Writing for engineering and science students : staking your claim General Preface To the student To the teacher Acknowledgements 1. General Principles of Writing 2. Overall format of research articles 3. Argument structure of research articles 4. Establishing the importance of and need for the research 5. Demonstrating continuity and novelty in your research 6. Verifying the contribution of your research 7. Evidence from past research 8. Evidence from current research 9. Clear reasoning 10. Argument structure in different types of writing 11. Undergraduate writing 12. Graduate writing 13. Academic writing 14. Technical writing 15. Writing about yourself and others 16. Academic and technical presentations 17. Principles for successful email 18. Writing in stages 19. Prewriting 20. Writing 21. Rewriting: Organization 22. Rewriting: Clarification 23. Revision: Finalization 24. Illustrating your manuscript 25. References and citations 26. The first shall be last 27. Submission and Review Appendix 1: Generalized component list Appendix 2: Concordance Academic Word List and related tools Appendix 3: List of Supplemental Material (Online) Glossary Index References.