β Scribed by Heather Silyn-Roberts (Auth.)
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Are you a post-graduate student in Engineering, Science or Technology who needs to know how to:
Prepare abstracts, theses and journal papers
Present your work orally
Present a progress report to your funding body
Would you like some guidance aimed specifically at your subject area? ... This is the book for you; a practical guide to all aspects of post-graduate documentation for Engineering, Science and Technology students, which will prove indispensable to readers.
Writing for Science and Engineering will prove invaluable in all areas of research and writing due its clear, concise style. The practical advice contained within the pages alongside numerous examples to aid learning will make the preparation of documentation much easier for all students.
Content:
Acknowledgements, Page vii
Introduction, Pages ix-xi
Chapter 1 - The general structure of a document, Pages 1-13
Chapter 2 - The core chapter: sections and elements of a document, Pages 14-63
Chapter 3 - Abstract/Summary/Executive summary, Pages 64-77
Chapter 4 - A literature review, Pages 78-91
Chapter 5 - A research proposal, Pages 92-98
Chapter 6 - A journal paper, Pages 99-106
Chapter 7 - Progress reports, Pages 107-112
Chapter 8 - Consulting or Management report and Recommendation report, Pages 113-117
Chapter 9 - Engineering design report, Pages 118-122
Chapter 10 - A formal letter, Pages 123-133
Chapter 11 - Emails, faxes and memos, Pages 134-140
Chapter 12 - Thesis, Pages 141-150
Chapter 13 - A conference poster, Pages 151-166
Chapter 14 - Referencing, Pages 167-188
Chapter 15 - Editorial conventions, Pages 189-198
Chapter 16 - Revising and proofreading: strategies, Pages 199-208
Chapter 17 - Problems of style, Pages 209-234
Chapter 18 - A seminar or conference presentation, Pages 235-262
Chapter 19 - Presentation to a small group, Pages 263-267
Appendix 1 - SI units (Système International d'Unités) and their Abbreviations, Pages 268-270
Appendix 2 - The parts of speech and verb forms, Pages 271-273
Appendix 3 - Style manuals for specific disciplines, Page 274
Index, Pages 275-281
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An excellent book that teaches the proper way to write technical engineering documents. I recommend it to anybody who is serious about publishing or generating technical engineering papers.
Are you a post-graduate student in Engineering, Science or Technology who needs to know how to:Prepare abstracts, theses and journal papersPresent your work orallyPresent a progress report to your funding bodyWould you like some guidance aimed specifically at your subject area? ... This is the book
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<p>Learning how to write clearly and concisely is an integral part of furthering your research career; however, doing so is not always easy. In this second edition, fully updated and revised, Dr. Silyn-Roberts explains in plain English the steps to writing abstracts, theses, journal papers, funding
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