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Audience Essays

Write two essays on a technical or scientific topic. Aim the first essay at a peer, that is, a classmate majoring in your subject. Aim the second essay at Simon, who has a doctorate in English from Harvard. Simon doesn't know much math.

Each essay should be about 250 words long. Each essay counts as a separate grade.

Additional Reading

Section 1.4 of the Mayfield Handbook of Technical Scientific Writing explains how to target audiences.