The craft of scientific writing /

The craft of scientific writing is designed to help scientists and engineers write about their work clearly and effectively. 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...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Alley, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, 1996
Edition:3rd ed.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Deciding where to begin
  • Structure: Organizing your documents
  • Structure: Providing transition, depth, and emphasis
  • Language: Being precise
  • Language: Being clear
  • Language: being forthright
  • Language: Being familiar
  • Language: Being concise
  • Language: Being fluid
  • Illustration: Making the right choices
  • Illustration: Creating the best designs
  • Writing correspondence
  • Writing proposals
  • Writing instructions
  • Preparing presentations
  • Format: Dressing documents for success
  • Actually sitting down to write.