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Tables of Contents for Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
iii
INTRODUCTION How and Why Biologists Write: An Introduction to Biological Literature
1
6
CHAPTER 1 Locating and Using Biological Literature
7
15
SEARCHING THE LITERATURE
7
9
READING SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
16
2
TAKING NOTES
18
4
CHAPTER 2 Handling Data
22
10
GETTING STARTED
22
3
RECORDING AND ORGANIZING YOUR FINDINGS
25
3
USING STATISTICS TO ANALYZE YOUR DATA
28
4
CHAPTER 3 Using Tables and Figures
32
21
TABLES
33
6
FIGURES
39
14
CHAPTER 4 Writing a Research Paper
53
32
TITLE
54
3
ABSTRACT
57
4
INTRODUCTION
61
2
MATERIALS AND METHODS
63
5
RESULTS
68
5
DISCUSSION
73
4
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
77
1
REFERENCES
77
1
SAMPLE RESEARCH PAPER
77
8
CHAPTER 5 Writing a Review paper
85
18
CHOOSING A TOPIC
85
1
DECIDING ON A TITLE
86
1
WORKING WITH THE LITERATURE
86
1
PRESENTING YOUR MATERIAL
87
9
SAMPLE REVIEW PAPER
96
7
CHAPTER 6 Documenting the Paper
103
17
CITING SOURCES IN THE TEXT
103
10
PREPARING THE REFERENCES SECTION
113
7
CHAPTER 7 Drafting and Revising
120
26
THE FIRST DRAFT
120
2
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR REVISING
122
1
REVISING WITH A WORD PROCESSOR
123
1
CHECKING CONTENT AND STRUCTURE
124
2
IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS
126
3
WRITING CLEAR, ACCURATE SENTENCES
129
8
AVOIDING WORDINESS
137
4
VERB TENSE
141
1
PUNCTUATION
142
4
CHAPTER 8 Preparing the Final Draft
146
9
MECHANICS AND TECHNICALITIES
146
5
MANUSCRIPT FORMAT
151
3
WRITING AN ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SECTION
154
1
PROOFREADING
154
1
CHAPTER 9 Using Writing to Prepare for Examinations
155
7
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF TEXTBOOKS
155
1
TAKING GOOD LECTURE NOTES
156
1
PREPARING FOR LABORATORY EXAMS
157
1
STUDYING FOR SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS
158
1
ANSWERING ESSAY QUESTIONS
159
3
CHAPTER 10 Other Forms of Biological Writing
162
21
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
162
4
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
166
1
RESEARCH PROPOSALS
167
9
LETTERS OF APPLICATION
176
3
RÉSUMÉS
179
4
Additional Readings
183
6
References Cited
189
2
Index
191