Guides: Chemistry &amp; Physics: Lab Reports & Writing

Writing Lab Reports

Hesselbach RA, et al. A guide to writing a scientific paper: a focus on high school through graduate level student research.
Hesselbach RA, Petering DH, Berg CA, Tomasiewicz H, Weber D. A guide to writing a scientific paper: a focus on high school through graduate level student research. Zebrafish. 2012 Dec 1;9(4):246-9. Available from: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/zeb.2012.0743
Turbek SP, et al. Scientific writing made easy: A step‐by‐step guide to undergraduate writing in the biological sciences.
Appropriate for chemistry students even though focus is biology.
Turbek SP, Chock TM, Donahue K, Havrilla CA, Oliverio AM, Polutchko SK, Shoemaker LG, Vimercati L. Scientific Writing Made Easy: A Step‐by‐Step Guide to Undergraduate Writing in the Biological Sciences. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 2016 Oct;97(4):417-26. Available from: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bes2.1258

The Lab Report - writing advice from the University of Toronto
Writing in the Sciences - basic principles of good writing in the sciences
Write Like a Chemist: A Guide and Resource
E-book that provides a structured approach to writing in four important chemistry genres: the journal article, conference abstract, scientific poster, and research proposal. MSVU login required.

The Art of Scientific Writing: From Student Reports to Professional Publications in Chemistry and Related Fields by H. F. Ebel; Claus Bliefert; William E. Russey
Call Number: QD 9.15 E23 2004
ISBN: 3527298290
Publication Date: 2004-03-12
Note: this print book is available in the Mount Library