Technical Writing A-Z: A Commonsense Guide to Engineering Reports and Theses

Not intended to be read from cover to cover, this book was designed instead to be a quick and useful reference for students, young engineers, and experienced professionals alike. It provides guidelines, advice, and technical information for preparing formal documents-covering a range of report formats (e.g. assessment, laboratory, and progress reports). This concise, no-nonsense guide provides alphabetically ordered and cross-referenced topics, which make it easy to find answers to questions related to writing a technical report or thesis. Topics include: the format and content of reports and theses
copyright and plagiarism
print and Internet reference citation
abbreviations
units and conversion factors
significant figures
mathematical notation and equations
writing styles and conventions
frequently confused words
grammatical errors and punctuation. It also provides commonsense advice on issues such as how to get started and how to keep your reader's attention.