COMPUTER SYSTEMS RESEARCH
Elements of Technical Writing
2005-2006

  • How to write numbers, units of measure, equations, and symbols: (from Elements of Technical Writing by Blake and Bly)
    1. Keep all units of measure consistent
    2. Use the correct units of the system of measurement you have chosen
    3. Write basic units of measure in word form, derived units of measure as symbols
    4. Indicate multiplication of units by a raised dot, division by a slash
    5. Write secondary units in parentheses after primary units