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Academic writing for engineering publications : a guide for non-native English speakers / / Zhongchao Tan
| Academic writing for engineering publications : a guide for non-native English speakers / / Zhongchao Tan |
| Autore | Tan Zhongchao |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (236 pages) |
| Disciplina | 808.02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Report writing
Technical writing - Data processing Redacció d'escrits tècnics Redacció d'informes |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
9783030993641
9783030993634 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction -- 1: Introduction -- 1.1 About This Book -- 1.2 Scope and Readers -- 1.3 Organization of This Book -- 1.4 American and British Spellings -- 2: Academic Integrity -- 2.1 Plagiarism -- 2.2 Quotations and Paraphrasing -- 2.3 Copyright -- 2.4 Privacy and Confidentiality -- 2.5 Authorship -- 2.6 Logical Writing -- 2.7 Unbiased Writing -- 2.8 Neutral Language -- 2.9 Clear and Concise Writing -- 2.10 Practice Problems -- Part II: Organization of Ideas -- 3: Preparing for Writing -- 3.1 Purpose of Writing -- 3.2 Identifying Readers -- 3.3 Scope of Writing -- 3.4 Structure of Writing -- 3.4.1 Front Matter -- 3.4.2 Body -- 3.4.3 Back Matter -- 3.4.4 Headers and Footers -- 4: Outlining -- 4.1 Outlining Steps -- 4.2 Outline-Based Drafting -- 4.3 Practice Problems -- 5: Drafting Introduction -- 5.1 Sources of Information -- 5.2 Funnel Approach to Literature Review -- 5.3 Drafting Objectives -- 5.4 Errors in Introduction and Objectives -- 5.5 Practice Problems -- 6: Drafting Methodology -- 6.1 Research Methods -- 6.2 Describing Numerical Approach -- 6.3 Replicability -- 6.4 Precise Description of Method -- 6.5 Practice Problems -- 7: Drafting Results and Discussion -- 7.1 Data Validation -- 7.2 Aiming at Objectives -- 7.3 RECA Approach to Results and Discussion -- 7.3.1 Reiteration of Results -- 7.3.2 Explanation and Comparison of Results -- 7.3.3 In-Depth Analysis -- 7.3.4 Presenting Limitations -- 7.4 Quantitative Results -- 7.5 Precise Results and Discussion -- 7.6 Engaging Writing -- 7.7 Erratic Writing -- 7.8 Practice Problems -- 8: Drafting Conclusions -- 8.1 Conclusion Meeting Objective -- 8.2 Practice Problems -- 9: Drafting Other Sections -- 9.1 Drafting Title -- 9.2 Drafting Authorship -- 9.2.1 Corresponding Author.
9.2.2 Authorship Order -- 9.2.3 Affiliations -- 9.3 Drafting Abstract -- 9.4 Drafting Executive Summary -- 9.5 Drafting Keywords -- 9.6 Table of Contents -- 9.7 List of Figures and List of Tables -- 9.8 Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols -- 9.9 Drafting Foreword and Preface -- 9.10 Drafting Acknowledgments -- 9.11 Drafting References and Bibliography -- 9.12 Appendices and Supplemental Materials -- 9.13 Glossary -- 9.14 Index -- 9.15 Practice Problems -- Part III: Engineering Language Skills -- 10: Engineering Language -- 10.1 Writing with Simple Language -- 10.2 Writing with Right Pace -- 10.3 Current, Future, and Past Tenses -- 10.4 Point of View -- 10.5 Positive and Negative Tones -- 10.6 Active and Passive Voices -- 10.7 Defining Terms Before Use -- 10.7.1 Defining Technical Terms -- 10.7.2 Consistent Naming of Same "Things" -- 10.8 Analogy and Simile -- 10.9 Clarity -- 10.10 Transition and Connection -- 10.10.1 Transition Between Paragraphs and Sections -- 10.10.2 Connecting Sentences in Paragraph -- 10.11 Conciseness -- 10.12 Practice Problems -- 11: Paragraphs -- 11.1 Statement-Evidence-Conclusion Structure -- 11.1.1 Topic Sentence -- 11.1.2 Paragraph Length -- 11.2 Lists in Paragraph -- 11.3 Equations in Paragraph -- 11.4 Practice Problems -- 12: Sentences -- 12.1 Sentence Construction -- 12.2 Conjunction -- 12.3 Parallel Structure -- 12.4 Sentence Variety -- 12.4.1 Varying Sentence Length -- 12.4.2 Varying Word Order -- 12.5 Grammatical Agreement -- 12.5.1 Subject-Verb Agreement -- 12.5.2 Compound Subject-Verb Agreement -- 12.6 Fragmented Sentences -- 12.7 Clauses -- 12.7.1 Adjective Clauses -- 12.7.2 Dependent and Independent Clauses -- 12.8 Emphasis -- 12.8.1 Emphasis by Position -- 12.8.2 Emphasis by Sentence Length -- 12.8.3 Emphasis by Repetition. 