Rubens Science and Technical Writing

A Manual of Style
2. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-1-135-95951-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 544 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rubens, Philip

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Audience Analysis and Document Planning 2. Writing for Non-native Audiences 3. Grammar, Usage, and Revising for Publication 4. Punctuating Scientific and Technical Prose 5.Using Acceptable Spelling 6. Incorporating Specialized Terminology 7. Using Numbers and Symbols 8. Using Quotations, Citations and References 9. Creating Indexes 10. Creating Non-Textual Information 11. Creating Useable Data Displays 12. Designing Useful Documents.

Über Autor(innen)

Philip Rubens is Professor of Technical Communications at East Carolina University.