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100	1		_aYoung, Trevor M.
245	1	0	_aTechnical writing A-Z : _ba commonsense guide to engineering reports and theses / _cTrevor M. Young.
250			_aUS ed.
260			_aNew York : _bASME, _cc2005.
300			_aviii, 232 p. : _bill. _c23 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aNot 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.The 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; and, 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.
650		0	_aTechnical writing _vHandbooks, manuals, etc
650			_aEngineering. _96295
650			_aReport writing. _912108
650		0	_aTechnical writing. _913437
650		7	_aLiterature. _2ukslc _99297
650		7	_aLiterature: history & criticism _2thema
650		7	_aWriting & editing guides _2thema
650		7	_aEnglish _2thema _916168
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