TY - BOOK AU - Finkelstein,Leo TI - Pocket book of technical writing for engineers and scientists T2 - McGraw-Hill's BEST--basic engineering series and tools SN - 9780071259255 ( alk. paper) U1 - 808.0666 22 PY - 2008///] CY - New York, N.Y PB - McGraw-Hill Higher Education KW - Technical writing KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Ethical Considerations -- Technical Definition -- Descriptions of a Mechanism -- Descriptions of a Process -- Proposals -- Progress Reports -- Feasibility and Recommendation Reports -- Laboratory and Project Reports -- Instructions and Manuals -- Research Reports -- Abstracts and Summaries -- Grammar, Style, and Punctuation -- Documentation -- Visuals -- Electronic Publishing -- Presentations and Briefings -- Business Communications -- Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews -- Team Writing Index N2 - Aims to teach engineering students the skill of technical writing. This book uses practical outlines throughout, and shows students how to produce the technical documents in a manner that is fun and interesting to students. It contains chapters which feature an end-of-chapter critique that allows students to implement what they have learned UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2006033795-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2006033795-t.html ER -