A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology
Sixth Edition ©2021 Karin Knisely Formats: E-book, Print
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Authors
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Karin Knisely
Karin Knisely is Lab Director of Core Course Biology at Bucknell University. She earned a B.S. in Biology from Bucknell (where she was a three-sport athlete and is now enshrined in the Athletics Hall of Fame) and an M.S. in Zoology from the University of New Hampshire. She then completed a Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) fellowship at the University of Konstanz. Bilingual in German and English, she translated “You cannot imagine what it is like in America,” an authoritative book by Friedemann Fegert about emigration from the Bavarian Forest to the United States from 1841 to 1931 (2021 Lichtland).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Scientific Method
Chapter 2 Finding Information About Topics in Science
Chapter 3 Reading and Writing About Science
Chapter 4 Documenting Sources
Chapter 5 Step-by-Step Instructions for Preparing a Scientific Paper
Chapter 6 Data Analysis Using Statistics
Chapter 7 Revision
Chapter 8 Sample Student Laboratory Reports
Chapter 9 Poster Presentations
Chapter 10 Oral Presentations
Appendix 1 Word Processing in MS Word 2019
Appendix 2 Making Graphs in MS Excel 2019
Appendix 3 Preparing Oral Presentations with MS PowerPoint 2019
Product Updates
- Chapters include objectives at the beginning and self-assessment questions at the end
- Restructured literature search chapter reflects how students look for information using website searches, making sure their information is both credible and relevant
- New chapter on documenting sources expanded to include more online sources such as blogs, podcasts, and social media
- Restructured chapter on reading and writing about science describes how communicating science to a general audience differs from communicating science to other scientists
- Updated coverage on data analysis including the application of descriptive statistics to actual datasets and selected tests of significance
- Updated poster examples produced with poster design software
- Updated appendices for MS Office 2019 and Office 2019 for Mac
Authors
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Karin Knisely
Karin Knisely is Lab Director of Core Course Biology at Bucknell University. She earned a B.S. in Biology from Bucknell (where she was a three-sport athlete and is now enshrined in the Athletics Hall of Fame) and an M.S. in Zoology from the University of New Hampshire. She then completed a Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) fellowship at the University of Konstanz. Bilingual in German and English, she translated “You cannot imagine what it is like in America,” an authoritative book by Friedemann Fegert about emigration from the Bavarian Forest to the United States from 1841 to 1931 (2021 Lichtland).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Scientific Method
Chapter 2 Finding Information About Topics in Science
Chapter 3 Reading and Writing About Science
Chapter 4 Documenting Sources
Chapter 5 Step-by-Step Instructions for Preparing a Scientific Paper
Chapter 6 Data Analysis Using Statistics
Chapter 7 Revision
Chapter 8 Sample Student Laboratory Reports
Chapter 9 Poster Presentations
Chapter 10 Oral Presentations
Appendix 1 Word Processing in MS Word 2019
Appendix 2 Making Graphs in MS Excel 2019
Appendix 3 Preparing Oral Presentations with MS PowerPoint 2019
Product Updates
- Chapters include objectives at the beginning and self-assessment questions at the end
- Restructured literature search chapter reflects how students look for information using website searches, making sure their information is both credible and relevant
- New chapter on documenting sources expanded to include more online sources such as blogs, podcasts, and social media
- Restructured chapter on reading and writing about science describes how communicating science to a general audience differs from communicating science to other scientists
- Updated coverage on data analysis including the application of descriptive statistics to actual datasets and selected tests of significance
- Updated poster examples produced with poster design software
- Updated appendices for MS Office 2019 and Office 2019 for Mac
The essential companion for writing in biology!
The newest edition of Knisely’s Student Handbook for Writing in Biology is the helping hand your students are looking for, offering the support they need to write within the conventions of biology. Topics range from reading technical literature and writing scientific papers, to preparing lab reports and giving oral presentations of scientific findings. Students get practical advice from MS Office appendices, tutorial videos, and various checklists. Examples and resources throughout the text show not just what to do, but how to do it.
The newest edition mirrors the ways students use online resources and social media platforms for research, making sure the information is both credible and relevant. A new statistics chapter covers the application of descriptive statistics to actual datasets and selected tests of significance.
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If you’re a verified instructor, you can request a free sample of our courseware, e-book, or print textbook to consider for use in your courses. Only registered and verified instructors can receive free print and digital samples, and they should not be sold to bookstores or book resellers. If you don't yet have an existing account with Macmillan Learning, it can take up to two business days to verify your status as an instructor. You can request a free sample from the right side of this product page by clicking on the "Request Instructor Sample" button or by contacting your rep. Learn more.
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A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology
The newest edition of Knisely’s Student Handbook for Writing in Biology is the helping hand your students are looking for, offering the support they need to write within the conventions of biology. Topics range from reading technical literature and writing scientific papers, to preparing lab reports and giving oral presentations of scientific findings. Students get practical advice from MS Office appendices, tutorial videos, and various checklists. Examples and resources throughout the text show not just what to do, but how to do it.
The newest edition mirrors the ways students use online resources and social media platforms for research, making sure the information is both credible and relevant. A new statistics chapter covers the application of descriptive statistics to actual datasets and selected tests of significance.
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