| Preface | p. xi |
| Scientific English | p. 1 |
| Language as a Tool of Science | p. 1 |
| The Communication Range of Scientific English | p. 3 |
| The Legacy of Scientifically Plain English | p. 7 |
| The Human Dimension of Scientific English | p. 11 |
| Scientific English in Action | p. 16 |
| Objectivity and Precision | p. 18 |
| Clarity and Coherence | p. 31 |
| Simplicity and Conciseness | p. 38 |
| Misused Words and Phrases | p. 43 |
| Punctuation | p. 51 |
| Scientific English as a Dynamic Instrument | p. 52 |
| Laboratory Notes | p. 56 |
| Purpose of Laboratory Notes | p. 56 |
| Notebooks in the Workplace and Educational Settings | p. 57 |
| Legal and Ethical Responsibility in Laboratory Notes | p. 58 |
| Permanence of Notebooks and Notes | p. 60 |
| Notebook Organization and Entries | p. 61 |
| Electronic Note Taking | p. 75 |
| Laboratory Reports | p. 76 |
| From Laboratory Records to Other Communications | p. 79 |
| Workplace Scientific Writing: Letters, Memoranda, and Abstracts | p. 81 |
| The Roles of Workplace Scientific Writing | p. 81 |
| Job Application Letters and Resumes | p. 83 |
| Inquiry Letters | p. 90 |
| Technical Memoranda | p. 94 |
| Research Abstracts | p. 98 |
| The Practicality of Workplace Scientific Writing | p. 104 |
| Undergraduate Reports in the Sciences | p. 106 |
| What Is a College Report in the Sciences? | p. 106 |
| Features of Scientific Reports Shared with Other Disciplines | p. 107 |
| Unique Features of Scientific Reports | p. 108 |
| Scientific Report Writing as a Human Process | p. 111 |
| The Writing Situation: What Is Expected? | p. 112 |
| Working with Others: Collaborative Scientific Reports | p. 113 |
| The Recursive Stages of Writing a Research Report | p. 114 |
| Research and Writing: Asking the Right Questions | p. 115 |
| Getting Started: Topic and Source Decisions | p. 116 |
| Types of Sources and Their Uses | p. 118 |
| Electronic Sources | p. 128 |
| Planning and Drafting the Report: Answering the Questions | p. 133 |
| Making Choices about Reportorial Modes of Development | p. 137 |
| Beginnings, Middles, and Endings | p. 139 |
| Parceling a Report's Contents with Headings | p. 142 |
| Additional Elements for Reports that Are Formal | p. 144 |
| Writing the Draft and Meeting Reader Expectations | p. 147 |
| Final Copy: Reviewing, Editing, Revising, and Proofreading | p. 149 |
| Being Thorough from Start to Finish | p. 151 |
| Documentation of Scientific Sources | p. 152 |
| The Importance of Bibliographic Documentation | p. 152 |
| Citing Responsibly: Selectivity, Accuracy, and Completeness | p. 153 |
| Examples of Citation Styles in a List of References | p. 154 |
| Sources Other than Articles and Books | p. 161 |
| Electronic Citations | p. 164 |
| Citations in Text, in Visuals, and in Bibliographic Notes | p. 168 |
| Citations as a Reflection of Professionalism | p. 172 |
| Scientific Visuals | p. 174 |
| The Importance of Scientific Visuals | p. 174 |
| Purposes Served by Visuals in Scientific Papers | p. 175 |
| Planning and Designing Visuals | p. 176 |
| Preparing Tables | p. 177 |
| Preparing Figures | p. 183 |
| Weighing Options and Meeting Visual Expectations | p. 191 |
| Scientific Presentations | p. 194 |
| The Professional Value of Scientific Presentations | p. 194 |
| Unique Benefits of Oral Presentations | p. 195 |
| Timing | p. 197 |
| Speaking | p. 198 |
| Writing | p. 199 |
| Viewing | p. 203 |
| Poster Presentations | p. 207 |
| Preparing for an Audience | p. 210 |
| Scientific Dissertations | p. 213 |
| The Role of Writing in Graduate Scientific Education | p. 213 |
| Learning Scientific Writing in Graduate School | p. 214 |
| Qualities that Define a Scientific Dissertation | p. 216 |
| The Parts and Structure of a Scientific Dissertation | p. 217 |
| Traditional Features of Front Matter | p. 218 |
| IMRAD Expository Style of Chapters | p. 223 |
| After the Dissertation | p. 239 |
| Scientific Journal Articles | p. 240 |
| Professional Importance of Journal Articles in the Sciences | p. 240 |
| Scientific Journals and Their Articles | p. 242 |
| The Features of a Scientific Journal Article | p. 243 |
| Wording the Title | p. 244 |
| Author Byline and Affiliation | p. 246 |
| Preparing the Abstract | p. 247 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 249 |
| Main Text: IMRAD Structure, Style, and Content Editing | p. 251 |
| Ethical Publication in Science | p. 264 |
| Final Considerations on the Scientific Publication Process | p. 269 |
| Scientific Grant Proposals | p. 271 |
| What Is a Scientific Grant Proposal? | p. 271 |
| Guiding Parameters in Preparing a Proposal | p. 273 |
| Conventional Parts of a Grant Proposal | p. 274 |
| Proposal Title and Summary | p. 276 |
| Revisions in Resubmitted Proposals | p. 281 |
| References in a Proposal | p. 282 |
| Introduction and Background | p. 284 |
| Design and Methodology of the Proposed Work | p. 288 |
| Budget Preparation | p. 292 |
| The Challenge and Responsibility of Grant Preparation | p. 294 |
| Notes | p. 297 |
| References | p. 307 |
| Index | p. 315 |
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