Technical Writing A-Z: A Commonsense Guide to Engineering Reports and Theses (U.S. English Edition)
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Trevor M. Young (Author)
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Not intended to be read from cover to cover, this book was designed instead to be a quick and useful reference for students, young engineers, and experienced professionals alike. It provides guidelines, advice, and technical information for preparing formal documents - covering a range of report formats (e.g. assessment, laboratory, and progress reports).This concise, no-nonsense guide provides alphabetically ordered and cross-referenced topics, which make it easy to find answers to questions related to writing a technical report or thesis.The topics include: the format and content of reports and theses; copyright and plagiarism; print and Internet reference citation; abbreviations; units and conversion factors; significant figures; mathematical notation and equations; writing styles and conventions; frequently confused words; and, grammatical errors and punctuation.It also provides commonsense advice on issues such as how to get started and how to keep your reader's attention.
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- Contributor: Trevor M. Young
- Imprint: American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S.
- ISBN13: 9780791802366
- Number of Pages: 240
- Packaged Dimensions: 150x226mm
- Packaged Weight: 356
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S.
- Release Date: 2005-03-30
- Binding: Paperback / softback
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