Explains the tactics that should be used to write technical material - ranging from reports to manuals - in a coherent, readable style. It discusses in detail choice of vocabulary, phrasing and sentence structure; each piece of advice is supported
Explains the tactics that should be used to write technical material - ranging from reports to manuals - in a coherent, readable style. It discusses i...
Punctuation Matters gives straight answers to the queries raised most frequently by practitioners in computing, engineering, medicine and science as they grapple with day-to-day tasks in writing and editing. The advice it offers is based on John Kirkman's long experience of providing courses on writing and editing in academic centres, large companies, research organisations and government departments in the UK, Europe and in USA. Sample material discussed in the book comes from real documents from computing, engineering and scientific contexts, giving the guidelines an immediately...
Punctuation Matters gives straight answers to the queries raised most frequently by practitioners in computing, engineering, medicine and ...
Professional scientists or engineers spend up to one-third of their working time writing, reading and talking, and paper is one of the major products of all industrial and research organizations. Well-organized, readable and informative writing is obviously essential if professional people are to operate effectively within their working environments. This second edition of a guide to improved communication now contains two extra chapters on writing with computers and writing in examinations. The text has also been revised to provide the reader with the most up-to-date information. It examines...
Professional scientists or engineers spend up to one-third of their working time writing, reading and talking, and paper is one of the major products ...
