in the field as: graphical vector analysis; manufacturing processes; multiview, axonometric, and oblique projections; and cartography, geology, and spherical geometry. Features numerous graphics naturally, a CAD/CAM glossary, and appended American National Standards and other technical data. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.