Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780195518993
Year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press ANZ


Description:
Essential Skills for Science and Technology covers the full range of skills students need to succeed in the various disciplines that fall under the heading of science and technology. Focused on step-by-step skills development, this book aims to help readers become better students who are more likely to succeed. The book focuses on three key skills areas – research, argumentation and critical analysis; quantitative methods; and the conventions of written and oral communication. Key topics include an introduction to tertiary study, e-learning & assessment; reading scientific literature, thinking & arguing critically; writing, research and presenting; and quantitative methods including fundamental mathematics, calculus, problem solving & statistics.Key FeaturesNew design to ensure maximum accessibility of informationStep-by-step skills development in each chapterClarifies how to read scientific literature and understand its different language styleExplains how to collate data and construct a unique perspective on a scientific issue and present it in both written and oral formsProvides instruction in the fundamentals of mathematics and quantitative methodsAddresses common hurdles faced by students, based on the authors’ years of experience in the Student Learning Centre at Flinders University