Q: Content is accurate, error-free and unbiased

I found that the written content was well supported with pictures and illustrations of which all were accurate and error free. I recognized some drawings from other textbooks
I found no errors

Content Accuracy Rating: 5 out of 5

Q: Content is up-to-date, but not in a way that will quickly make the text obsolete within a short period of time. The text is written and/or arranged in such a way that necessary updates will be relatively easy and straightforward to implement

In my opinion this text book has a lot of legacy drawing and drafting information within it. Depending on the target audience there may not be much value in that content. Most drawing and drafting is done via CAD type software in industry.
The textbook was well written and easy to implement with a class.

Relevance Rating: 3 out of 5

Q: The text is written in lucid, accessible prose, and provides adequate context for any jargon/technical terminology used

The tesxtbook was well written and easy to follow, any jargon used is defined by the author.
I didn’t find that there were any time that I lost clarity on what the author was trying to explain.

Clarity Rating: 5 out of 5

Q: The text is internally consistent in terms of terminology and framework

As new vocabulary was introduced into the textbook it was reused in a consistent manner.
I found no inconsistencies in the textbook

Consistency Rating: 5 out of 5

Q: The text is easily and readily divisible into smaller reading sections that can be assigned at different points within the course (i.e., enormous blocks of text without subheadings should be avoided). The text should not be overly self-referential, and should be easily reorganized and realigned with various subunits of a course without presenting much disruption to the reader.

The text was broken down in to logical chapters and within the chapters the further granularity made the textbook very readable.
The breakdown of modules that fed into the formative assessments provided closure on each module.

Modularity Rating: 5 out of 5

Q: The topics in the text are presented in a logical, clear fashion

The textbook starts with very basic concepts and builds out from that zone of proximal learning to more advances concept in a very logical and clear way.
Very good flow of the content delivery; see notes above.

Organization Rating: 5 out of 5

Q: The text is free of significant interface issues, including navigation problems, distortion of images/charts, and any other display features that may distract or confuse the reader

I used an e Reader to read the text book, missing the color of the PDF version did effect the quality of the textbook. On the PC it’s at 5 out of 5
On a color display it’s an excellent textbook

Interface Rating: 4 out of 5

Q: The text contains no grammatical errors

I found none

Grammar Rating: 5 out of 5

Q: The text is not culturally insensitive or offensive in any way. It should make use of examples that are inclusive of a variety of races, ethnicities, and backgrounds

This text has no references to any culture, gender, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, education, religion. It does not include insensitive or offensive language in these areas. The textbook is about objects and they for does not contain and content that about diversity and inclusiveness.

Cultural Relevance Rating: 5 out of 5

Q: Are there any other comments you would like to make about this book, for example, its appropriateness in a Canadian context or specific updates you think need to be made?

Yes I do recommend this book but, for the correct audience. My only issue with the book is that it spent a lot of time on manual drafting tools. In many industries these are not used anymore. I do understand the value in doing things manually to get a better understanding of the base concepts. For the programs that I teach I would probably skip those chapters.