Writing in the Sciences: Exploring Conventions of Scientific Discourse (Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication)

Ann M. Penrose, Steven B. Katz

ISBN 10: 0205616712 / ISBN 13: 9780205616718

Published by Longman, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing in the Sciences: Exploring Conventions of Scientific Discourse (Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication)
• Publisher: Longman
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205616712
• ISBN 13: 9780205616718
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

A rhetorical, multi-disciplinary guide, Writing in the Sciences discusses the major genres of science writing including research reports, grant proposals, conference presentations, and a variety of forms of public communication. Multiple samples from real research cases illustrate a range of scientific disciplines and audiences for scientific research along with the corresponding differences in focus, arrangement, style, and other rhetorical dimensions. Comparisons among disciplines provide the opportunity for students to identify common conventions in science and investigate variation across fields.

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Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 A rhetorical, multi-disciplinary guide, "Writing in the Sciences" discusses the major genres of science writing including research reports, grant proposals, conference presentations, and a variety of forms of public communication. Multiple samples from real research cases illustrate a range of scientific disciplines and audiences for scientific research along with the corresponding differences in focus, arrangement, style, and other rhetorical dimensions. Comparisons among disciplines provide the opportunity for students to identify common conventions in science and investigate variation across fields.