Scientists Must Write A Guide to Better Writing for Scientists, Engineers and Students

To be effective as a scientist or engineer, or as a student, you must write well. This book, by a scientist, will help you to write: to observe, remember, think and plan; to manage your time and avoid stress; and to improve your communication skills. Scientists Must Write is about the importance of writing in science and engineering, and the characteristics of scientific writing (Chapters 1 to 4); how to write and your choice and use of words (Chapters 5 to 8); using numbers and illustrations to support your writing (Chapters 9 and 10); finding information and citing sources (Chapter 11); writing project reports, theses and papers for publication (Chapters 12 and 13); and giving a short talk or presentation (Chapter 14). This new edition retains the features that contributed to the success of the first edition, and has been updated to take account of the use of computers in recording, storing and processing data, information retrieval, and word processing. It also includes new appendices on punctBarrass, Robert is the author of 'Scientists Must Write A Guide to Better Writing for Scientists, Engineers and Students', published 2002 under ISBN 9780415269964 and ISBN 0415269962.