Synopses & Reviews
Science students are expected to produce lab reports, but are rarely adequately instructed on how to write them. Aimed at undergraduate students, Successful Lab Reports bridges the gap between the many books about writing term papers and the advanced books about writing papers for publication in scientific journals, neither of which gives much information on writing science lab reports. The first part guides students through the structure as they write a first draft. The second part shows how to revise the report and polish science writing skills as the student continues to write science lab reports.
Review
"Certainly, this book does give lots of useful advice in this area. It is easy to read, quite user friendly in layout, and is full of examples to aid explanations." Tom Fleming, Bulletin of the Society of Developmental Biology Newsletter
Synopsis
Shows science students how to write a clear and to the point laboratory report.
Synopsis
Aimed at undergraduate students, this manual bridges the gap between the many studies on writing term papers and the advanced works on writing papers for publication in scientific journals, neither of which gives much information on writing science lab reports.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-102) and index.
Table of Contents
Part I. Writing The First Draft: Format: 1. Getting started; 2. Introduction; 3. Materials and methods; 4. Results I. Graphs and tables; 5. Results II. Writing the text; 6. Assessing the results: notes for the discussion; 7. Discussion; 8. Abstract; Part II . Crafting The Final Version: Style: 9. Revising your paper; 10. Citations and reference list; 11. Sample lab report and revision; Appendix; Acknowledgments; Subject index.