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Writing in the Sciences: Exploring Conventions of Scientific Discourse

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I don't usually write reviews on Amazon, but I saw that this book was under-reviewed so I thought I'd chime in and say that I use it with classes of both native English speaker and non-native speaker STEM graduate students (and use selections with mixed-major undergraduate students too), and it works great as a textbook.

The authors make a real effort (not only in the initial chapters but throughout the book) to connect contemporary thoughts on scientific writing and sociology of science to concrete examples (which conveniently are reproduced as the latter third of the book). Having a single resource with sequenced sample articles (well referenced by the text), well articulated walk-throughs of the major research genres, and thoughtful reflections throughout makes for self-contained reading assignments and class references.

The tone of the text is conversational and accessible without trivializing or deintellectualizing the topic (as so many handbook style science writing texts/references do). My graduates and undergraduates find it easy to read and even, I think, stimulating. And they seem to thoroughly get the relevance of concepts like community, expectation, ethos, and genre--concepts often foreign to students who come into a class thinking of writing as purely functional, purely author-based, right/wrong, ends/means, etc.

The book's a great complement to the Allyn and Bacon series (though I have to say, the paper quality was better when it was with whoever published the first edition :)

This book is good if you're quite the beginner. Not very helpful if you've been around the block. It's cheaper to do a google search and read a few REAL scientific papers BUT the articles in here are informative and interesting. If you like rules and need a lot of guidance before writing, it's a great choice.

The service was great and the book came as advertised. It was in wonderful condition and was just what I needed. Thanks!

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