| Chapter 1 | What is Design? |
| Chapter 2 | Mathematics in the Natural World |
| Chapter 3 | The Laws of Thermodynamics - Cell Energy Transfer |
| Chapter 4 | Robustness and Complexity |
| Chapter 5 | D'Arcy Thompson - Nature and Design Through Growth and Form |
| Chapter 6 | Design in Plants |
| Chapter 7 | The Tree as an Engineering Structure |
| Chapter 8 | The Homeostatic Model as a Tool for the Design and Analysis of Shell Structures |
| Chapter 9 | Adaptive Growth |
| Chapter 10 | Optical Reflectors and Antireflectors in Animals |
| Chapter 11 | A Medical Engineering Project in the Field of Cardiac Assistance - A Lumped-Parameter Model of the Guldner Muscle-Powered Pump Trainer and its Use with a Ventricular Assist Device |
| Chapter 12 | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Chapter 13 | The Evolution of Land-Based Locomotion - The Relationship Between Forma and Aerodynamics for Animals and Vehicles with Particular Reference to Solar Powered Cars |
| Chapter 14 | Creativity and Nature |