{"product_id":"a-scientific-approach-to-writing-for-engineers-and-scientists-isbn-9781118832523","title":"A Scientific Approach to Writing for Engineers and Scientists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO WRITING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnical ideas may be solid or even groundbreaking, but if these ideas cannot be clearly communicated, reviewers of technical documents—e.g., proposals for research funding, articles submitted to scientific journals, and business plans to commercialize technology—are likely to reject the argument for advancing these ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe problem is that many engineers and scientists, entirely comfortable with the logic and principles of mathematics and science, treat writing as if it possesses none of these attributes. The absence of a systematic framework for writing often results in sentences that are difficult to follow or arguments that leave reviewers scratching their heads.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book fixes that problem by presenting a “scientific” approach to writing that mirrors the sensibilities of scientists and engineers, an approach based on an easily-discernable set of principles. Rather than merely stating rules for English grammar and composition, this book explains the reasons behind these rules and shows that good reasons can guide every writing decision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis resource is also well suited for the growing number of scientists and engineers in the U.S. and elsewhere who speak English as a second language, as well as for anyone else who just wants to be understood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note from the Series Editor, xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments, xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword, xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface, xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to the Approach 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I Sentences 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Qualifiers Used in Sentences 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Subordinate Clauses Used as Qualifiers 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Explanatory Phrases, Participle Phrases, and Major Prepositional Phrases 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Infinitive Phrases, and the General Rule for Punctuating Qualifiers 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Sentences with Two Qualifiers 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Higher Orders of Punctuation 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Strategies to Improve Sentences with Qualifiers 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II Lists 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Two-Item Lists 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Multiple-Item Lists 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Strategies for Writing Better Lists 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III Word Choice and Placement 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Adjectives and Adverbs 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Precision in Word Usage 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV Beyond Sentences 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Paragraphs 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Arguments 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Justification of Arguments 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Organization and Presentation 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author, 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex, 209\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT E. BERGER, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e brings a unique set of experiences to the subject of writing. In addition to his training as a scientist, he has edited thousands of research proposals, technical topics in solicitations for such proposals, abstracts of winning proposals, and commercialization plans for converting technology to businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO WRITING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnical ideas may be solid or even groundbreaking, but if these ideas cannot be clearly communicated, reviewers of technical documents—e.g., proposals for research funding, articles submitted to scientific journals, and business plans to commercialize technology—are likely to reject the argument for advancing these ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe problem is that many engineers and scientists, entirely comfortable with the logic and principles of mathematics and science, treat writing as if it possesses none of these attributes. The absence of a systematic framework for writing often results in sentences that are difficult to follow or arguments that leave reviewers scratching their heads.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book fixes that problem by presenting a “scientific” approach to writing that mirrors the sensibilities of scientists and engineers, an approach based on an easily-discernable set of principles. 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