| Ch. 1 | | Modern metalworking machinery, tools, and measuring devices | | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | | Mathematics for machinists and metalworkers | | 17 |
| Ch. 3 | | U.S. customary and metric (SI) measures and conversions | | 85 |
| Ch. 4 | | Materials : physical properties, characteristics, and uses | | 97 |
| Ch. 5 | | Modern engineering drawing practices | | 271 |
| Ch. 6 | | Computer-aided design, manufacturing, and engineering systems | | 297 |
| Ch. 7 | | Machining, machine tools, and practices | | 325 |
| Ch. 8 | | Tooling, die making, molds, jigs, and fixtures | | 533 |
| Ch. 9 | | Sheet metal practices and layout | | 633 |
| Ch. 10 | | Solid freeform fabrication | | 713 |
| Ch. 11 | | Hardening and tempering steels and nonferrous alloys | | 729 |
| Ch. 12 | | Castings, moldings, extrusions, and powder-metal technology | | 755 |
| Ch. 13 | | Plating practices and finishes for metal | | 805 |
| Ch. 14 | | Fastening and joining techniques and hardware | | 855 |
| Ch. 15 | | Safety practices in industry | | 947 |
| Ch. 16 | | Societies, associations, institutes, and specification authorities | | 957 |
| Ch. 17 | | American national standards applicable to machinery, machining, and metalworking practices | | 963 |