
Writing for Engineers
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 2. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 154 pages
978-1-352-00047-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book is full of practical advice and useful examples to help students and engineers write clearly, accurately and impressively. This updated fourth edition features new material on technical notes, inspection reports and business cases, along with abstracts and summaries. It is an essential aid for today's engineers.
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Series
Edition
4th ed. 2018
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
222 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-352-00047-4 (9781352000474)
DOI
10.1057/978-1-352-00048-1
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Joan van Emden | Lucinda Becker
Writing for Engineers
E-Book
10/2017
4th Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€27.49
Available for download
Previous edition

Joan van Emden
Writing for Engineers
Book
04/2005
3rd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€26.74
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Persons
Joan van Emden was Director of the Jove Centre, a consultancy specializing in technical writing and presentations. She was also a visiting lecturer at the University of Reading, UK and wrote a number of books on communication issues.
Lucinda Becker is Professor of Pedagogy in English Literature at the University of Reading, UK. She is also a professional trainer and the author of The Mature Student's Handbook and 14 Days to Exam Success and Presentation Skills for Students (with Joan van Emden).
Content
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.