Communicate science papers, presentations, and posters effectively : papers, posters, and presentations

✍ Scribed by Boffito, Daria C.; Patience, Gregory S.; Patience, Paul A

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 273
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

• Covers how to accurately and clearly exhibit results, ideas, and conclusions
• Identifies phrases common in scientific literature that should never be used
• Discusses the theory of presentation, including “before and after” examples highlighting best practices
• Provides concrete, step-by-step examples on how to make camera ready graphs and tables

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter,Copyright,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Publishing Industry, Pages 1-26
Chapter 2 - Writing Style, Pages 27-49
Chapter 3 - Reporting Data, Pages 51-66
Chapter 4 - Graphs, Pages 67-87
Chapter 5 - Tables, Pages 89-104
Chapter 6 - Paper Essentials, Pages 105-140
Chapter 7 - Presentations They Will Remember, Pages 141-173
Chapter 8 - Posters That Captivate, Pages 175-202
Chapter 9 - Plagiarism, Pages 203-211
Appendix A - Solutions, Pages 213-227
Appendix B - Appendix, Pages 229-241
Bibliography, Pages 243-260
Index, Pages 261-264