Making Sense in Engineering and the Physical Sciences

A Student's Guide to Research and Writing
6. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-19-902679-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

The Making Sense series offers clear, concise guides to research and writing for students at all levels of undergraduate study. The volumes in the Making Sense series - covering the humanities courses, social sciences, life sciences, engineering, psychology, religious studies, and education - are intended for students in any undergraduate course with a research and writing component, but are especially appropriate for those at the first-year level.

Intended for engineering and physical science students, Making Sense in Engineering and the Physical Sciences provides detailed information on writing summaries, lab reports, and proposals; conducting research and using academic sources; grammar, punctuation, and usage; conducting presentations; using graphics; and more. This revised edition includes more information on including graphics in notes, formal writing, and presentations, as well as updated content on writing for an audience, creating strong oral presentations, and preparing for tests, exams, and life after post-secondary education.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Northey, Margot

Jewinski, Judi

Trivett, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schreiben und Publizieren, Kreatives Schreiben
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgments

- 1: Writing and Thinking

- Part 1: Writing for Yourself

- 2: Keeping Notes for Yourself

- 3: Graphics in Your Notes

- 4: Recording Data

- Part 2: Writing for Colleagues

- 5: Strategies for Successful Writing

- 6: Writing without Plagiarism

- 7: Working Collaboratively

- 8: Writing Summaries and Abstracts

- 9: Writing a Lab or Progress Report

- 10: Writing Tests and Examinations

- Part 3: Writing for Others

- 11: Writing for Non-Specialists

- 12: Writing Proposals

- 13: Giving Presentations

- 14: Writing a Resumé and Letter of Application

- Appendix A: Documentation

- Appendix B: Grammar and Usage

- Part 1: Common Errors in Grammar and Usage

- Part 2: Punctuation

- Part 3: Misused Words and Phrases

- Appendix C: Weights, Measures, and Notation

- Appendix D: Example Documents

- Glossary

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Margot Northey is a specialist in communications and the former dean of the School of Business at Queen's University. With the original Making Sense volume now in its eighth edition and seven specialized adaptations currently published, Northey's series of Making Sense texts has experienced tremendous success in the Canadian undergraduate market.

Judi Jewinski was the Administrative Dean of Renison University College, University of Waterloo before her retirement in 2017.

Andrew Trivett is an associate professor in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island.