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Author: Search for this author Patience, Gregory S.; Boffito, Daria C.; Patience, Paul A.
Year: 2015
Publisher: Amsterdam, Elsevier Academic Press
Media group: Dauerleihe
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Communicate Science Papers, Presentations, and Posters Effectively is a guidebook on science writing and communication that professors, students, and professionals in the STEM fields can use in a practical way. This book advocates a clear and concise writing and presenting style, enabling users to concentrate on content.
The text is useful to both native and non-native English speakers, identifying best practices for preparing graphs and tables, and offering practical guidance for writing equations. It includes content on significant figures and error bars, and provides the reader with extensive practice material consisting of both exercises and solutions.
TOC:
Chapter 1: Publishing industry
1.1 Bibliometrics; 1.2 Citation indices; 1.3 Scientific categories -disciplines; 1.4 Citations; 1.5 Journal prestige; 1.6 Article cites; 1.7 Personal Citation Reports
 
Chapter 2: Write it like you say it
2.1 Redundant vs. concise; 2.2 Vague vs precise; 2.3 Feeble vs vigorous; 2.4 Passive vs active; 2.5 Convoluted vs straightforward
Chapter 3: Reporting Data
3.1 The International System of Measurement(SI); 3.2 Learn your statistics; 3.3 Chauvenet’s Criterion; 3.4 Uncertainty; 3.5 Error Propagation; 3.6 Report data realistically; 3.7 Use appropriate units
Chapter 4: Graphs
4.1 Template; 4.2 Discussion; 4.3 Graph types; 4.4 Dimensions; 4.5 Text; 4.6 Axes; 4.7 Symbols and lines; 4.8 Format; 4.9 Image format
Chapter 5: Tables
5.1 Tables vs Graphs; 5.2 Titles; 5.3 Dimensions
Chapter 6: Paper essentials
6.1 Title; 6.2 Abstract; 6.3 Graphical abstract, Research highlights; 6.4 Research Highlights; 6.5 Introduction; 6.6 Experimental; 6.7 Results and Discussion; 6.8 Conclusions; 6.9 References; 6.10 Acknowledgments
Chapter 7: Presentations
7.1 Content; 7.2 Style; 7.3 Delivery; 7.4 Questions and Answers
Chapter 8: Posters
8.1 Format (Style); 8.2 Multilingual Posters; 8.3 Posters That Don’t Go To Conferences; 8.4 Content; 8.5 Delivery; 8.6 Questions and Answers; 8.7 Judging Criteria
Chapter 9: Plagiarism
9.1 Forms of plagiarism; 9.2 Copyright vs. Plagiarism; 9.3 Self-plagiarism; 9.4 References; 9.5 Patents; 9.6 Authors responsibilities; 9.7 Avoiding plagiarism; 9.8 Exercises; 9.9 Answers
 

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Author: Search for this author Patience, Gregory S.; Boffito, Daria C.; Patience, Paul A.
Statement of Responsibility: Gregory S. Patience ; Daria C. Boffito ; Paul A. Patience
Year: 2015
Publisher: Amsterdam, Elsevier Academic Press
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Classification: Search for this systematic FO-70
Subject type: Search for this subject type Ratgeber
ISBN: 978-0-12-801500-1
ISBN (2nd): 0-12-801500-4
Description: XIX, 264 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
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Language: Englisch
Footnote: Literaturangaben
Media group: Dauerleihe