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Page 1: Scientific Writing: An Introduction

Scientific Writing:An Introduction

Writing Guidelines for Studentshttp://writing.eng.vt.edu/

The Craft of Scientific Writing3rd edition (Springer-Verlag, 1996)

Page 2: Scientific Writing: An Introduction

This presentation discusses the importance of scientific writing and introduces key principles

Importance of Scientific Writing

Key Principles

audience

purpose

occasion

[Report, 1986]

Page 3: Scientific Writing: An Introduction

How well you communicate affects your career

Survey (Richard M. Davis) Successful engineers spent 25% of work week writing

Survey (Virginia Tech) Recruiters claim that engineers need more work on their writing

Survey (Wisconsin) Professional engineers found writing their most useful subject in college

Page 4: Scientific Writing: An Introduction

How well you communicate affects the well-being of others

Space Shuttle Challenger(January 28, 1986)

Explosion was caused by failure of O-rings in the solid rocket boosters

Engineers knew of O-ring problems well before fatal launch

Engineers failed to communicate seriousness of problem

[Report, 1986]

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Scientists and engineers are called upon to communicate in many different situations

specifictechnicalaudiences

non-technicalaudiences

generaltechnicalaudiences

ReportsArticlesProposalsWeb Pages

ConferencesLecturesMeetingsPosters

Page 6: Scientific Writing: An Introduction

This presentation discusses the importance of scientific writing and introduces key principles

Importance of Scientific Writing

Key Principles

audience

purpose

occasion

[Report, 1986]

Page 7: Scientific Writing: An Introduction

Scientific writing differs from other kinds of writing

Subject Matter Writing Constraints

audience

purpose

occasion

Purpose of Writing

To inform

To persuade

[Franklin, 1952]

Writing Style

[Peterson, 1987]

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You should begin the writing process by analyzing your constraints

Purpose

Audience

Occasion

FormatFormalityPolitics and ethicsProcess and deadline

Who they areWhat they knowWhy they will readHow they will read

To informTo persuade

Page 9: Scientific Writing: An Introduction

Three aspects of writing affect the way that readers assess your documents

Content

Style

Form

Page 10: Scientific Writing: An Introduction

Style is the way you communicate the content to the audience

Structure

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Languagestyle

Illustration

[Peterson, 1987]

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Form embodies the format and mechanics of the writing

format

typography

layout

mechanics

grammar

usage

punctuation

spelling

Page 12: Scientific Writing: An Introduction

We can split the writing process into stages

Writing the First DraftWriting the First DraftGetting in the MoodGetting in the Mood

Revising, Revising, RevisingRevising, Revising, Revising

FinishingFinishing

Page 13: Scientific Writing: An Introduction

An excellent way to improve your writing is to choose good models

Maria Goeppert Mayer

AIP

Linus Pauling

Cal-Tech


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