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Science and technical writing : a manual of style
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Science and technical writing : a manual of style

Author: Philip Rubens
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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Aimed at established and aspiring technical writers, this title offers coverage of the techniques and technologies that have revolutionized electronic communications.

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Genre/Form: Handbooks
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Philip Rubens
ISBN: 0415925509 9780415925501 0415925517 9780415925518
OCLC Number: 44046775
Description: xxxvi, 427 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: 1. Audience Analysis and Document Planning 1 --
2. Writing for Non-native Audiences 31 --
3. Grammar, Usage, and Revising for Publication 63 --
4. Punctuating Scientific and Technical Prose 85 --
5. Using Acceptable Spelling 111 --
6. Incorporating Specialized Terminology 125 --
7. Using Numbers and Symbols 161 --
8. Using Quotations, Citations, and References 193 --
9. Creating Indexes 221 --
10. Creating Nontextual Information 249 --
11. Creating Usable Data Displays 269 --
12. Designing Useful Documents 351.
Responsibility: Philip Rubens, general editor.
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The book really shines when it tackles the specifics of science writing. The sections on scientific terms and symbols; technology terms; units of measurement; mathematical expressions; equations; and Read more...

 
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