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A short guide to writing about chemistry
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Publisher
Longman
Publication Date
©2010
Language
English
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From the Book
pt. 1. General advice about writing and reading about chemistry. 1. Writing: a threshold skill.
What do chemists write about and why?
The keys to success
Ten strategies for preparing your first draft
Ten strategies for revising and editing: getting to your final draft
Rules and conventions: the easy stuff
The essential last pass: proofreading
Do not depend on your computer to do your work for you
Checklist for writing about chemistry
2. General advice on reading and taking notes.
Why read and what to read
Effective reading
Effective note-taking and note organizing
Reading data: plumbing the depths of figures and tables
Reading text: summarize as you go
Checklist for reading and taking notes
3. Citing sources and listing references.
Citing sources
Some guidelines for citing sources in chemistry
Preparing the references section
A sample references section
Checklist for citing sources
Checklist for preparing the references section
4. Revising.
Why revise?
Revising for content
Revising for clarity
Revising for completeness
Checklist for revising
5. Editing for concision and ACS style.
Editing
Editing for gender-neutral language
Editing for concision
Editing for American Chemical Society Style: some guidelines
Conclusion
Checklist for editng.
pt. 2. Guidelines for specific tasks.
6. Keeping laboratory notebooks.
The role of laboratory instruction
The teaching laboratory notebook
What to record
The research laboratory notebook
Checklist for the laboratory notebook
7. Writing laboratory reports.
The role of laboratory instruction
Writing reports of teaching-laboratory experiments
Composition of the report
Titles and authors
Experimental section
Results section
Discussion and conclusions section
Introduction
Abstract
Acknowledgements and the references
Checklist for a laboratory report
8. Writing summaries and critiques.
Preparing to write the summary
Writing the first draft
Writing the summary
Writing the critique
Concluding thoughts
Checklists for summaries and critiques
9. Writing essays and review papers.
Writing to learn
Why bother?
Getting started
Researching your topic
Developing a thesis statement
Writing the paper
Plagarism
Citing sources
Creating a title
Revising
Checklist for writing essays and review papers
The plagerism challenge
The citing sources challenge
10. Writing research reports.
The nature of scientific research
Components of a research report
Longer reports
Publication of research results
Preparing a manuscript as though for publication
Checklist for a research report
11. Writing research proposals.
The research proposal: an exercise in persuasion
What are reviewers looking for?
Researching your topic: how to choose and read papers
What makes a good research topic?
Writing the proposal
Tightening the logic
A real research proposal
Checklist for a research proposal
12. Answering timed essay questions.
Basic principles
Applying the principles
The analytical writing section of the Graduate Record Exam
13. Giving oral and poster presentations.
Talking and writing
Oral presentations
Checklist for juding oral presentations
Poster presentation
Checklist for making posters
14. Writing applications
Writing and the workplace
The application process
Before you start
Preparing your cover letter
Preparing the graduate school personal statement
Checklist for applications
Appendix A: Using punctuation
Appendix B: Suggested rubric for evaluating science writing
Additional electronic and print resources.
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9780205550609
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