Making Sense in Engineering and the Physical Sciences

Margot Northey is a specialist in communications and the former dean of the School of Business at Queen's University. With the original Making Sense volume now in its eighth edition and seven specialized adaptations currently published, Northey's series of Making Sense texts has experienced tremendous success in the Canadian undergraduate market. Judi Jewinski was the Administrative Dean of Renison University College, University of Waterloo before her retirement in 2017.Andrew Trivett is an associate professor in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island.

• Acknowledgments1: Writing and ThinkingPart 1: Writing for Yourself2: Keeping Notes for Yourself3: Graphics in Your Notes4: Recording DataPart 2: Writing for Colleagues5: Strategies for Successful Writing6: Writing without Plagiarism7: Working Collaboratively8: Writing Summaries and Abstracts9: Writing a Lab or Progress Report10: Writing Tests and ExaminationsPart 3: Writing for Others11: Writing for Non-Specialists12: Writing Proposals13: Giving Presentations14: Writing a Resumé and Letter of ApplicationAppendix A: DocumentationAppendix B: Grammar and UsagePart 1: Common Errors in Grammar and UsagePart 2: PunctuationPart 3: Misused Words and PhrasesAppendix C: Weights, Measures, and NotationAppendix D: Example DocumentsGlossaryIndex