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Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style
By Philip Rubens
463 pages
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- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- New York
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Edition:
- 2nd
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Synopsis
With this new edition, Science and Technical Writing confirms its position as the definitive style resource for thousands of established and aspiring technical writers. Editor Philip Rubens has fully revised and updated his popular 1992 edition, with full, authoritative coverage of the techniques and technologies that have revolutionized electronic communications over the past eight years.Related books and articles at Questia
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- List of Exhibits xxxi
- Preface xxxv
- 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
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- List of Exhibits xxxi
- Preface xxxv
- 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
- 13. 389
- Index 399