12.8.4 Redundancy Due to Emphasis -- 12.8.5 Garbled Sentences -- 12.9 Modifiers -- 12.9.1 Prepositional Phrases as Modifiers -- 12.9.2 Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Modifiers -- 12.9.3 Placement of Modifiers -- 12.9.4 Dangling Modifiers -- 12.10 Intensifiers and Subjective Writing -- 12.11 Rambling Sentences -- 12.12 Practice Problems -- 13: Phrases and Words -- 13.1 Phrases -- 13.1.1 Noun Phrases -- 13.1.2 Gerund Phrases -- 13.1.3 Verb Phrases -- 13.1.4 Prepositional Phrases -- 13.1.5 Participial Phrases -- 13.1.6 Infinitive Phrases -- 13.2 Verb-Based Writing -- 13.2.1 Phrasal Verb Error -- 13.2.2 Nominalization Error -- 13.3 Wordiness -- 13.3.1 Duplicated Nouns -- 13.3.2 Redundancy -- 13.3.3 Avoiding Wordy Phrases -- 13.4 Shift of Function -- 13.5 Jargon, Slang, and Idiom -- 13.6 Contractions -- 13.7 Vague and Subjective Words -- 13.7.1 Using the Word Significant -- 13.7.2 Using the Word Fact -- 13.8 Pairs of Challenging Words -- 13.9 Practice Problems -- 14: Visuals -- 14.1 Using Simple Visuals -- 14.2 Key Elements in Visuals -- 14.2.1 Captions of Visuals -- 14.2.2 Labels in Visuals -- 14.2.3 Text in Visuals -- 14.3 Images -- 14.4 Graphs -- 14.4.1 Line Graph -- 14.4.2 Dot Graph -- 14.4.3 Line-Dot Graph -- 14.4.4 Error Bars -- 14.4.5 Schematic Diagram -- 14.4.6 Exploded View -- 14.4.7 Maps -- 14.5 Tables -- 14.6 Color -- 14.6.1 Black-and-White Visuals -- 14.6.2 Color in Visuals -- 14.7 Integrating Visuals into Text -- 14.8 Placement of Visuals -- 14.9 Practice Problems -- 15: Punctuation -- 15.1 Punctuation Marks -- 15.2 Apostrophe -- 15.3 Colon -- 15.4 Comma -- 15.4.1 Linking Independent Clauses -- 15.4.2 Introducing Elements -- 15.4.3 Separating Parallel Elements -- 15.4.4 Enclosing Elements -- 15.4.5 Using Commas with Numbers -- 15.4.6 Replacing Verbs -- 15.4.7 Comma Intrusion. 15.5 Dash -- 15.6 Ellipsis -- 15.7 Hyphen -- 15.7.1 Hyphenated Words -- 15.7.2 Multi-word Modifiers -- 15.7.3 Series -- 15.7.4 Prefixes -- 15.7.5 Hyphens for Clarity -- 15.8 Parentheses -- 15.9 Period -- 15.10 Question Mark -- 15.11 Quotation Marks -- 15.11.1 Enclosing Elements -- 15.11.2 Titles and Quotation Marks -- 15.11.3 Punctuation in Quotation Marks -- 15.12 Semicolon -- 15.13 Practice Problems -- 16: Finalization -- 16.1 Repeated Revisions -- 16.2 Formatting -- 16.2.1 Formatting Title -- 16.2.2 Formatting Table of Contents -- 16.2.3 Justification of Margins -- 16.2.4 Line Spacing -- 16.2.5 Formatting Headings -- 16.2.6 Formatting Headers and Footers -- 16.2.7 Typeface and Font Size -- 16.2.8 Capitalization -- 16.2.9 Capitonyms -- 16.2.10 Italicizing Words with Non-English Roots -- 16.2.11 Italics to Specify Items -- 16.2.12 Formatting Date -- 16.2.13 Formatting Time -- 16.2.14 Formatting Numbers -- 16.2.15 Formatting Units and Symbols -- 16.2.16 Formatting Lists -- 16.2.17 Formatting Visuals -- Double-Check Placement of Visuals -- Refining Visuals -- 16.2.18 Formatting Equations -- Italicized Symbols -- 16.2.19 References and In-Text Citations -- References -- In-Text Citations -- Recommended Styles for References and Citations -- 16.3 Formatting Cross-References -- 16.3.1 Formatting Appendices -- 16.3.2 Formatting Index -- 16.4 Proofreading -- 16.5 Copyright Clearance -- 16.6 Internal Clearance -- 16.7 Practice Problems -- Part IV: Correspondence -- 17: Correspondence -- 17.1 Peer Review Process -- 17.2 Cover Letter -- 17.2.1 Structure of Cover Letter -- 17.2.2 Date in Letter -- 17.2.3 Salutation -- 17.2.4 Introduction, Body, and Conclusion -- 17.2.5 Complementary Close -- 17.3 Response to Reviewers' Comments -- 17.3.1 Class 1 - Complimentary Comments -- 17.3.2 Class 2 - Editorial Comments. 