Author : Trevor M. Young
Release : 2021-02
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 614/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Technical Writing A-Z: A Commonsense Guide to Engineering Reports and Theses by : Trevor M. Young
Download or read book Technical Writing A-Z: A Commonsense Guide to Engineering Reports and Theses written by Trevor M. Young. This book was released on 2021-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition has been revised and updated. 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. 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; 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.