Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences
A Student's Guide to Research and Writing
Published on 18. January 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-19-544004-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Making Sense series comprises four concise, readable guides to research and writing for use by students at all levels of undergraduate study. Designed especially for students in engineering, this book outlines the general principles of style, grammar, and usage, while covering such issues as how to prepare proposals and project reports, how to write lab reports, and how to follow the conventions governing the use of diagrams and other graphics. The third edition of the book has new material on evaluating Internet sources and avoiding plagiarism, as well as new and updated examples.
More details
Edition
new ed of 3rd revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
12 figures, 1 table
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 14.5 mm
Weight
374 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-544004-1 (9780195440041)
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Persons
Margot Northey was Dean of the School of Business, Queen's University. She is currently a business consultant. Judi Jewinski is the Director of the English Language Institute at Renison College, University of Waterloo.
Content
SYMBOLS FOR COMMON ERRORS (ON INSIDE FRONT COVER); ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; A NOTE TO THE STUDENT; 1. Chapter 1: Writing and thinking; 2. Chapter 2: Keeping notes and doing research; 3. Chapter 3: Writing summaries and abstracts; 4. Chapter 4: Writing a lab report; 5. Chapter 5: Writing proposals and project reports; 6. Chapter 6: Working collaboratively; 7. Chapter 7: Giving an oral presentation; 8. Chapter 8: Writing in other contexts; 9. Chapter 9: Documentation; 10. Chapter 10: Following conventions for graphics and formatting; 11. Chapter 11: Writing tests and examinations; 12. Chapter 12: Writing a resume and letter of application; 13. Chapter 13: Writing for readability; 14. Chapter 14: Common errors in grammar and usage; 15. Chapter 15: Punctuation; 16. Chapter 16: Catch list of misused words and phrases; GLOSSARY; APPENDIX: WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND NOTATION; INDEX