Write Like a Chemist

Marin S. Robinson is Professor Emerita at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. She taught organic chemistry for 25 years with research interests in atmospheric chemistry and disciplinary writing. She served as Chair of the chemistry department for 6 years. In her spare time, she enjoys music, reading, swimming, and hiking. Fredricka L. Stoller is Professor Emerita at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, where she taught in the MA in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) and Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics programs. Her areas of professional expertise are disciplinary writing, second-language reading, and language-teaching methodology. She has co-authored articles and book chapters on chemistry writing with M. S. Robinson in the Journal of Chemical Education, English for Specific Purposes, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, English Teaching Forum, and edited volumes on disciplinary writing.

• Contents Preface Acknowledgments List of Figures and Table with Typical Move Structures (i.e., Organizational Patterns) List of Tables with Common Verb Tense-Voice Combinations and Their Functions Section 1 Writing Modules Chapter 1 Learning to Write Like a Chemist Module 1 Journal Article Chapter 2 Overview of the Journal Article Chapter 3 Writing the Methods Section Chapter 4 Writing the Results Section Chapter 5 Writing the Discussion Chapter 6 Writing the Introduction Chapter 7 Writing the Abstract and Title Module 2 Conference Abstract and Scientific Poster Chapter 8 Writing the Conference Abstract and Title Chapter 9 Preparing a Poster Module 3 Research Proposal Chapter 10 Overview of the Research Proposal Chapter 11 Writing the Goals and Importance Section Chapter 12 Writing the Approach and Methods Section Chapter 13 Writing the Outcomes and Impacts Section Section 2 Writing Conventions Chapter 14 Figures and Tables Chapter 15 Citations and References Chapter 16 Language Tips References Index