Fundamentals of materials (text readability evaluation)

Fundamentals of materials represent a core subject at engineering universities dealing with various construction materials. The study the discipline and acquiring knowledge demand properly designed manual. Apart from content, manual authors should pay attention to way they compose text. Different tools are applied assess quality (its difficulty, complexity, readability). Readability formulae play significant role in sphere. Dealing quantitative parameters text (the length sentences, words others), readability able predict level relate potential reader respect their age academic level. Flesch-Kincaid Level formula is chosen analyze two manuals: one comes English language, other – Russian. idea check how readable texts both manuals are. 17 Russian taken for analysis. Pearson correlation illustrate whether demonstrate decrease or increase throughout books.