Engineering Writing by Design: Creating Formal Documents of Lasting Value, Second Edition

Author:   Edward J. Rothwell ,  Michael J. Cloud
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9780367896829


Pages:   243
Publication Date:   16 January 2020
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Engineering Writing by Design: Creating Formal Document of Lasting Value, Second Edition shows how effective writing can be achieved by thinking like an engineer. Based on the authors’ combined experience as engineering educators, the book presents a novel approach to technical writing, positioning formal writing tasks as engineering design problems with requirements, constraints, protocols, standards, and customers (readers) to satisfy. Specially crafted for busy engineers and engineering students, this quick-reading conversational text: Describes how to apply engineering design concepts to the writing process Explains how engineers fall into thinking traps, and gives techniques for avoiding them Covers the essentials of grammar, style, and mathematical exposition Highlights topics in writing ethics, including copyright, plagiarism, data presentation, and persuasion Engineering Writing by Design: Creating Formal Documents of Lasting Value, Second Edition addresses the specific combination of thinking and writing skills needed to succeed in modern engineering. Its mantra is: to write like an engineer, you must think like an engineer. Featuring illustrative examples, chapter summaries and exercises, quick-reference tables, and recommendations for further reading, this book is packed with valuable tips and information practicing and aspiring engineers need to become effective writers.

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Author:   Edward J. Rothwell ,  Michael J. Cloud
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9780367896829


ISBN 10:   0367896826
Pages:   243
Publication Date:   16 January 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Edward J. Rothwell has been a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan State University since 1985, and currently holds the Dennis P. Nyquist Professorship in Electromagnetics. Dr Rothwell is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, URSI Commission B, and is a Fellow of the IEEE. Michael J. Cloud has been a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lawrence Technological University since 1987, and currently holds the rank of associate professor. He is a senior member of the IEEE.

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