LEADER 03427nam 2200709 450 001 9910678078603321 005 20240219152320.0 010 $a1-118-83256-6 010 $a1-118-88677-1 010 $a1-118-89979-2 024 7 $a10.1002/9781118886779 035 $a(CKB)3710000000117844 035 $a(EBL)1694752 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001225336 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11719668 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001225336 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11268360 035 $a(PQKB)11075662 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1694752 035 $a(DLC) 2014009206 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat06852068 035 $a(IDAMS)0b0000648268cc98 035 $a(IEEE)6852068 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4039061 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4039061 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11112748 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL613396 035 $a(PPN)189379723 035 $a(OCoLC)871820934 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000117844 100 $a20151222d2014 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA scientific approach to writing for engineers and scientists /$fRobert E. Berger 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aHoboken, New Jersey :$cWiley ;$aPiscataway, NJ :$cIEEE Press,$d[2014] 210 2$a[Piscataqay, New Jersey] :$cIEEE Xplore,$d[2014] 215 $a242 sider 225 1 $aIEEE PCS professional engineering communication series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-83252-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA 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, 209 330 $a"This book is a guide to technical writing, presented in a systematic framework that mirrors the logic associated with the scientific process itself. Other English books merely define concepts and provide rules; this one explains the reasoning behind the rules."--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aIEEE PCS professional engineering communication series. 606 $aTechnical writing 606 $aCommunication in science 615 0$aTechnical writing. 615 0$aCommunication in science. 676 $a808.06665 686 $aTEC009000$2bisacsh 700 $aBerger$b Robert E$0295238 801 0$bCaBNVSL 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910678078603321 996 $aA scientific approach to writing for engineers and scientists$93069959 997 $aUNINA