1st Edition

How to do your Student Project in Chemistry

By Fred H. Jardine Copyright 1994
120 Pages
by CRC Press

124 Pages
by CRC Press

128 Pages
by CRC Press

This book is for undergraduate and diploma chemistry students who are about to begin their project work. Student projects are now an essential part of most undergraduate and diploma chemistry courses in the UK, and are an important component of the later years of chemistry degree courses in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. The book covers all aspects of project work, from choosing a... Read more
WHY PROJECTS? CHOICE OF A PROJECT. Project Title. Supervision. The Time Available. The Facilities Available. Making Your Final Choice. USING THE LIBRARY. Searching the Literature. Reference Collation. Safety. Becoming Your Own Safety Officer. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulation. CARRYING OUT THE PROJECT. Research Strategy. The Methodical Approach. Treatment of Results. When Things Go Wrong. Periodic Reports. Meeting Project Deadlines. WRITING YOUR PROJECT REPORT. Hierarchy of Headings. Principle Sections. Presentations. Conventions. PRODUCING YOUR PROJECT REPORT. Typing Your Own Report. Employing a Typist. The Text. Tables. Graphs. Reaction Schemes and Other Figures. Photographs. Instrument Output. Proof Reading. THE PROJECT TALK. Building Your Confidence. Writing the Script. Visual Aids. DELIVERING YOUR LECTURE. POSTER PRESENTATIONS. APPLYING YOUR PROJECT SKILLS.

Biography

Fred Jardine is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of East London UK