A guide to writing in the sciencesAndrea A. Gilpin, Patricia Patchet-Golubev.

Gilpin, Andrea A., 1969-

A guide to writing in the sciencesAndrea A. Gilpin, Patricia Patchet-Golubev. - Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2000. (Toronto, Ont. : Scholars Portal, (c)2014). - 1 online resource (vii, 106 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

""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""



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