The book presents a much needed approach to quality technical communication and a working plan for achieving quality. The examples are excellent and are easy to use and adapt. The editorial advice is simple and clear enough for tech writers who did not major in English or journalism.
The fourth edition of A Guide to Writing as an Engineer updates Beer and McMurrey’s popular book on communication and technical writing for engineers. Used predominantly in freshmen engineering survey courses, the text is also applicable for specific courses on engineering writing or technical communication later in the curriculum.
This bestselling dictionary has now been fully revised and updated and has the following features: clear, attractive layout that is easy to use and easy to read; restricted defining vocabulary, so students looking up a word will not find five more they don't know in the definition! up-to-date and international coverage of today's vocabulary (2000 new entries in the new edition); special provision for those studying other subjects in English at the secondary school level (hundreds of new scientific and technical entries added in the new edition); example sentences for words presenting usage problems
