A scientific approach to writing for engineers and scientists / / Robert E. Berger
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| Autore: |
Berger Robert E
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| Titolo: |
A scientific approach to writing for engineers and scientists / / Robert E. Berger
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| Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley |
| Piscataway, NJ : , : IEEE Press, , [2014] | |
| [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2014] | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 242 sider |
| Disciplina: | 808.06665 |
| Soggetto topico: | Technical writing |
| Communication in science | |
| Classificazione: | TEC009000 |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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."-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A scientific approach to writing for engineers and scientists |
| ISBN: | 1-118-83256-6 |
| 1-118-88677-1 | |
| 1-118-89979-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910678078603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
IEEE PCS professional engineering communication series.