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Writing Style and Standards in Undergraduate Reports, Second Edition

by Sheldon Jeter and Jeffrey Donnell

with contributions by Colin MacDougall

ISBN 978-1-932780-06-2

Price $39.95

About the Book
Writing Style and Standards in Undergraduate Reports was developed to provide students with guidance for models of experimental reporting and to fully explain to students how they might produce such reports using their own data. The book presents models that represent the full diversity of experimental engineering reports. Examples range from simple industrial testing documents to complex research reports. All the examples resemble student reports, not professional level work, so students will have familiar examples of undergraduate level results that are reported as concisely, concretely and specifically as possible. In these model reports, as in so much of professional life, communication is driven by data. This book addresses the importance of data by providing detailed explanations of the standards that apply to graphical data displays and by explaining some of the tricks that professionals use to integrate their data displays into reports. New to the second edition is a section titled, Writing on the Job, and a comprehensive index to make the text easier to use as a reference. The new Writing on the Job section provides guidance for writing beyond the classroom and covers the communication skills students will need in their professional careers.

About the Authors
Sheldon Jeter is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. He has degrees from Clemson University, the University of Florida, and Georgia Tech. His research interests are thermodynamics, experimental engineering, heat and mass transfer, and energy systems.

Jeffrey Donnell received his doctoral degree in English from Emory University. An instructor of writing since 1982, he has taught technical writing at both the graduate and undergraduate levels since 1987. Dr. Donnell now coordinates the Frank K. Webb Program in Professional Communication at Georgia Tech’s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.

Colin MacDougall is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Queen’s University. He has degrees from the University of Waterloo and The University of Western Ontario. His research interests include testing and modeling materials and structures, with a special interest in bio-materials for construction.

Table of Contents
PART ONE
Global Style: An Introduction to Undergraduate Reports
Guide to Itemized Reports
Example of a Long Itemized Report
Example of a Short Itemized Report
Guide to Narrative Reports
Example of a Short Narrative Report in Memorandum Format
Example of a Long Narrative Report in Letter Format
Example of a Long Narrative Report in Memorandum Format
Guide to Long Reports
Guide to Oral-Visual Communication

PART TWO
Introduction
Basic Standards and Composition
Guidelines for Editing Specific Features of Reports
General Guidelines for Editing Exhibits
Consolidated Editing Checklist
Citing and Listing References
Preparing a Cover Sheet
Guidelines for Graphs
Illustrations
Guidelines for Equations
Guidelines for Spreadsheets
Tables
Lists
Notebook Policies
Computer Policies and Guidelines
Significant Digits and Uncertainty
References

PART THREE
Guide to Reports in the Workplace
Guide to Report Organization
Example of a Design Report for a Workplace Project
Guide to Presentations in the Workplace
Example of a Design Presentation for a Workplace Project
Guide to Performance During Presentations
Guide to Memoranda
Example of a Memorandum for Workplace Distribution
Guide to E-mail in the Workplace
Example of E-mail Exchange for a Workplace Project

INDEX

 

Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the Environment

Instructor's Manual

by John Walton

ISBN 0-9679121-7-2

Price $84.00

About the Book
Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the Environment was developed to provide non-specialists with an understanding of how chemicals behave in the environment. The text grew out of class notes used to teach students from a wide variety of scientific backgrounds majoring in environmental engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, and environmental science. The focus is on understanding the most important processes controlling the spread of chemicals, their movement through the environment, and where they end up.

Openness to diversity of student background requires inclusion of introductory material on how air and water behave in the environment as well as the concepts and equations for contaminant transport, partitioning, and reaction. Simplified mathematical predictors for assessing environmental transport and human or ecological exposure are also presented. The equations are designed to help students form an understanding of the assumptions and limitations present in the constantly changing abundance of computer codes found in environmental literature and to give them a basis for assessment. This book aims to provide students with instinctive as well as conceptual grasps of the major forces at play in chemical contamination. Each chapter includes real examples encountered by the author in his life, along with example and homework problems intended to illustrate key concepts covered in the text.


About the Author
John Walton is a professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. He has degrees in Biology (BS), Environmental Science (MS), and Chemical Engineering (MS; PhD). He is a registered Professional Engineer and the author of over 150 publications. Prior to becoming a professor, Dr. Walton worked in air quality assessment, industrial accident risk assessment, and exposure assessment from nuclear and hazardous waste disposal.
Dr. Walton is active in conservation activities and enjoys nature photography, sea kayaking, and backpacking. His current research interests include multivariate analysis of groundwater chemistry, controls on release of contaminants from waste disposal sites, and application of solar energy to desalination.

Table of Contents
1 Fate and Transport Basic Concepts
Introduction
Examples of Fate and Transport Problems
Energy and Mass
Review Materials
Problem Approach
2 Transport by Random Motion—Diffusion and Dispersion
Diffusion and Dispersion—Fick’s Laws
More Complex Diffusion Equation Solutions
Case History—Rocky Flats Plant Fire, Golden, Colorado
3 Interphase Mass Transfer and Partitioning
Interphase Partitioning
Properties Affecting Partitioning and Distribution
Rates of Interphase Mass Transfer
4 Mass Balance Models
Introduction
Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTR)
Modeling Environmental Systems as a Series of Stirred Tank Reactors (Box Models)
Plug Flow Reactors—The Advection/Dispersion Equation
Case History—Crystal Lake, Michigan Average Residence Time
5 Water Chemistry
Introduction
pH, Alkalinity, and the Carbonate Buffer System
Oxidation/Reduction Chemistry
Ocean Chemistry
6 Groundwater
Groundwater Fundamentals
Groundwater Flow
Analytical Solutions for Groundwater Flow
Transport in Groundwater
Dispersion Versus Distance Examples
7 Surface Water
Lakes, Ponds, Reservoirs, Ocean
Streams and Rivers
8 Atmosphere
Air Pollution Fundamentals
Air Pollution Meteorology—Stability
Air Pollution Meteorology—Complex Terrain
Mathematical Modeling of Air Emissions
Index