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The Art of Scientific Writing: From Student Reports to Professional Publications in Chemistry and Related Fields by
Emphasizes writing techniques, accurate expression, adherence to accepted standards, and clarity for scientists and researchers, with some information about communication technology and organizational as well as ethical aspects of science. Contains numerous appendices and comprehensive index.
From Numbers to Words: reporting statistical results for the social sciences by
Book guides readers through process of creating scholarly, publishable prose from the results of quantitative experiments and investigations. Delves into issues commonly encountered when reporting the results of statistical experiments and investigations and provides instruction regarding text and visual representation of these results. Good reference text for students doing quantitative research, working with statistics, and the writing up and publishing their findings.
The MIT Guide to Science and Engineering Communication by
Comprehensive handbook treating four kinds of literacy -- written, oral, graphic, electronic -- as crucial to science and engineering communication. Emphasizes processes and forms for creating documents with numerous examples. Chapters focus on defining audience and aims; organizing and drafting documents; revising; developing graphics; conducting meetings; writing all sorts of documents and presentations; job search strategies; document design for page and screen; strategies for searching the literature; and citation and reference styles.
Professional and Technical Writing Strategies: Communicating in Technology and Science by
This text is for those in technical, engineering, and scientific fields and emphasizes practical writing through simple guides focusing on general communication strategies, correspondence, preparing resumes and cover letters, interviewing strategies, writing brief reports, producing professional papers and presentation strategies, verbal and visual communications, plus designing and managing websites.