Write Like a Chemist - A Guide and Resource (Hardcover)

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 ananswer key for faculty adopting the book

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	August 2008
Authors:	Marin S. Robinson (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science) • Fredricka L. Stoller (Associate Professor of English) • Molly Constanza-Robinson (Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry) • James K. Jones (Graduate teaching Assistant for white like a chemist project 2001-2004)
Dimensions:	260 x 185 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	720
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-536742-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > General Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Writing & editing guides > Technical writing Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-536742-1
Barcode:	9780195367423

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