READING FOR FRIDAY 10/2/09:

American Chemical Society, Committee on Professional Training

Guidelines for Writing a Research Report

Advice from Harvard Professor George Whitesides

“An Introduction to Technical Writing”, Matt Young, The Technical Writer’s Handbook: Writing with Style and Clarity, University Science Books: Sausalito, CA, 2002.

Also, from our discussion on 9/19:

Fieser and Fieser on Speaking, from Style Guide for Chemists, Reinhold: New York, 1960.

The ACS Style Guide is available in the CU Chemistry Library, and soon in 804 Altschul.

Additional resources, to be read as time permits:

How to Write a Paper (from the American Physiological Society)

Advice from Weizmann Professor Oded Goldreich

The Science of Scientific Writing (from American Scientist)