Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9780190098957 |
| ISBN10: | 0190098953 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 432 pages |
| Size: | 178x256x22 mm |
| Weight: | 771 g |
| Language: | English |
| 1060 |
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Write Like a Chemist
A Guide and Resource
Edition number: 2
Publisher: OUP USA
Date of Publication: 28 March 2023
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Short description:
Updates in this second edition of Write Like a Chemist: A Guide and Resource include new excerpts from the primary literature and other chemistry genres, updated tables and figures that can be consulted for chemistry-specific writing patterns and practices, infographics developed by inChemistry that convey essentials for writing conference abstracts and preparing scientific posters, a scientific poster template and corresponding model poster that can be used for poster creation, and updated exercises and task types.
Long description:
Write Like a Chemist: A Guide and Resource focuses on four types of writing that are common in chemistry: the journal article, conference abstract, scientific poster, and research proposal. Users of the book will learn to write through a host of exercises, ranging in difficulty from correcting single words and sentences to writing professional-quality papers, abstracts, posters, and proposals.
This second edition of Write Like a Chemist has been updated to include new excerpts from the primary literature and other chemistry genres, updated tables and figures that can be consulted for chemistry-specific writing patterns and practices, infographics developed by inChemistry that convey essentials for writing conference abstracts and preparing scientific posters, a scientific poster template and corresponding model poster that can be used for poster creation, and updated exercises and task types. Additional resources for students and instructors have been placed on the Write Like a Chemist companion website, which includes exercises, answer keys, and a separate and secure section with materials for faculty adopting the book for a university course.
This second edition of Write Like a Chemist has been updated to include new excerpts from the primary literature and other chemistry genres, updated tables and figures that can be consulted for chemistry-specific writing patterns and practices, infographics developed by inChemistry that convey essentials for writing conference abstracts and preparing scientific posters, a scientific poster template and corresponding model poster that can be used for poster creation, and updated exercises and task types. Additional resources for students and instructors have been placed on the Write Like a Chemist companion website, which includes exercises, answer keys, and a separate and secure section with materials for faculty adopting the book for a university course.
Table of Contents:
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Table with Typical Move Structures (i.e., Organizational Patterns)
List of Tables with Common Verb Tense-Voice Combinations and Their Functions
Section 1 Writing Modules
Chapter 1 Learning to Write Like a Chemist
Module 1 Journal Article
Chapter 2 Overview of the Journal Article
Chapter 3 Writing the Methods Section
Chapter 4 Writing the Results Section
Chapter 5 Writing the Discussion
Chapter 6 Writing the Introduction
Chapter 7 Writing the Abstract and Title
Module 2 Conference Abstract and Scientific Poster
Chapter 8 Writing the Conference Abstract and Title
Chapter 9 Preparing a Poster
Module 3 Research Proposal
Chapter 10 Overview of the Research Proposal
Chapter 11 Writing the Goals and Importance Section
Chapter 12 Writing the Approach and Methods Section
Chapter 13 Writing the Outcomes and Impacts Section
Section 2 Writing Conventions
Chapter 14 Figures and Tables
Chapter 15 Citations and References
Chapter 16 Language Tips
References
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Table with Typical Move Structures (i.e., Organizational Patterns)
List of Tables with Common Verb Tense-Voice Combinations and Their Functions
Section 1 Writing Modules
Chapter 1 Learning to Write Like a Chemist
Module 1 Journal Article
Chapter 2 Overview of the Journal Article
Chapter 3 Writing the Methods Section
Chapter 4 Writing the Results Section
Chapter 5 Writing the Discussion
Chapter 6 Writing the Introduction
Chapter 7 Writing the Abstract and Title
Module 2 Conference Abstract and Scientific Poster
Chapter 8 Writing the Conference Abstract and Title
Chapter 9 Preparing a Poster
Module 3 Research Proposal
Chapter 10 Overview of the Research Proposal
Chapter 11 Writing the Goals and Importance Section
Chapter 12 Writing the Approach and Methods Section
Chapter 13 Writing the Outcomes and Impacts Section
Section 2 Writing Conventions
Chapter 14 Figures and Tables
Chapter 15 Citations and References
Chapter 16 Language Tips
References
Index
