Handbook for Preparing Engineering Documents: From Concept to CompletionState-of-the-art in its simple, user-friendly presentation, this comprehensive handbook covers the entire process of preparing, producing, and distributing engineering documents using current computer software and the most recent technologies in information transfer. From developing concepts to effectively reaching an audience, Handbook for Preparing Engineering Documents provides everything the engineer needs to know for document preparation, production, and distribution in clear, user-friendly language. Extensive indexing and cross-referencing make it possible to find answers quickly. |
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The table also identifies words and phrases of low information content , which we can replace or delete to heighten ... A list of authoritative dictionaries is included in " Resources , " in chapter 9 . phrase : a group of words ...
The table also identifies words and phrases of low information content , which we can replace or delete to heighten ... A list of authoritative dictionaries is included in " Resources , " in chapter 9 . phrase : a group of words ...
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Modifiers may be single words , phrases , or clauses ; the principles are the same . ... Put a participial phrase in front of a sentence , and the first substantive ( noun or pronoun ) that comes along is going to get the full force of ...
Modifiers may be single words , phrases , or clauses ; the principles are the same . ... Put a participial phrase in front of a sentence , and the first substantive ( noun or pronoun ) that comes along is going to get the full force of ...
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Note that this is the exact opposite of the advice given in the discussion of " Phrases / Clauses " ( page 56 ) . That's why it's more emphatic ; it's not ... The emphasis is in the last phrase : " till I am known and do not want it .
Note that this is the exact opposite of the advice given in the discussion of " Phrases / Clauses " ( page 56 ) . That's why it's more emphatic ; it's not ... The emphasis is in the last phrase : " till I am known and do not want it .
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
How this book is organized | 8 |
Audience | 15 |
Copyright | |
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Handbook for Preparing Engineering Documents: From Concept to Completion Joan G. Nagle Limited preview - 1995 |
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| Title | Handbook for Preparing Engineering Documents: From Concept to Completion |
| Author | Joan G. Nagle |
| Publisher | IEEE Press, 1996 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0780311655, 9780780311657 |
| Length | 372 pages |
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