Writing Science in Plain English

by Anne E. Greene

Book Overview

Scientific writing is often dry, wordy, and difficult to understand. But, as Anne E. Greene shows in Writing Science in Plain English , writers from all scientific disciplines can learn to produce clear, concise prose by mastering just a few simple principles. This short, focused guide presents a dozen such principles based on what readers need in order to understand complex information, including concrete subjects, strong verbs, consistent terms,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022602637X
• ISBN13: 9780226026374
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"