Writing for science / Robert Goldbort.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldbort, Robert, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in science.

Technical writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This exceptional book encompasses the entire range of writing skills that today's experimental scientist may need to employ. Detailed chapters cover every type of science writing, from routine forms, such as laboratory notes, abstracts, and memoranda, to the more complex writing required in dissertations, journal articles, and grant proposals. Using numerous extended examples, the book offers students and professionals alike the thorough, practical advice they need to optimize the effectiveness of their written communications .Robert Goldbort discusses how best to approach various writing tasks as well as how to deal with the everyday complexities that may get in the way of ideal practice-difficult collaborators, experiments gone wrong, funding rejections. He underscores the importance of an ethical approach to science and scientific communication and insists on the necessity of full disclosure. For working scientists, those seeking employment in the sciences, students taking on writing assignments or oral presentations, and professionals who hope to publish or acquire funding, this volume is an essential resource.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

1. SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH

2. LABORATORY NOTES

3. WORKPLACE SCIENTIFIC WRITING: LETTERS, MEMORANDA, AND ABSTRACTS

4. UNDERGRADUATE REPORTS IN THE SCIENCES

5. DOCUMENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC SOURCES

6. SCIENTIFIC VISUALS

7. SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

8. SCIENTIFIC DISSERTATIONS

9. SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES

10. SCIENTIFIC GRANT PROPOSALS

NOTES

REFERENCES

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-314) and index.

ISBN:

9786611731052

9781281731050

1281731056

9780300132939

030013293X

OCLC:

952734971