| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 698 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Writing modules -- Learning to write like a chemist -- The journal article -- Overview of the journal article -- Writing the methods section -- Writing the results section -- Writing the discussion section -- Writing the introduction section -- Writing the abstract and title -- The scientific poster -- Writing the conference abstract and title -- Writing the poster text -- Designing the poster -- The research proposal -- Overview of the research proposal -- Writing the goals and importance section -- Writing the experimental approach section -- Writing the outcomes and impacts section -- Writing the project summary and title -- Graphics, references, and final stage of writing -- Formatting figures, tables, and schemes -- Formatting citations and references -- Finalizing your written work -- Appendix A: Language tips -- Audience and purpose -- Writing conventions -- Grammar and mechanics -- Word usage -- Appendix B: Move structures |
| Summary |
Write Like a Chemist is a unique guide to chemistry-specific writing. Written with National Science Foundation support and extensively piloted in chemistry courses nationwide, it offers a structured approach to writing that targets four important chemistry genres: the journal article, conference abstract, scientific poster, and research proposal. Chemistry students, post-docs, faculty, and other professionals interested in perfecting their disciplinary writing will find it an indispensable reference. Users of the book will learn to write through a host of exercises, ranging in difficulty from |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 667-686) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Chemistry -- Authorship -- Textbooks
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Communication in chemistry -- Textbooks
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Technical writing -- Textbooks
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
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REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
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Chemistry -- Authorship
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Communication in chemistry
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Technical writing
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chemie.
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Wissenschaftliche Arbeit -- Chemie.
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Chemie -- Wissenschaftliche Arbeit.
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Wissenschaftliche Publikation -- Chemie.
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Chemie -- Wissenschaftliche Publikation.
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Chemie -- Wissenschaftliches Manuskript.
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Chemie
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Wissenschaftliches Manuskript
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Vetenskapligt skrivande.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Textbooks
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Textbooks.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Robinson, Marin S.
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| LC no. |
2007038271 |
| ISBN |
9780199710171 |
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0199710171 |
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1281724033 |
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9781281724038 |
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0199719454 |
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9780199719457 |
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9786611724030 |
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6611724036 |
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