Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences

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Mcmillan, Victoria E. 저자(글)

St.Martin's · 2006년 01월 01일

책 소개

Written by a professional biologist who is also an experienced writing teacher, this comprehensive guide for students writing in biology, zoology, and botany provides detailed instruction on researching, drafting, revising, and documenting papers, reviews, and other forms of writing.

작가정보

저자(글) Mcmillan, Victoria E.

목차

• Preface	p. v
  About the Author	p. viii
  Introduction: How and Why Biologists Write: An Introduction to Biological Literature	p. 1
  Locating and Using Biological Literature	p. 5
  Sear Ching the Liter Ature	p. 5
  Sample Database Search	p. 11
  Using the Inter Net	p. 20
  Reading Scientific Papers	p. 27
  Taking Notes	p. 29
  Handling Data and Using Statistics	p. 33
  Getting Started	p. 33
  Recording and Organizing Your Findings	p. 36
  Using Statistics to Analyze Your Data	p. 39
  Using Tables and Figures	p. 45
  Tables	p. 46
  Figures	p. 53
  Checklist for Tables and Figures	p. 66
  Writing Lab Reports and Research Papers	p. 68
  Title	p. 69
  Abstract	p. 72
  Introduction	p. 76
  Materials and Methods	p. 78
  Results	p. 83
  Discussion	p. 89
  Acknowledgments	p. 94
  Literature Cited	p. 94
  Checklist for Lab Reports and Research Papers	p. 94
  Sample Laboratory Report	p. 96
  Sample Student Research Paper	p. 102
  Writing a Review Paper	p. 114
  Choosing a Topic	p. 115
  Deciding on a Title	p. 116
  Working with the Literature	p. 116
  Presenting your Material	p. 117
  Checklist for Review Papers	p. 128
  Sample Review Paper	p. 129
  Documenting the Paper	p. 137
  Citing Sources in the Text	p. 137
  CSE Style	p. 138
  APA Style	p. 145
  Preparing the Literature Cited Section	p. 152
  CSE Style	p. 153
  APA Style	p. 160
  Drafting and Revising	p. 167
  The First Draft	p. 167
  Practical Suggestions for Revising	p. 170
  Checking Content and Structure	p. 175
  Improving Paragraphs	p. 176
  Writing Clear, Accurate Sentences	p. 178
  Avoiding Wordiness	p. 187
  Verb Tense	p. 191
  Punctuation	p. 192
  Preparing the Final Draft	p. 196
  Mechanics and Technicalities	p. 196
  Manuscript Format	p. 201
  Writing an Acknowledgments Section	p. 204
  Proofreading	p. 205
  Using Writing to Prepare for Examinations	p. 206
  Getting the Most out of Textbooks	p. 206
  Taking Good Lecture Notes	p. 207
  Preparing for Laboratory Exams	p. 208
  Studying for Short-Answer Questions	p. 210
  Answering Essay Questions	p. 212
  Other Forms of Biological Writing	p. 215
  Oral Presentations	p. 215
  Sample Powerpoint Presentation	p. 219
  Poster Presentations	p. 226
  Sample Poster Presentation	p. 231
  Research Proposals	p. 234
  Sample Research Proposal	p. 236
  Letters of Application	p. 243
  Sample Cover Letter	p. 245
  Resumes	p. 246
  Sample Resume	p. 249
  Sample Curriculumvitae	p. 250
  Additional Readings	p. 253
  Literature Cited	p. 256
  Index	p. 257
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기본정보

ISBN	9780312440831 ( 0312440839 )
발행(출시)일자	2006년 01월 01일
쪽수	269쪽
크기	161 * 232 mm
언어	영어