A Short Guide to Writing about Biology 9th Edition by Jan A. Pechenik

A Short Guide to Writing about Biology 9th Edition by Jan A. Pechenik

Print ISBN: 9780321984258, 0321984250

eText ISBN: 9780133970159, 0133970159

By: Jan A. Pechenik

Publisher: Pearson

Print ISBN: 9780321984258, 0321984250

eText ISBN: 9780133970159, 0133970159

Edition: 9th

Copyright year: 2016

For courses in Writing Across the Curriculum or Writing About Biology.   Developing the tools to effectively write about biology Teaching biology and strong writing skills simultaneously is a challenge, especially when students exhibit a range of abilities. The Ninth Edition of A Short Guide to Writing about Biology provides tools to strengthen student writing and reinforce critical thinking.   Written by a prominent biologist, this best-selling guide teaches students to express ideas clearly and concisely. It emphasizes writing as a way of examining, evaluating, and refining ideas: students learn to read critically, study, evaluate and report data, and communicate with clarity.   Using a narrative style, the text is its own example of good analytical writing. In this new edition, students learn how to avoid plagiarism (Ch 1 and 3), read and interpret data (Ch 3, 4 and 9), prepare effective Materials and Methods sections in research reports and more (Ch 9), and prepare manuscripts for submission (Ch 9). The text also provides advice on locating useful sources (Ch 2), maintaining laboratory and field notebooks (Ch 9), communicating with different audiences (Ch 6 and 10), and crafting research proposals (Ch 10), poster presentations (Ch 11), and letters of application (Ch 12).

Additional ISBNs

9780321984258, 9780134008318, 9780133969894, 9780134175683, 0321984250, 0134008316, 0133969894, 0134175689, 9780133970173, 9780133970142, 0133970140