Intermediate Technical Japanese, Volume 1

Readings and Grammatical Patterns

James L. Davis

Publication Year: 2002

Learn how to read and translate technical manuals, research publications, and reference works. This two-volume set is designed to help the intermediate-level learner of Japanese build a technical vocabulary, reinforce understanding of frequently used grammatical patterns, improve reading comprehension, and practice translating technical passages. The glossary in volume 2 clarifies words and phrases that often puzzle beginning readers.
The sample readings on technical topics are drawn from a broad range of specialties, from mathematics and computer science to electronics and polymer science. The initial grammar lesson and the first nine field-specific lessons constitute the common core to be used by all instructors or students. Topics of interest from the remaining thirty-one field-specific lessons may be selected to produce a customized course of study. Intermediate Technical Japanese is designed to fulfill a typical two-semester sequence.

Volume 1 contains:
o information about 600 key kanji
o explanations of 100 important grammatical patterns
o more than 700 scientific or technical essays
o an index of the grammatical patterns.

Volume 2 contains:
o a complete glossary

Published by: University of Wisconsin Press

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pp. v-vi

Preface

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pp. vii-viii

This two-volume set is designed to prepare scientists, engineers and translators to read Japanese technical documents. The reader is presumed to have already studied Japanese for at least one year. These volumes were prepared for use in a two-semester sequence of technical Japanese courses at the intermediate level, but they are also well suited for use as self-study materials. The primary objectives are to help the reader build a technical vocabulary in Japanese, to reinforce the reader's understanding of important grammatical constructions, to improve the reader's reading-comprehension ability...

Explanatory Notes

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pp. ix-x

Lesson 0: Review of Verbs and Verb Forms

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In this lesson we review the major verbs and verb forms that are frequently encountered in Japanese technical documents. Since this lesson is intended to serve as a review, the explanation provided for each verb or verb form is brief. The reader who would like more information is encouraged to consult the following reference books...

Lesson 40: Interdisciplinary Topics II (electrochemical, biochemical and bioelectronic interactions)

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pp. 445-453

Index of Grammatical Patterns

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pp. 455-460

Kanji Index

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pp. 461-479

E-ISBN-13: 9780299185534
Print-ISBN-13: 9780299185541

Publication Year: 2002

Intermediate Technical Japanese, Volume 1

Contents

Preface

Explanatory Notes

Lesson 0: Review of Verbs and Verb Forms

Lesson 1: Mathematics I (numbers and sets)

Lesson 2: Mathematics II (matrices, variables and functions)

Lesson 3: Mathematics III (solutions, statistics and models)

Lesson 4: Computer Science I (fundamentals; part I)

Lesson 5: Computer Science II (fundamentals; part II)

Lesson 6: Computer Science III (applications; part I)

Lesson 7: Computer Science IV (applications; part II)

Lesson 8: Mechanics I (pressure and vacuum)

Lesson 9: Mechanics II (motion and flow)

Lesson 10: Thermodynamics I (fundamentals)

Lesson 11: Thermodynamics II (applications)

Lesson 12: Light I (fundamentals)

Lesson 13: Light II (wave properties)

Lesson 14: Light III (applications)

Lesson 15: Sound I (fundamentals)

Lesson 16: Sound II (applications)

Lesson 17: Magnetism I (fundamentals)

Lesson 18: Magnetism II (applications)

Lesson 19: Electricity I (fundamentals)

Lesson 20: Electricity II (applications)

Lesson 21: Electricity III (semiconductors and superconductors)

Lesson 22: Electronics I (transistors and diodes)

Lesson 23: Electronics II (other circuit elements and basic circuits)

Lesson 24: Electronics III (lCs)

Lesson 25: Electronics IV (other circuits and devices)

Lesson 26: Signals and Signal Processing I (fundamentals)

Lesson 27: Signals and Signal Processing II (applications)

Lesson 28: Computer Hardware I (general)

Lesson 29: Computer Hardware II (memory and recording)

Lesson 30: Polymers I (fundamentals)

Lesson 31: Polymers II (MW, DP, viscosity and processing)

Lesson 32: Polymers III (properties and applications)

Lesson 33: Materials I (ceramics; fundamentals)

Lesson 34: Materials II (ceramics; applications)

Lesson 35: Materials III (glass, carbon and diamond)

Lesson 36: Materials IV (metals)

Lesson 37: Materials V (material processing)

Lesson 38: Materials VI (material properties)

Lesson 39: Interdisciplinary Topics I (magnetic and electrical interactions)

Lesson 40: Interdisciplinary Topics II (electrochemical, biochemical and bioelectronic interactions)

Index of Grammatical Patterns

Kanji Index

Research Areas

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