Engineering Writing by Design, 2nd Edition

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title Page
4. Copyright Page
5. Dedication
6. Table of Contents
7. Preface
8. Authors
9. To the Reader
10. 1 Introduction
    1. 1.1 Why Bother?
    2. 1.2 Think, Then Write, Like an Engineer
    3. 1.3 Quick Review of Some Design Concepts
    4. 1.4 Chapter Recap
    5. 1.5 Exercises
11. 2 Clearly Understand the Goal
    1. 2.1 What Is the Goal?
    2. 2.2 How the Information Resides in Your Mind
    3. 2.3 Your Audience
    4. 2.4 Other Aspects of Situational Awareness
    5. 2.5 If Persuasion Is Part of the Picture
    6. 2.6 Chapter Recap
    7. 2.7 Exercises
12. 3 Mindset for Technical Writing
    1. 3.1 See Rules as Helpful Tools
    2. 3.2 Think Clearly Before Starting to Write
    3. 3.3 Again, Keep Your Reader in View!
    4. 3.4 Getting Started with a Mind Map
    5. 3.5 Chapter Recap
    6. 3.6 Exercises
13. 4 Avoid the Worst Thinking Traps
    1. 4.1 Why do We Fall into Thinking Traps?
    2. 4.2 Heuristics
    3. 4.3 Cognitive Biases
    4. 4.4 Informal Fallacies
    5. 4.5 Laying Out Arguments
    6. 4.6 The Dangers of Belief Bias
    7. 4.7 Separating Claims from Facts
    8. 4.8 Simple Checks on Calculations
    9. 4.9 Chapter Recap
    10. 4.10 Exercises
14. 5 Some Points of Grammar and Style
    1. 5.1 Rules and Suggestions
    2. 5.2 Chapter Recap
    3. 5.3 Exercises
15. 6 Keep Your Reader in Mind
    1. 6.1 More Rules and Suggestions
    2. 6.2 Chapter Recap
    3. 6.3 Exercises
16. 7 Write Your Math Well
    1. 7.1 What’s Wrong with My Math?
    2. 7.2 Getting Started
    3. 7.3 Writing Math Well
    4. 7.4 The Value of Abstraction
    5. 7.5 Chapter Recap
    6. 7.6 Exercises
17. 8 Ethical Considerations in Engineering Writing
    1. 8.1 Your Duties to the Reader
    2. 8.2 Personal Issues
    3. 8.3 Dealing with Data
    4. 8.4 Ethical Concerns in Publishing
    5. 8.5 Plagiarism
    6. 8.6 Ethics of Persuasion
    7. 8.7 Chapter Recap
    8. 8.8 Exercises
18. Further Reading
19. Quick Reference
20. Index