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Writing in the Biological Sciences: A Comprehensive Guide to Scientific Communication serves as a comprehensive "one-stop" reference guide to scientific writing and communication for budding professionals in the life sciences and related fields. The book is designed to function both as a free-standing textbook for a course on writing in the sciences and as an accompanying text or reference guide in courses with writing-intensive components. It covers all the basics of scientific communication that students need to know and master for successful scientific careers. The book lays the foundation for professional writing by starting with basic scientific writing principles and then by applying these principles to lab reports, summaries, and critiques and eventually also to full-fledged scientific research articles, review articles, and grant proposals. Practical advice for organizing academic presentations and posters as well as for putting together job applications is also included.
Chapter 1. Science and Scientific Communication
Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Scientific Writing—Style
Chapter 3. Fundamentals of Scientific Writing—Composition
Chapter 4. Basics of Statistical Analysis
Chapter 5. Notebooks, Data, Figures, and Tables
Chapter 6. Literature Sources
Chapter 7. Literature Citations and Plagiarism
Chapter 8. Laboratory Reports and Research Papers
Chapter 9. Revising and Editing
Chapter 10. Sample Reports
Chapter 11. Reading, Summarizing, and Critiquing a Scientific Research Article
Chapter 12. Term Papers and Review Articles
Chapter 13. Note Taking and Essay Exams
Chapter 14. Oral Presentations
Chapter 15. Posters
Chapter 16. Research Proposals
Chapter 17. Job Applications
Appendix A: Commonly Confusd and Misused Words
Appendix B: Microsoft Word Basics and Top 20 Word Tips
Appendix C: Microsoft Excel Basics and Top 20 Excel Tips
Appendix D: Microsoft PowerPoint Basics and Top 20 PowerPoint Tips
Appendix E: Microsoft Office Cheat Sheet
Angelika Hofmann is Instructor for Scientific Writing and Communication at Yale University.
"Hofmann's book provides clear and easy-to-read guidelines and checklists for students. Most impressive is the array of genres she covers, everything from research reports and literature reviews to job applications."
– Kim Freeman, UC Berkeley
"I love how they author explains the content, uses examples, and then has exercises for students to do. This is what good pedagogy should do."
– Rebecca Hays, Eastern University
"This text is a fundamental text for science majors completing reports for science classes, conducting research, and presenting research. The text includes examples, problems, and checklists that students will help guide students to create improved scientific writings and presentations."
– Ashley Spring, Eastern Florida State College
