Technical Writing A-Z: A Commonsense Guide to Engineering Reports and Theses, Second Edition, U.S. English - Trevor M. Young

\n \nThis second edition has been revised and updated.\n \n \n\n \nNot intended to be read from cover to cover, this book was\n \ndesigned instead to be a quick and useful reference for students, \n \nyoung engineers, and experienced professionals alike.\n \nIt provides guidelines, advice, and technical information for\n \npreparing formal documents-covering a range of report formats\n \n(e.g. assessment, laboratory and progress reports).\n \nThis concise, no-nonsense guide provides alphabetically ordered\n \nand cross- referenced topics, which make it easy to find answers\n \nto questions related to writing a technical report or thesis.\n \nTopics include: the format and content of reports and theses;\n \ncopyright and plagiarism; print and Internet reference citation\n \nabbreviations; units and conversion factors; significant figures;\n \nmathematical notation and equations; writing styles and conventions;\n \nfrequently confused words; grammatical errors and punctuation.\n \nIt also provides commonsense advice on issues such as\n \nhow to get started and how to keep your reader's attention.\n \n \n\n