
Enjoy Writing Your Science Thesis Or Dissertation! : A Step-by-step Guide To Planning And Writing A Thesis Or Dissertation For Undergraduate And Graduate Science Students (2nd Edition)
Imperial College Press
2nd Edition
Published on 26. August 2014
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-78326-420-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a step by step illustrated guide to planning and writing dissertations and theses for undergraduate and graduate science students. Topics covered include advice on writing each section of a thesis as well as general discussions on collecting and organizing references, keeping records, presenting data, interacting with a supervisor and avoiding academic misconduct. Recommendations about how to use word processors and other software packages effectively are included, as well as advice on the use of other resources. A concise summary of important points of English grammar is given, along with appendices listing frequently confused words and wordy phrases to avoid. Further appendices are provided, including one on SI units. The aim is to provide an easy-to-read guide that gives students practical advice about all aspects of writing a science thesis or dissertation, starting from writing a thesis plan and finishing with the viva and corrections to the thesis.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
664 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78326-420-9 (9781783264209)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Overview of Book; Literature Survey; References; Materials and Methods/Experimental Methods; Results; Discussion and Conclusions; Introduction; Title and Abstract; Numbers, Errors and Statistics; Figures and Tables; Layout; The Other Bits; Other People's Work; Proof Reading, Printing and Submission; The Viva and Thereafter; Supervision; Getting Organized; Use of English and Scientific Writing; Appendices.