The Technical Writer's Handbook: Writing with Style and Clarity - Couverture souple

Young, Matt

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1891389211 ISBN 13 : 9781891389214

Editeur : University Science Books, 2003

Synopsis

Written by a practicing scientist, this book is directed to scientists, engineers, and others who want to improve their writing and communication.

Unlike many other books on technical writing, The Technical Writer's Handbook is written by a practicing scientist who screens hundreds of manuscripts each year. It is directed to scientists, engineers, and others who want to improve their writing and communication and teaches that technical writing - although it has its own special requirements - is no different from ordinary writing and should be written with short clear sentences and in the active voice.

Divided into two parts, the first part is an introduction to technical and report writing; it provides a sort of prescription for writing and organizing technical papers of all kinds. The second part is written in dictionary format and contains entries on grammar, style, and organization, as well as entries on topics such as common errors, resume writing, metric units, jargon, conference proceedings, figures, tables and slides. A comprehensive list of cross references reveals related topics quickly and easily.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

MATT YOUNG is a physicist with a government agency in Boulder, Colorado, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado. He is the author of <EM>Optics and Lasers</EM>, including <EM>Fibers and Optical Waveguides</EM>,<BR> ( Springer, New York 1986 ) and over 50 publications in research and teaching journals.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Science Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1891389211
• ISBN 13: 9781891389214
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible