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A concise guide to communication in science and engineering / David Foster (University of Manchester,UK)

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: 1 Online-RessourceISBN:
  • 0191009385
  • 9780191009389
Other title:
  • A concise guide to communication in science & engineering
  • Communication in science & engineering
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 0198704232. | 9780198704232. | 9780198704249. | Erscheint auch als: A concise guide to communication in science and engineering. Druck-Ausgabe First edition. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017. xiv, 393 SeitenDDC classification:
  • 808.06/66
RVK: RVK: AK 39500 | CM 2200 | ZG 8640 | AK 39580LOC classification:
  • T11
Online resources: Summary: ""Contents""; ""Permissions and Copyright Statements""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Reasons for This Guide""; ""1.2 Sources and Referencing""; ""1.3 Using This Guide""; ""1.4 Content and Organization""; ""2 General Principles""; ""2.1 Logical Organization""; ""2.2 Guiding the Reader""; ""2.3 Immediacy and Impact""; ""2.4 Strategies for Writing""; ""2.5 Reworking""; ""2.6 Checklist for General Principles""; ""3 Research Articles""; ""3.1 Elements of Research Articles""; ""3.2 Title""; ""3.3 Abstract""; ""3.4 Keywords, Highlights, Lay Summary""; ""3.5 Introduction""; ""3.6 MethodsSummary: ""5.1 Use of Personal Pronouns""""5.2 Choice of Verb""; ""5.3 Choice of Voice and Subject""; ""5.4 Uncertain Referents""; ""5.5 Parallelism, Coordination, and Ellipsis""; ""5.6 Word Choice""; ""5.7 Punctuation""; ""5.8 Checklist for Use of English""; ""6 Use of Mathematics""; ""6.1 Motivation and Organization""; ""6.2 Notation""; ""6.3 Grammar and Punctuation""; ""6.4 Document Preparation Systems""; ""6.5 Checklist for Use of Mathematics""; ""7 Data Description and Statistical Inference""; ""7.1 Fundamentals""; ""7.2 Averages""; ""7.3 Measures of Variation""; ""7.4 Generalizing ResultsSummary: ""7.5 Inferences about Means""""7.6 Data Fitting""; ""7.7 Goodness of Fit""; ""7.8 Trend Analysis and Smoothing""; ""7.9 Statistical Significance""; ""7.10 Checklist for Data Description and Statistical Inference""; ""8 Graphing Data""; ""8.1 Kinds of Graphs""; ""8.2 Common Graphical Errors""; ""8.3 Constructing Effective Graphs""; ""8.4 Error Bars""; ""8.5 Plotting Labelled Data""; ""8.6 Finer Points of Construction""; ""8.7 Checklist for Graphing Data""; ""9 Publication and Promotion""; ""9.1 Choice of Journal or Conference""; ""9.2 Journal Publication""; ""9.3 Submission and PublicationSummary: "Success in scientific and engineering research depends on effective writing and presentation. The purpose of this guide is to help the reader achieve that goal. It enables students and researchers to write and present material to a professional modern standard, efficiently and painlessly, and with maximum impact. The approach is not prescriptive. Rather, the emphasis is on a logical approach to communication, informed by what needs to be achieved, what works in practice, and what interferes with success. Over 400 examples of good and bad writing and graphing are presented. Each is from a published research article and is accompanied by analysis, comment, and correction where needed. Journal reviewers' critiques of submitted manuscripts are included to illustrate common pitfalls. Above all, this is a "how-to" book, comprehensive but concise, suitable for continuous study or quick reference. Checklists at the end of each chapter enable the reader to test the readiness of a dissertation, journal submission, or conference presentation for assessment or review. Although oriented towards engineering and the physical and life sciences, it is also relevant to other areas, including behavioural and clinical sciences and medicine."--PPN: PPN: 1007588489Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-NLEBK | ZDB-4-EBA
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