Writing
Your
Science
Thesis
or Dissertation!
Imperial College Press
Eniov
Writing
Your
Science
Thesis
or Dissertation!
A step by step guide to planning and writing
dissertations and theses for undergraduate and
graduate science studefits
Daniel Holtom & Elizabeth Fisher
Imperial College Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Holtom, Daniel.
Enjoy writing your science thesis or dissertation : a step by step
guide to planning and writing dissertations and theses for
undergraduate and graduate science students / Daniel Holtom and
Elizabeth Fisher.
p.
cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.
1. Technical writing. 2. Dissertations, Academic. 1. Fisher,
) and index.
ISBN 1-86094-090-0
Elizabeth. 11. Title.
Tll.H.582 1999
808'.0666--dc21
99-1 1015
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Enjoy Writing Your Science Thesis Or Dissertation!
Almost all science students have to write a thesis or dissertation at some
point during their careers. For undergraduate and masters students,
assessment of the th