Technical Writing A-Z - A Commonsense Guide to Engineering Reports and Theses (U.S. English Edition) (Paperback, US ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	American Society Of Mechanical Engineers,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2005
First published:	May 2005
Authors:	Trevor M Young
Dimensions:	226 x 150 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
Edition:	US ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7918-0236-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > General
LSN:	0-7918-0236-1
Barcode:	9780791802366

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