Description
Book SynopsisThis brief guide is ideal for science and engineering students and professionals to help them communicate technical information clearly, accurately, and effectively. It focuses on common communication forms, including laboratory reports, research articles, and oral presentations. It is ideal as a reference on stylistic and grammar issues throughout a technical career.
Trade Review"Van Aken and Hosford are highly experienced and have excellent advice to share in this brief guide aimed at students in a chemistry or physics lab course." M.S. Roden, Choice
"This guidebook would be especially useful to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as working professionals. It provides a sound basis for learning good technical communication skills and can help the reader avoid many common errors seen even in professional technical writing." IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine
Table of Contents1. Elements of technical writing; 2. Technical papers; 3. Technical letters; 4. Oral presentations; 5. Presentation of technical data; 6. Statistical analysis of experimental data; 7. Resume writing; Appendix I. Common errors in writing; Appendix II. Punctuation; Appendix III. Commonly confused words; Appendix IV. International system of prefixes and units; Appendix V. The Greek alphabet and typical uses; Appendix VI. Straight line plots for some mathematical functions.
