Write Like a Chemist - Robinson

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Résumé :
Updates in this second edition of Write Like a Chemist: A Guide and Resource include new excerpts from the primary literature and other chemistry genres, updated tables and figures that can be consulted for chemistry-specific writing patterns and practices, infographics developed by inChemistry that convey essentials for writing conference abstracts and preparing scientific posters, a scientific poster template and corresponding model poster that can be used for poster creation, and updated exercises and task types....

Biographie:
Marin S. Robinson is Professor Emerita at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. She taught organic chemistry for 25 years with research interests in atmospheric chemistry and disciplinary writing. She served as Chair of the chemistry department for 6 years. In her spare time, she enjoys music, reading, swimming, and hiking.

Fredricka L. Stoller is Professor Emerita at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, where she taught in the MA in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) and Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics programs. Her areas of professional expertise are disciplinary writing, second-language reading, and language-teaching methodology. She has co-authored articles and book chapters on chemistry writing with M. S. Robinson in the Journal of Chemical Education, English for Specific Purposes, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, English Teaching Forum, and edited volumes on disciplinary writing.

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Sommaire:

• Contents


• Preface


• Acknowledgments


• List of Figures and Table with Typical Move Structures (i.e., Organizational Patterns)


• List of Tables with Common Verb Tense-Voice Combinations and Their Functions


• Section 1 Writing Modules


• Chapter 1 Learning to Write Like a Chemist


• Module 1 Journal Article


• Chapter 2 Overview of the Journal Article


• Chapter 3 Writing the Methods Section


• Chapter 4 Writing the Results Section


• Chapter 5 Writing the Discussion


• Chapter 6 Writing the Introduction


• Chapter 7 Writing the Abstract and Title


• Module 2 Conference Abstract and Scientific Poster


• Chapter 8 Writing the Conference Abstract and Title


• Chapter 9 Preparing a Poster


• Module 3 Research Proposal


• Chapter 10 Overview of the Research Proposal


• Chapter 11 Writing the Goals and Importance Section


• Chapter 12 Writing the Approach and Methods Section


• Chapter 13 Writing the Outcomes and Impacts Section


• Section 2 Writing Conventions


• Chapter 14 Figures and Tables


• Chapter 15 Citations and References


• Chapter 16 Language Tips


• References


• Index