Title: Writing for science
Author: Robert Goldbort
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-11551-2 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-300-11551-2 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-11793-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-300-11793-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Copyright © 2006 by Yale University. All rights reserved.
Content:
1 SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH 1
Language as a Tool of Science, 1
The Communication Range of Scientific English, 3
The Legacy of Scientifically Plain English, 7
The Human Dimension of Scientific English, 11
Scientific English in Action, 16
Objectivity and Precision, 18
Clarity and Coherence, 31
Simplicity and Conciseness, 38
Misused Words and Phrases, 43
Punctuation, 51
Scientific English as a Dynamic Instrument, 52
2 LABORATORY NOTES 56
Purpose of Laboratory Notes, 56
Notebooks in the Workplace and Educational Settings, 57
Legal and Ethical Responsibility in Laboratory Notes, 58
Permanence of Notebooks and Notes, 60
Notebook Organization and Entries, 61
Electronic Note Taking, 75
Laboratory Reports, 76
From Laboratory Records to Other Communications, 79
3 WORKPLACE SCIENTIFIC WRITING: LETTERS, MEMORANDA,AND ABSTRACTS 81
The Roles of Workplace Scientific Writing, 81
Job Application Letters and Résumés, 83
Inquiry Letters, 90
Technical Memoranda, 94
Research Abstracts, 98
The Practicality of Workplace Scientific Writing, 104
4 UNDERGRADUATE REPORTS IN THE SCIENCES 106
What Is a College Report in the Sciences? 106
Features of Scientific Reports Shared with Other Disciplines, 107
Unique Features of Scientific Reports, 108
Scientific Report Writing as a Human Process, 111
The Writing Situation: What Is Expected? 112
Working with Others: Collaborative Scientific Reports, 113
The Recursive Stages of Writing a Research Report, 114
Research and Writing: Asking the Right Questions, 115
Getting Started: Topic and Source Decisions, 116
Types of Sources and Their Uses, 118
Electronic Sources, 128
Planning and Drafting the Report: Answering the Questions, 133
Making Choices about Reportorial Modes of Development, 137
Beginnings, Middles, and Endings, 139
Parceling a Report’s Contents with Headings, 142
Additional Elements for Reports that Are Formal,144
Writing the Draft and Meeting Reader Expectations, 147
Final Copy: Reviewing, Editing, Revising, and Proofreading, 149
Being Thorough from Start to Finish, 151
5 DOCUMENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC SOURCES 152
The Importance of Bibliographic Documentation, 152
Citing Responsibly: Selectivity, Accuracy, and Completeness, 153
Examples of Citation Styles in a List of References, 154
Sources Other than Articles and Books, 161
Electronic Citations, 164
Citations in Text, in Visuals, and in Bibliographic Notes, 168
Citations as a Reflection of Professionalism, 172
6 SCIENTIFIC VISUALS 174
The Importance of Scientific Visuals, 174
Purposes Served by Visuals in Scientific Papers, 175
Planning and Designing Visuals, 176
Preparing Tables, 177
Preparing Figures, 183
Weighing Options and Meeting Visual Expectations, 191
7 SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS 194
The Professional Value of Scientific Presentations, 194
Unique Benefits of Oral Presentations, 195
Timing, 197
Speaking, 198
Writing, 199
Viewing, 203
Poster Presentations,
207 Preparing for an Audience, 210
8 SCIENTIFIC DISSERTATIONS 213
The Role of Writing in Graduate Scientific Education, 213
Learning Scientific Writing in Graduate School, 214
Qualities that Define a Scientific Dissertation, 216
The Parts and Structure of a Scientific Dissertation, 217
Traditional Features of Front Matter, 218
IMRAD Expository Style of Chapters, 223
After the Dissertation, 239
9 SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES 240
Professional Importance of Journal Articles in the Sciences, 240
Scientific Journals and Their Articles, 242
The Features of a Scientific Journal Article, 243
Wording the Title, 244
Author Byline and
Affiliation, 246
Preparing the Abstract, 247
Acknowledgments, 249
Main Text: IMRAD Structure, Style, and Content Editing, 251
Ethical Publication in Science, 264
Final Considerations on the Scientific Publication Process, 269
10 SCIENTIFIC GRANT PROPOSALS 271
What Is a Scientific Grant Proposal? 271
Guiding Parameters in Preparing a Proposal, 273
Conventional Parts of a Grant Proposal, 274
Proposal Title and Summary, 276
Revisions in Resubmitted Proposals, 281
References in a Proposal, 282
Introduction and Background, 284
Design and Methodology of the Proposed Work, 288
Budget Preparation, 292
The Challenge and Responsibility of Grant Preparation, 294
Notes, 297
References, 307
Index, 315
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