Writing for Engineers

This book is full of practical advice and useful examples to help students and engineers write clearly, accurately and impressively. This updated fourth edition features new material on technical notes, inspection reports and business cases, along with abstracts and summaries. It is an essential aid for today's engineers.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Vocabulary
Sentences and Punctuation
Paragraph and Format
Good Style
The Presentation of Written Information
Writing for Publication
The Presentation of Written Information
Further Reading
Words and Phrases Discussed in the Text
Index.

About the author

Joan van Emden, Lucinda Becker

Summary

This book is full of practical advice and useful examples to help students and engineers write clearly, accurately and impressively. This updated fourth edition features new material on technical notes, inspection reports and business cases, along with abstracts and summaries. It is an essential aid for today's engineers.

Product details

• Authors: Lucinda Becker, Lucinda (University of Reading Becker, Becker Lucinda, Joan va Emden, Joan van Emden, Joan van (University of Reading Emden, Joan Van Emden
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781352000474
• ISBN: 978-1-352-00047-4
• No. of pages: 164
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 210 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Palgrave Study Skills; Macmillan Study Skills; Bloomsbury Study Skills
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; B, Education, Study & learning skills: general, Writing skills, Study skills, Study and Learning Skills