Preface ....................................................... vii
1 Elements of Technical Writing ................................ 1
2 Technical Papers ............................................ 13
3 Technical Letters ........................................... 26
4 Oral Presentations .......................................... 41
5 Presentation of Technical Data .............................. 53
6 Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data ................... 82
7 Resume Writing ............................................. 111
Appendix I: COMMON ERRORS IN WRITING .......................... 121
Appendix II: PUNCTUATION ...................................... 123
Appendix III: COMMON WORD ERRORS .............................. 133
Appendix IV: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF PREFIXES AND UNITS ....... 137
Appendix V: THE GREEK ALPHABET AND TYPICAL USES ............... 139
Appendix VI: STRAIGHT-LINE PLOTS FOR SOME MATHEMATICAL
FUNCTIONS ..................................................... 141
References .................................................... 145
Index ......................................................... 147
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