Short Guide to Writing about Biology, A, Global Edition (Paperback, 9th edition)

For courses in Writing Across the Curriculum or Writing About Biology. Developing the tools to effectively write about biology Teaching biology and strong writing skills simultaneously is a challenge, especially when students exhibit a range of abilities. The 9th Edition of A Short Guide to Writing about Biology provides tools to strengthen student writing and reinforce critical thinking. Written by a prominent biologist, this best-selling guide teaches students to express ideas clearly and concisely. It emphasizes writing as a way of examining, evaluating, and refining ideas: students learn to read critically, study, evaluate and report data, and communicate with clarity. Using a narrative style, the text is its own example of good analytical writing. In this new edition, students learn how to avoid plagiarism (Ch. 1 and 3), read and interpret data (Ch. 3, 4 and 9), prepare effective Materials and Methods sections in research reports and more (Ch. 9), and prepare manuscripts for submission (Ch 9). The text also provides advice on locating useful sources (Ch. 2), maintaining laboratory and field notebooks (Ch. 9), communicating with different audiences (Ch. 6 and 10), and crafting research proposals (Ch. 10), poster presentations (Ch. 11), and letters of application (Ch. 12).

General

Imprint:	Pearson Education Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Jan Pechenik
Dimensions:	215 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	276
Edition:	9th edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-292-12083-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > General Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Writing & editing guides > General
LSN:	1-292-12083-5
Barcode:	9781292120836

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