Van Emden, Joan

Writing for engineers / Joan van Emden and Lucinda Becker. - Fourth edition. - xi, 151 pages ; 22 cm. - Palgrave study skills . - Palgrave study skills. .

Publication date take from title page verso. Actually published in 2017. Includes index.

Introduction -- Types of technical writing -- Good style -- Vocabulary -- Sentences, punctuation and paragraphs -- The presentation of written information -- Writing for publication -- Appendix 1 : Comments on and solutions to activities -- Appendix 2 : Definition of common parts of speech.

"This book is full of practical advice and useful examples to help students and engineers write clearly, accurately and impressively. This updated fourth edition features new material on technical notes, inspection reports and business cases, along with abstracts and summaries."--Publisher's website.

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Technical writing.

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