This book provides practical advice to students who are learning to write according to the conventions in biology, including step-by-step guidance and numerous examples of faulty writing (along with revisions) to alert students to pitfalls when writing different sections of a scientific paper.
Most of the sections are designed to stand alone so that readers can look up a topic in the index and find the answer to their question. Those who want to learn more about the topic have the option of reading related sections or entire chapters.
Most first-year students have had little experience producing Greek letters and mathematical symbols, sub- and superscripted characters, graphs, tables, drawings, and equations. For exactly this reason, almost half of the book is devoted to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint features that enable scientists to produce professional quality papers, graphs, posters, and oral presentations effectively and efficiently.
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| Great tool |
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Bought this for my bio lab class to help with lab-report write-ups. A great book, really gives you a great insight into writing papers, from lab-reports, to official research publications. Strongly Recommend!
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| Not bad but unnecessary for most |
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Don't buy this just because your professor deems it necessary, find a copy in the local bookstore and take a look first. It told me very little that I did not already know (from say, high school). It's certainly not a bad book, but it's unlikely to actually help fulfill your class requirements. As for writing a better research paper, resources on campus (professors, writing tutors etc.) are going to be much more helpful. I just can't see anyone truly needing this.
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| never received the book |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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I never received the book and its been two weeks since the deadline. I need a refund.
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| Not great, but some use |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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Not a great helping book for writing biology research papers. I prefer "A short guide to writing about biology," by Jan A. Pachnik. Much better examples and tips for ideal writing methods. This book by Knisely recommends writing structure with poor usage and voice. Doesn't promote ease of reading or how to organize your paper initially. Go with the Pachnik book and you'll write better papers. I also recommend visiting your writing center if your school has one. They can help.
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| Helpful Resource |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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This book is an awesome resource. Whether you are in highschool or college it is simply enough to understand yet complex enough to help you write a college research paper.
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