The Craft of Scientific Writing

Preface\nAcknowledgments\nContents\nIntroduction\nBookmarks from 10.1007@978-1-4419-8288-91.pdf\n	1 Analyzing the Audience, Purpose, and Occasion\n		Analyze who your audience is, why they are reading, and what they know\n		Analyze how much persuasion your document requires\n		Account for the document’s occasion: the form, formality, and politics\n		References\nBookmarks from 10.1007@978-1-4419-8288-92.pdf\n	2 Balancing Precision with Clarity\n		Choose the right word\n		Avoid needless complexity\n		Balance precision and clarity in illustrations\n		References\nBookmarks from 10.1007@978-1-4419-8288-93.pdf\n	3 Avoiding Ambiguity\n		Avoid words with multiple interpretations\n		Consider the ordering of words, especially the word only\n		Be selective with it and avoid the standalone this\n		Insert commas after introductory phrases and clauses\n		References\nBookmarks from 10.1007@978-1-4419-8288-94.pdf\n	4 Sustaining Energy\n		Select energetic verbs\n		Rely on concrete nouns\n		Be concise\n		References\nBookmarks from 10.1007@978-1-4419-8288-95.pdf\n	5 Connecting Your Ideas\n		Begin each new sentence in a way that connects with the one before\n		Integrate equations into paragraphs\n		Connect illustrations with the text\n		References\nBookmarks from 10.1007@978-1-4419-8288-96.pdf\n	6 Beginning with the Familiar\n		Select a first sentence that not only orients, but also takes a significant step\n		Map sections in which readers could become lost\n		If you cannot avoid an unfamiliar term, then define it\n		Anchor illustrations in the familiar\n		References\nBookmarks from 10.1007@978-1-4419-8288-97.pdf\n	7 Organizing the Content for the Audience\n		A title specifies the scope of the work\n		The introduction prepares readers for the middle\n		The middle presents the work in a logical and persuasive fashion\n		The conclusion summarizes the middle and provides a future perspective\n		References\nBookmarks from 10.1007@978-1-4419-8288-98.pdf\n	8 Providing Proper Emphasis\n		Emphasize details with wording\n		Emphasize details with repetition\n		Emphasize details with placement\n		Move larger blocks of secondary information into appendices\n		References\nBookmarks from 10.1007@978-1-4419-8288-99.pdf\n	9 Adapting Your Style to Emails, Instructions, and Proposals\n		An effective email is a balance between I and you\n		Instructions rely on numbered lists\n		A proposal is an argument for how to solve a problem\n		References\nBookmarks from 10.1007@978-1-4419-8288-910.pdf\n	10 Using Your Writing Time Efficiently\n		Preparation puts you into a position to succeed\n		For long documents, draft at least one page a day\n		Revising allows writers who struggle to create documents that excel\n		Finishing focuses on correcting, not on improving\n		References\nBookmarks from bbm_978-1-4419-8288-9%2F1.pdf\n	Conclusion\n	Grammar:Recognizing Whata Sentence Isand Is Not\n	Punctuation: HelpingReaders NavigateYour Sentences\n	Usage: AvoidingEgregious Errors\n	Format: DressingDocumentsfor Success\n	Glossary\n	Index