ENGL302: Natural Sciences
Writing
Resources for Chemistry
(Except for the first three resources, all
other resources come
from A Short Guide to Writing in Chemistry (Longman) Companion Website,
authored by D. Beach, 2001.)
GMU's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
ACS (American Chemical Society) Reference Style Guidelines
CSE (Council of Science Editors)
Articles
on Writing in Science
This site, from Indiana University, lists article summaries and citations
on writing in the sciences.
Writing
the Chemistry Paper
This site from Dartmouth (NH) helps you create lab notebook. Some sample
notebooks are found here.
Writing
Guide for Chemistry
This site from Oregon State University offers guidelines for writing reports
and presenting data. Other links takes you to ethical issues in writing
and chemistry writing samples.
General
Guide to Science Writing
This article, from Education in Chemistry on the University of Southampton
(UK) web site, covers three fundamental aspects to good science writing--planning
the structure, thinking about your reader, and choosing your words.
The
Periodic Table on the Web
The first periodic table on the Web provides links to the essential facts,
descriptions, and tests for each element.
American
Chemical Society Chemistry Education Page
This online resource for the ACS provides links to databases, educational
resources, a global chemistry network, as well as all the Society’s
programs and services.
National
Science Foundation’s Math and Physical Sciences Home Page
This site from the NSF provides a diverse portfolio of research and education
in mathematics, astronomical science, physics, chemistry, and materials
research.
American
Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
This is the home page of the AIChE which provides forums to advance
the theory and practice of the profession, upholds high professional standards
and ethics, and supports excellence in education.
National
Academy of Sciences Publications Index
This site lists the publications and projects sponsored by the National
Academy of Sciences.
Chemistry
News Groups
A listing from UCLA of news groups related to chemistry and biochemistry.
Chemistry
Webercises Directory
This site from Wiley College (CA) is a comprehensive directory of chemistry
exercises with additional links to chemistry-related sites.
Clearinghouse
for Chemical Information Instructional Materials (CCIIM)
The CCIIM at Indiana University collects and distributes items that were
developed to instruct in the use of chemical information sources.
Abbreviations
of Chemical Compounds
Type in an abbreviation of the name of a chemical compound to get
the chemical name and equation of the compound.
CIRRUS:
Chemistry Internet Resource for Research by Undergraduate Students
CIRRUS contains a variety of information and links pertinent to undergraduate
research in chemistry.
Links
for Chemists
This site, from the University of Liverpool (UK), is an index of
over 7,650 chemistry resources on the web.
Chemdex
This British site is an international directory of chemistry on the Internet.