03364nam 22006374a 450 991080736160332120240417234955.097866117310521-281-73105-60-300-13293-X10.12987/9780300132939(CKB)1000000000472128(StDuBDS)AH23049717(SSID)ssj0000275256(PQKBManifestationID)11235429(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275256(PQKBWorkID)10340685(PQKB)11373747(MiAaPQ)EBC3419822(DE-B1597)484989(OCoLC)952734971(DE-B1597)9780300132939(Au-PeEL)EBL3419822(CaPaEBR)ebr10167870(CaONFJC)MIL173105(OCoLC)923587179(EXLCZ)99100000000047212820060413d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrWriting for science /Robert Goldbort1st ed.New Haven Yale University Pressc20061 online resource (352 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-11551-2 0-300-11793-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-314) and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --PREFACE --1. SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH --2. LABORATORY NOTES --3. WORKPLACE SCIENTIFIC WRITING: LETTERS, MEMORANDA, AND ABSTRACTS --4. UNDERGRADUATE REPORTS IN THE SCIENCES --5. DOCUMENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC SOURCES --6. SCIENTIFIC VISUALS --7. SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS --8. SCIENTIFIC DISSERTATIONS --9. SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES --10. SCIENTIFIC GRANT PROPOSALS --NOTES --REFERENCES --INDEXThis exceptional book encompasses the entire range of writing skills that today's experimental scientist may need to employ. Detailed chapters cover every type of science writing, from routine forms, such as laboratory notes, abstracts, and memoranda, to the more complex writing required in dissertations, journal articles, and grant proposals. Using numerous extended examples, the book offers students and professionals alike the thorough, practical advice they need to optimize the effectiveness of their written communications .Robert Goldbort discusses how best to approach various writing tasks as well as how to deal with the everyday complexities that may get in the way of ideal practice-difficult collaborators, experiments gone wrong, funding rejections. He underscores the importance of an ethical approach to science and scientific communication and insists on the necessity of full disclosure. For working scientists, those seeking employment in the sciences, students taking on writing assignments or oral presentations, and professionals who hope to publish or acquire funding, this volume is an essential resource.Communication in scienceTechnical writingCommunication in science.Technical writing.808/.0665Goldbort Robert1949-318452MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807361603321Writing for science783760UNINA