Write like a chemist : a guide and resource /

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Author / Creator:Robinson, Marin S., author.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, [2008]
©2008
Description:1 online resource (xx, 698 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:Chemistry -- Authorship -- Textbooks.
Communication in chemistry -- Textbooks.
Technical writing -- Textbooks.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
Chemistry -- Authorship.
Communication in chemistry.
Technical writing.
Chemistry - General.
Chemistry.
Physical Sciences & Mathematics.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Textbooks.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11270765
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Other authors / contributors:Stoller, Fredricka L., author.
Costanza-Robinson, Molly S., author.
Jones, James K., author.
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
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