Write like a chemist : a guide and resource /
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Author / Creator: | Robinson, Marin S., author. |
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Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, [2008] ©2008 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 698 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11270765 |
Other authors / contributors: | Stoller, Fredricka L., author. Costanza-Robinson, Molly S., author. Jones, James K., author. |
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ISBN: | 9780199719457 0199719454 9780195305074 0195305078 9780195367423 0195367421 9786611724030 6611724036 0199710171 9780199710171 1281724033 9781281724038 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 685-686) and index. English. Print version record. |
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 correcting single words and sentences to writing professional-quality papers, abstracts, posters, and proposals. The book's read-analyze-write approach teaches students to analyze what they read and then write, paying attention to audience, organization, writing conventions, grammar, and science content, thereby turning the complex process of writing into graduated, achievable tasks. Concise writing and organizational skills are stressed throughout, and "move structures" teach students conventional ways to present their stories of scientific discovery. This resource includes over 350 excerpts from ACS journal articles, ACS conference abstracts, and successful NSF CAREER proposals, excerpts that will serve as useful models of chemistry writing for years to come. Other special features: Usable in chemistry lab, lecture, and writing-dedicated courses Useful as a writing resource for practicing chemists Augmented by Language Tips that address troublesome areas of language and grammar Accompanied by a Web Site: http://www.oup.com/us/writelikeachemist Supplemented with an answer key for faculty adopting the book. |
Other form: | Print version: Write like a chemist. New York : Oxford University Press, 2010, ©2008 9780195305074 |
Standard no.: | 2900683 |
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