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008			171213s2014 flu 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2014013182
020			_a9781482234312 (paperback : acid-free paper) _cGBP35.99
040			_beng _dSFPAGOH _erda
050	0	0	_akpm T11 _b.R848 2014
100	1		_aRothwell, Edward J. _eauthor
245	1	0	_aEngineering writing by design : _bcreating formal documents of lasting value / _cEdward J. Rothwell, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA, Michael J. Cloud, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA.
264		1	_aBoca Raton : _bCRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, _c2014
300			_axi, 187 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Preface In Walden, Henry Thoreau asserts that "Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written." Given the serious and highly technical nature of formal engineering writing, any reader of such writing would be wise to follow Thoreau's advice. The purpose of the present book, however, is to speak to the engineering writer. Our basic premise is that engineering material should be written as deliberately and carefully as it will be read. Engineers are smart people and their work is important. Their writing should not be inaccurate, vague, ambiguous, or otherwise opaque. To a great extent, modern engineering is an extension of science and mathematics and is therefore amenable to clear and logical exposition. Some aspects of engineering remain more art than science, to be sure. We would argue, however, that in such cases it is especially important for engineers to write precisely, as readers will be in less of a position to close expository gaps through deductive reasoning. In other words, clear description is just as important in technical writing as clear argumentation. Technical subjects can make for difficult reading as it is. A reader should not have to go over a passage again and again, finally being forced to guess whether the writer was attempting to motivate a viewpoint, describe something that already exists, describe something that could conceivably exist, draw a conclusion from known facts, persuade, or something else. Yet, a writer who approaches the writing task carelessly, by simply accumulating a pile of words and equations, may produce just that sort of confusion"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650		0	_aTechnical writing.
650		7	_aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General). _2bisacsh
650		7	_aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electrical. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aCloud, Michael J.
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