220 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
220 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
220 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This revised and updated second edition is an accessible companion designed to help science and technology students develop the knowledge, skills and strategies needed to produce clear and coherent academic writing in their university assignments.
Using authentic texts to explore the nature of scientific writing, the book covers key areas such as scientific style, effective sentence and... Read more
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Writing in the Sciences 2. Writing at University 3. Scientific Style 4. Sentence Structure 1 5. Sentence Structure 2 6. Paragraph Development: Achieving Flow 7. Referring to Sources 8. Writing Coherent Texts and Arguments 9. Academic and Scientific Conventions Appendix 1: Verb Forms and Patterns Appendix 2: Noun Phrases Appendix 3: Common Areas of Difficulty in Grammar and Punctuation Appendix 4: Model Texts
Biography
Jane Bottomley is a lecturer in Engineering Communication at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH), Sweden. She has worked as a writer, editor and lexicographer on a number of books, websites and dictionaries.
