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Short Guide to Writing about Chemistry, A, 2/E
Herbert Beall, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
John Trimbur, Emerson College

ISBN-10: 0321078446
ISBN-13: 9780321078445

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2001
Format: Paper; 240 pp
Published: 07/21/2000
Status: Instock

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Emphasizing writing as a means to examining, evaluating, sharing, and refining ideas, A Short Guide to Writing about Chemistry helps students get more out of their Chemistry courses and prepares them for work beyond the classroom. This book covers the kinds of readings and writing that chemistry students are called on to do in academic and industrial settings, and in public life. With comprehensive coverage on topics including graphing programs, ACS formats, Science Citation Index, Merck Index, and writing abstracts, this book is a “must-have” for any chemistry student.

Survival Guide Chapters 1, 3 (unique chapter “Reading and Writing to Learn Chemistry”),and 4 include a “Survival Guide,” the basic skills in chemistry that students often find difficult. Pg.___

Instruction on all types of communication that are characteristic in the sciences Throughout the book, students are shown the types of reading, writing, and oral presentation they will be called up on to do in further chemistry/science courses. New Chapter 9, “Preparing Oral Presentations,” offers advice on PowerPoint and designing and using visual aids. Pg.___

Discussion of ethics and scientific responsibility Chapter 2 provides a distinctive approach to discussing issues of ethics and scientific responsibility. Chapter 8 covers writing for the public with the purpose to persuade. Pg.___

Chemistry and the Internet New section on Chemistry and Internet is found at the end of Chapter 1.Chapter 6 now includes a section on electronic sources. Every chapter includes exercises, appropriate to the chapter content, involving the Internet. Pg.___

Additional new content New section on Formulating Questions in Ch. 3 to help students understand difficult concepts. New section in Ch. 4 on writing abstracts 2 new readings and exercises on the topic of Scientific Responsibility. Other changes in response to reviewer comments include graphing programs, ACS formats, Science Citation Index, and Merck Index. Pg.___

Examples of good and bad student writing Chapters 1, 4, 6, and 7 provide students with criteria for judging and improving their own writing. Pg.___

Interesting and current readings Found throughout the book, the readings will create interest in any chemistry student. Pg.___

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1. Writing And Chemistry: The Basics.

What do Chemists Read and Write about?

How Writing about Chemistry Can Help You Become a Better Writer.

2. Writing And Scientific Responsibility.

Scientific Honesty.

Understanding the Competitive World of Science.

READING: James D. Watson, from The Double Helix.

What Counts as Science?: Alchemical Research in Question.

READING: Robert Pool, Alchemy Altercation at Texas A&M.

Competing Interests: Should Researchers Disclose Their Funding Sources?

READING: David Shenk, Money + Science = Ethics Problems on Campus.

3. Reading And Writing To Learn Chemistry.

Why Does Chemistry Seem Difficult to So Many Students?

Reading Your Textbook.

Taking and Using Lecture Notes.

Studying For Quizzes and Examinations.

4. Writing Laboratory Reports.

The Laboratory in the Study of Chemistry.

READING: Frederick H. Getman, from Life of Ira Remsen.

Preparing for the Laboratory.

The Laboratory Notebook.

The Laboratory Report.

5. How To Read A Scientific Article: Writing Summaries And Critiques.

Understanding Scientific Articles.

Reading Scientific Articles.

READING: James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick, A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.

Writing Summaries.

Writing Critiques.

READING: Michael E. Potts and Duane R. Churchwell, Removal of Radionuclides in Wastewaters Utilizing Potassium Ferrate (VI).

6. Writing Literature Reviews.

Interpretation in Chemistry.

READING: Thomas Henry Huxley, Joseph Priestly.

W.L. Bragg, The Structure of Some Crystals.

W.C. Bray and G. E. K. Branch, Valence and Tautomerism.

G. N. Lewis, The Atom and the Molecule.

Writing the Literature Review.

Searching the Literature of Chemistry.

7. Writing Research Proposals.

An Overview of Proposal Writing.

Writing a Research Proposal.

8. Chemistry And The Public: Writing To Inform And Persuade.

Reporting Science: Writing to Inform.

READING: “Chemists Dissect the Colors of Flowers”.

Chemistry and “Chemicals”.

Chemistry and Public Opinion: Writing to Persuade.

READING: Rachel Carson, from Silent Spring.

READING: Robert Ostmann, Jr., from Acid Rain: A Plague Upon the Waters.

Michael Gough, from Dioxin, Agent Orange: The Facts.

9. Preparing Oral Presentations.

Differences Between Oral and Written Reports.

Some General Advice on Accommodating Your Listeners.

Planning an Oral Presentation on a Scientific Article.

Designing and Using Visual Aids.

Rehearsing Your Presentation.

Delivering Your Presentation.

Credits.

Index.

Writing Across the Curriculum (Composition)

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