Jan A. Pechenik, Biology Department, Tufts University.
Ninth edition.
Boston :
Pearson Education, Inc.,
[2016]
x, 262 pages :
illustrations ;
22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. General advice about writing and reading biology. Introduction and general rules -- Locating useful sources -- General advice on reading, note taking, and avoiding plagiarism -- Reading and writing about statistical analyses -- Citing sources and listing references -- Revising -- Part II. Guidelines for specific tasks. Prelude : Why are you writing papers and proposals and giving talks? -- Writing summaries, critiques, essays, and review papers -- Answering essay questions -- Writing laboratory and other research reports -- Writing research proposals -- Presenting research findings : preparing talks and poster presentations -- Writing letters of application.
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This book teaches students to think as biologists and to express ideas clearly and concisely through their writing. Students are provided with the tools they'll need to be successful writers in college and their profession, how to read critically, study, evaluate and report data, and how to communicate information clearly and logically.