A Guide to Writing in the Sciences / Andrea Gilpin, Patricia Patchet-Golubev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilpin, Andrea, author.

Patchet-Golubev, Patricia, author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technical writing.

Coursebook.

Local Subjects:

Coursebook.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Written specifically for undergraduate students, this guide describes the basic elements of scientific writing as well as the elements of grammar and punctuation fundamental to all good writing. Clear, concise explanations and examples.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1. THE LABORATORY REPORT""; ""Laboratory Report, Primary Research Article, Review Article""; ""Title""; ""Introduction""; ""Materials and Methods""; ""Results""; ""Tables, Figures, and Legends""; ""Table or Figure?""; ""Discussion""; ""Abstract""; ""Sample Abstracts""; ""References""; ""Ethical Responsibilities""; ""Expanded Referencing System""; ""Abbreviated Referencing Style""; ""Choosing a Referencing Style""; ""Referencing Other Types of Sources""; ""2. OTHER COMMON TYPES OF SCIENTIFIC WRITING""

""Preparing a Poster Presentation""""Writing a Proposal""; ""3. THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH ESSAY""; ""Overview""; ""Stages in the Process""; ""Prewriting: Focusing, Researching, Planning""; ""Writing the First Draft""; ""Redrafting: Revising and Editing""; ""Referencing""; ""4. WRITING ESSAY EXAMS""; ""Getting Ready for the Exam""; ""Writing Short-Answer Essay Exams""; ""Writing Complete Essay Exams""; ""What Is the Question Asking?""; ""5. LET'S TALK SENTENCES: GRAMMAR BASICS AND THE ABCs OF SCIENTIFIC STYLE""; ""Everyting You've Always Wanted to Know about Grammar...""

""Sentences, Clauses, and Phrases""""Common Errors in Grammar/Punctuation""; ""Scientific Writing Style""; ""Clarity""; ""Conciseness""; ""Forcefulness""; ""Appendix 1: Resources on Writing (handbooks, style manuals, dictionaries and grammars, web sites)""; ""Appendix 2: Classification of Organisms (Linnaean and taxonomic classification, common Latin species names)""; ""Appendix 3: International Units""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

1-4426-5839-8

978-6-6120-1444-4

1-4426-2761-1

OCLC:

1114866920