Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences 5th by Victoria E. McMillan
ISBN: 9780312649715
As a biologist who also spent many years teaching composition, I?ve seen
many students who have strong backgrounds in biology but still struggle
with the writing tasks and challenges unique to their discipline. Biologists
need to think creatively about science, and they need to write about science
clearly, accurately, and concisely. In fact, these two processes, thinking
and writing, are as interdependent in science as they are in any other field.
Unfortunately it is difficult to fit any extensive discussion of scientific writing
into a regular semester-long biology course. This book can substitute
for such discussion, serving as a supplemental text for courses requiring laboratory
reports or longer written assignments. Although intended primarily
for undergraduates who need an introduction to the aims and format of
biological writing, it is also useful for more experienced students, including
master?s and doctoral candidates who are preparing dissertations or manuscripts
for publication. Finally, I hope this book will continue to find its
place in the small but growing number of courses on scientific writing at the
undergraduate or graduate level.
