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Short Guide to Writing About Biology, A
ISBN: 9780321159816 | 0321159810
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2004
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This best-selling writing guide teaches students to think as biologists and to express that thinking clearly and concisely through their writing. Starting with a macro focus on general writing matters and moving to a micro focus on specific types of writing in biology, this brief, supplemental guide provides students with all the tools they'll need to be successful writers. Emphasizing writing as a means to examining, evaluating, sharing, and refining ideas, this text teaches students to communicate information accurately and concisely. Compreh... MORE
| Preface | |
| General Advice About Writing and Reading Biology | |
| Introduction and General Rules | |
| What Do Biologists Write About, and Why? | |
| The Keys to Success | |
| On Using Computers in Writing | |
| On Using Computers for Data Storage, Analysis, and Presentation | |
| Summary | |
| Why Read and What to Read: General Advice on Reading and Note-Taking | ... MORE |
| Effective Reading | |
| Reading Data: Plumbing the Depths of Figures and Tables | |
| Reading Text: Summarize As You Go | |
| Plagiarism and Note-Taking | |
| Final Thoughts on Note-Taking: Document Your Sources | |
| Locating Useful Sources | |
| Closing Thoughts | |
| Summary | |
| Reading and Writing about Statistical Analysis | |
| Statistical Essentials | |
| Summary: Doing Statistics | |
| Reading About Statistics | |
| Writing About Statistics | |
| Citing Sources and Listing References | |
| Citing Sources | |
| Summary of Citation Format Rules | |
| Preparing the Literature Cited Section | |
| Sample Literature Cited Section | |
| Revising | |
| Preparing the Draft for Surgery | |
| Plotting Idea Maps | |
| Revising for Content | |
| Revising for Clarity | |
| Revising for Completeness | |
| Revising for Conciseness | |
| Revising for Flow | |
| Revising for Teleology and Anthropomorphism | |
| Revising for Spelling Errors | |
| Revising for Grammar and Proper Word Usage | |
| Becoming a Good Editor | |
| Summary and Checklist | |
| Guidelines for Specific Critiques | |
| Writing Summaries and Critiques | |
| Writing the First Draft | |
| Writing the Summary | |
| Sample Student Summary | |
| Writing the Critique | |
| Concluding Thoughts | |
| Writing Essays and Term Papers | |
| Why Bother? | |
| Getting Started | |
| Developing a Thesis Statement | |
| Researching Your Topic | |
| Writing the Paper | |
| Citing Sources | |
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