Writing for engineers / Joan van Emden.

Previous ed.: published as A handbook of writing for engineers. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book is full of practical advice and useful examples to help students and engineers write clearly, accurately and impressively. This updated third edition offers help on spelling, grammar and punctuation, choosing an appropriate format and using it accurately, presenting mathematical material clearly, writing for publication, and above all producing accurate and readable text. It is an essential aid for today's engineers. Contents include: Preface; Introduction; Vocabulary; Sentences and Punctuation; Paragraph and Format; Good Style; The Presentation of Written Information; Writing for Publication; The Presentation of Written Information; Further Reading; Words and Phrases Discussed in the Text; Index