03427nam 2200709 450 991067807860332120240219152320.01-118-83256-61-118-88677-11-118-89979-210.1002/9781118886779(CKB)3710000000117844(EBL)1694752(SSID)ssj0001225336(PQKBManifestationID)11719668(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001225336(PQKBWorkID)11268360(PQKB)11075662(MiAaPQ)EBC1694752(DLC) 2014009206(CaBNVSL)mat06852068(IDAMS)0b0000648268cc98(IEEE)6852068(MiAaPQ)EBC4039061(Au-PeEL)EBL4039061(CaPaEBR)ebr11112748(CaONFJC)MIL613396(PPN)189379723(OCoLC)871820934(EXLCZ)99371000000011784420151222d2014 uy engur|||||||||||txtccrA scientific approach to writing for engineers and scientists /Robert E. Berger1st ed.Hoboken, New Jersey :Wiley ;Piscataway, NJ :IEEE Press,[2014][Piscataqay, New Jersey] :IEEE Xplore,[2014]242 siderIEEE PCS professional engineering communication seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-118-83252-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.A Note from the Series Editor, xiii -- Acknowledgments, xv -- Foreword, xvii -- Preface, xxi -- 1 Introduction to the Approach 1 -- PART I Sentences 9 -- 2 Qualifiers Used in Sentences 11 -- 3 Subordinate Clauses Used as Qualifiers 21 -- 4 Explanatory Phrases, Participle Phrases, and Major Prepositional Phrases 31 -- 5 Infinitive Phrases, and the General Rule for Punctuating Qualifiers 45 -- 6 Sentences with Two Qualifiers 55 -- 7 Higher Orders of Punctuation 69 -- 8 Strategies to Improve Sentences with Qualifiers 77 -- PART II Lists 89 -- 9 Two-Item Lists 91 -- 10 Multiple-Item Lists 103 -- 11 Strategies for Writing Better Lists 111 -- PART III Word Choice and Placement 119 -- 12 Adjectives and Adverbs 121 -- 13 Precision in Word Usage 135 -- PART IV Beyond Sentences 149 -- 14 Paragraphs 151 -- 15 Arguments 163 -- 16 Justification of Arguments 173 -- 17 Organization and Presentation 181 -- References, 193 -- About the Author, 207 -- Index, 209"This book is a guide to technical writing, presented in a systematic framework that mirrors the logic associated with the scientific process itself. Other English books merely define concepts and provide rules; this one explains the reasoning behind the rules."--Provided by publisher.IEEE PCS professional engineering communication series.Technical writingCommunication in scienceTechnical writing.Communication in science.808.06665TEC009000bisacshBerger Robert E295238CaBNVSLCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910678078603321A scientific approach to writing for engineers and scientists3069959UNINA