Silyn-Roberts, Heather.

Writing for science and engineering : papers, presentations, and reports / Heather Silyn-Roberts. - Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000. - xi, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [274]) and index.

The general structure of a document -- The core chapter : Sections and elements of a document -- Abstract/Summary/Executive summary -- A literature review -- A research proposal -- A journal paper -- Progress reports -- Consulting or Management report and Recommendation report -- Engineering design report -- A formal letter -- Emails, faxes and memos -- A thesis -- A conference poster -- Referencing -- Editorial conventions -- Revising and proofreading : Strategies -- Problems of style -- A seminar or conference presentation -- Presentation to a small group.

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Technical writing.

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