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Author Gilpin, Andrea A., 1969-

Title A guide to writing in the sciences Andrea A. Gilpin, Patricia Patchet-Golubev
Published Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 2000. (Toronto, Ont. : Scholars Portal, 2014)

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 106 p.)
Series Toronto Studies in Philosophy
Toronto studies in philosophy.
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""
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Technical writing.
technical writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric
REFERENCE / Writing Skills
REFERENCE / General
Technical writing
Form Electronic book
Author Patchet-Golubev, Patricia
LC no. 2001265831
ISBN 9781442627611
1442627611
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1442682736
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