The Craft of Scientific Writing
(Sprache: Englisch)
Designed to help both professional and student scientists and engineers write clearly and effectively, this text approaches the subject in a fresh way. Using scores of examples from a wide variety of authors and disciplines, the author - himself a writer...
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Designed to help both professional and student scientists and engineers write clearly and effectively, this text approaches the subject in a fresh way. Using scores of examples from a wide variety of authors and disciplines, the author - himself a writer and physicist -- demonstrates the difference between strong and weak scientific writing, and how to convey ideas to the intended audience. In addition, he gives advice on how to start writing, and how to revise drafts, including many suggestions about approaching a wide variety of tasks - from laboratory reports to grant proposals, from internal communications to press releases - as well as a concise guide to appropriate style and usage.
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"The Craft of Scientific Writing" is designed to help scientists andengineers--both professionals already active in the disciplines aswell as students preparing to enter the professions--how to writeabout their work clearly and effectively.The author, who is both a writer and an applied physicist, approachesthe subject in a fresh way. Using scores of examples from a widevariety of authors and disciplines (including such well-known figuresas Einstein, Bohr, and Freud), the book demonstrates the differencebetween strong scientific writing and weak scientific writing. Inessence, this book shows you how to bring your ideas across to yourintended audience. In addition, it contains advice on how to startwriting, and how to revise your drafts.Written for use as a text in courses on scientific writing, the bookincludes many useful suggestions about approaching a wide variety ofwriting tasks - from laboratory reports to grant proposals, frominternal communications to press releases - as well as a concise guideto style and usage appropriate for scientific writing. The book will also be useful for self-study and it will be an important referencefor all scientists and engineers who need to write about their work.
"The Craft of Scientific Writing" is designed to help scientists and engineers--both professionals already active in the disciplines as well as students preparing to enter the professions--how to write about their work clearly and effectively.
The author, who is both a writer and an applied physicist, approaches the subject in a fresh way. Using scores of examples from a wide variety of authors and disciplines (including such well-known figures as Einstein, Bohr, and Freud), the book demonstrates the difference between strong scientific writing and weak scientific writing. In essence, this book shows you how to bring your ideas across to your intended audience. In addition, it contains advice on how to start writing, and how to revise your drafts.
Written for use as a text in courses on scientific writing, the book includes many useful suggestions about approaching a wide variety of writing tasks--from laboratory reports to grant proposals, from internal communications to press releases--as well as a concise guide to style and usage appropriate for scientific writing. The book will also be useful for self-study and it will be an important reference for all scientists and engineers who need to write about their work. Topics covered include:
- Deciding Where to Begin
- Structure: Organizing your Documents; Providing Depth, Transitions, and Emphasis
- Language: Being Precise, Clear, and Concise; Being Forthright, Familiar, and Fluid
- Illustration: Making the Right Choices; Creating the Best Designs
The author, who is both a writer and an applied physicist, approaches the subject in a fresh way. Using scores of examples from a wide variety of authors and disciplines (including such well-known figures as Einstein, Bohr, and Freud), the book demonstrates the difference between strong scientific writing and weak scientific writing. In essence, this book shows you how to bring your ideas across to your intended audience. In addition, it contains advice on how to start writing, and how to revise your drafts.
Written for use as a text in courses on scientific writing, the book includes many useful suggestions about approaching a wide variety of writing tasks--from laboratory reports to grant proposals, from internal communications to press releases--as well as a concise guide to style and usage appropriate for scientific writing. The book will also be useful for self-study and it will be an important reference for all scientists and engineers who need to write about their work. Topics covered include:
- Deciding Where to Begin
- Structure: Organizing your Documents; Providing Depth, Transitions, and Emphasis
- Language: Being Precise, Clear, and Concise; Being Forthright, Familiar, and Fluid
- Illustration: Making the Right Choices; Creating the Best Designs
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Craft of Scientific Writing “
1. Introduction: Deciding Where to Begin. 2. Structure: Organizingyour Documents. 3. Structure: Depth, Transition, and Emphasis. 4.Language: Being Precise. 5. Language: Being Clear. 6. Language: BeingForthright. 7. Language: Being Familiar. 8. Language: Being Concise 9. Language: Being Fluid. 10. Illustation: Making the Right Choices.11. Illustration: Creating the Best Designs. 12. Handling SpecialStituations. 13. Actually Sitting Down to Write.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Michael Alley
- 1998, 3rd ed., 282 Seiten, Maße: 15,5 x 23,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Springer
- ISBN-10: 0387947663
- ISBN-13: 9780387947662
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „The Craft of Scientific Writing “
From review of the first edition"This book offers effective methods for improving writing efficiency and overcoming difficulties during the preparation of technical information." Robert L. Schmitt, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Wisconsin
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