Writing for Science and Engineering: Papers, Presentations and Reports
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Writing for Science and Engineering: Papers, Presentations and Reports

  1. 281 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Writing for Science and Engineering: Papers, Presentations and Reports

About this book

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 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.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Writing for Science and Engineering: Papers, Presentations and Reports
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1. The general structure of a document
  8. Chapter 2. The core chapter: sections and elements of a document
  9. Chapter 3. Abstract/Summary/Executive summary
  10. Chapter 4. A literature review
  11. Chapter 5. A research proposal
  12. Chapter 6. A journal paper
  13. Chapter 7. Progress reports
  14. Chapter 8. Consulting or Management report and Recommendation report
  15. Chapter 9. Engineering design report
  16. Chapter 10. A formal letter
  17. Chapter 11. Emails, faxes and memos
  18. Chapter 12. A thesis
  19. Chapter 13. A conference poster
  20. Chapter 14. Referencing
  21. Chapter 15. Editorial conventions
  22. Chapter 16. Revising and proofreading: strategies
  23. Chapter 17. Problems of style
  24. Chapter 18. A seminar or conference presentation
  25. Chapter 19. Presentation to a small group
  26. Appendix 1. SI units
  27. Appendix 2. The parts of speech and verb forms
  28. Appendix 3. Style manuals for specific disciplines
  29. Index