Effective writing strategies for engineers and scientists

This easy-to-read, concise book is filled with examples, hints, reminders and reviews designed to help engineers and scientists develop effective writing skills. Use the book to learn to write better reports, memos, and journal articles and keep it close at hand when you have questions about organiz...

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Main Authors Woolston, Donald C. (Donald Corlett), Robinson, Patricia A, Kutzbach, Gisela
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Chelsea, Mich Lewis Publishers 1988
CRC Press
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
Technical writing
IBM System
Expletive Constructions
Mile Island Nuclear Reactor
Symptomatic Word
Passive Voice Verbs
TEX
Pie Graphs
Logarithmic Graph
Modular Organization
Product Liability
White Space
Scale Lines
IBM Card
Word Processing Program
Sample Outline
IBM PC
FMC Corporation
IBM Personal Computer
Bar Graph
Product Liability Suit
Line Graphs
Clustered Bar Graph
Dot Matrix Printer
Tick Marks
Word Processing Products
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Summary:This easy-to-read, concise book is filled with examples, hints, reminders and reviews designed to help engineers and scientists develop effective writing skills. Use the book to learn to write better reports, memos, and journal articles and keep it close at hand when you have questions about organization, clarity and style, writing and revising rough drafts, graphics, workplace writing, computers in writing, and legal issues in writing. The book also contains four helpful appendices on common errors, equations and abbreviations, preparing manuscripts for publication, and documenting information sources. Effective Writing Strategies for Engineers and Scientists provides easy training for the type of writing required of engineers and scientists, gives specific advise for conveying complicated information, and describes how to synthesize information according to specific writing strategies. It is a "must" for every scientist's and engineer's bookshelf.
Bibliography:0873710991
Includes bibliographies and index
ISBN:0873710991
9780873710992
DOI:10.1201/9780367811952