17.3.3 Class 3 - Challenging Comments -- 17.3.4 Class 4 - Critical Comments -- Appendices -- A1. Transitional Words and Phrases -- A2. American and British English Spellings -- A3. Sample Outline -- Introduction -- Model Development -- Model Domain and Assumptions -- Governing Equations -- Electrochemical Kinetics -- Mass Conversion -- Charge Conversion -- Energy Conversion -- Numerical Solution of Model Equations -- Results and Discussion -- Model Validation -- Effects of Separator Thickness and Porosity on Energy Density -- Electrolyte Concentration Distribution -- Effect of Separator on Thermal Behavior -- A4. Sample Response to Reviewers' Comments -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910585769603321 |
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases : From Basic Concepts to Engineering Applications for Air Emission Control / / by Zhongchao Tan
| Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases : From Basic Concepts to Engineering Applications for Air Emission Control / / by Zhongchao Tan |
| Autore | Tan Zhongchao |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVIII, 481 p. 128 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7392 |
| Collana | Green Energy and Technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Quality control
Reliability Industrial safety Air pollution Environmental engineering Biotechnology Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology |
| ISBN | 981-287-212-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | From the Contents: Part I Fundamental Principles -- Combustion Basics -- Properties of Gaseous Pollutants -- Properties of Particles -- Separation of Gas Pollutants from Air.- Part II Engineering Designs and Applications -- Air Emissions From Actual Fuel Combustion -- Air Quality and Air Emission Monitoring -- Pre Combustion Air Emission Control -- Part III Special Topics -- Carbon Sequestration and Storage. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299623803321 |
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Tan Zhongchao
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| Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Micro/Nano Materials for Clean Energy and Environment
| Micro/Nano Materials for Clean Energy and Environment |
| Autore | Tan Zhongchao |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (123 p.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
particle size
nanoplates filter paper potassium-based adsorbent Limestone engine filtration particle deposition airborne nanoparticle CaO air filtration DFT nanoparticles model multiscale model building materials shale adsorption passive building systems thermal energy storage (TES) As2O3 nanofibers product island TGA water quality oxidation kinetics failure loading performance kinetics pressure decay method concrete airborne dust mortar flame synthesis permeability measurement flame stabilizing on a rotating surface (FSRS) particle concentration submicro-fiber rotational speed phase change material (PCM) PM2.5 load modification oxygen carrier amalgam CO2 adsorption Karlovitz number cellulose nanofiber Lyocell fiber microscopic characteristics sulfation spectral blue shift |
| ISBN | 3-03921-129-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910346843403321 |
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| MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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