The Right Graph: A Manual for Technical and Scientific Authors (Paperback)

Harold Kirkham, Robin C. Dumas

  • 出版商: Wiley
  • 出版日期: 2009-08-01
  • 定價: $2,500
  • 售價: 5.0$1,250
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 392
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 0470405473
  • ISBN-13: 9780470405475
  • 立即出貨 (庫存 < 3)

商品描述

Graphics made easy for technical and scientific authors

Gone are the days of relying on graphic artists to make your work clear and persuasive! This book arms you with all you need to know to conceptualize, create, and incorporate the type of quality graphs and graphics that will help get your scientific and technical papers published.

The authors, both senior staff members at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, provide straightforward guidance on all the steps to using graphs and graphics to make your case. Some of the useful things you'll learn include:

  • What kind of graph to use to make what kind of case
  • Whether or not it is appropriate to connect the dots in a graph
  • Efficient ways to use a variety of PC software
  • How to embed artwork in a layout-and what to do if the graphic won't fit
  • Why file format conversions are sometimes problematic
  • How to edit diagrams for different end-uses
  • Tips on how to get the best results without spending excessive time

Real-world examples illustrate good (and bad) uses of graphs, and problem sets are included at the end of each chapter. If you're technically adept but not trained in document design, this book is an indispensable treasure trove of knowledge for making your papers publishable, your viewgraphs enjoyable, and your patents understandable.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

技術和科學作者的簡易圖形製作
過去,依賴圖形藝術家使您的作品清晰且有說服力的日子已經過去了!這本書將為您提供所有必要的知識,讓您能夠構思、創建和融入高品質的圖表和圖形,以幫助您的科學和技術論文發表。

這本書的作者是噴射推進實驗室的高級職員,他們提供了關於使用圖表和圖形來支持您的論點的直接指導。您將學到一些有用的知識,包括:

- 使用何種圖表來支持何種論點
- 在圖表中是否適合連接數據點
- 使用各種個人電腦軟體的高效方法
- 如何將圖形嵌入佈局,以及如果圖形不符合佈局該怎麼辦
- 為什麼檔案格式轉換有時會出現問題
- 如何為不同的最終用途編輯圖表
- 如何在不花費過多時間的情況下獲得最佳結果的技巧

真實世界的例子展示了圖表的良好(和不良)使用方式,每章結尾都包含問題集。如果您在技術上很熟練,但在文件設計方面沒有受過培訓,這本書對於使您的論文可發表、您的視覺圖片令人愉悅以及您的專利易於理解,是一個不可或缺的寶藏。