Contents Chapter 1 An introduction to Scientific Writing 1.1 What is scientific writing? 1.2 Purposes of scientific writing 1.3 Structureorganization 1.4 The process of scientific writing 1.5 Scientific writing in English by Chinese scholars 1.6 Summary Chapter 2 Factors in scientific writing 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Audience 2.3 Purpose and strategy 2.4 Organization 2.5 Style 2.6 Flow of information 2.7 Summary Chapter 3 Clarity in scientific writing 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Words 3.3 Choice of subjects and verbs 3.4 Summary Chapter 4 Paragraph writing 4.1 What is a paragraph 4.2 What preparations should you make? 4.3 What are the three elements of a paragraph 4.4 How to write a good paragraph 4.5 What is an effective paragraph 4.6 Summary Chapter 5 Summarizing & paraphrasing 5.1 Summarizing 5.2 Paraphrasing 5.4 Summary Chapter 6 How to write the introduction 6.1 Features of the introduction 6.2 Core questions to address 6.3 Audience and purpose 6.4 Organization 6.5 Language features of the introduction 6.6 Commonly used structures 6.7 Summary Chapter 7 How to write the methods 7.1 Features of the methods section 7.2 Audience of the methods section 7.3 Organization 7.4 Language features 7.5 Commonly used structures 7.6 Summary Chapter 8 How to write the results 8.1 Features of the results section 8.2 Audience of the results section
8.3 Organization 8.4 Language features 8.5 Commonly used structures 8.6 Summary Chapter 9 How to write the discussion 9.1 Features of the discussion section 9.2 Audience 9.3 Organization 9.4 Language features 9.5 Commonly used structures 9.6 Summary Chapter 10 How to write the abstract 10.1 Features of the abstract 10.2 Audience of the abstract 10.3 Organization 10.5 Commonly used structures 10.6 Summary References
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