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Introduction

Writing the Scientific-Format Paper

Title

Abstract

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Introduction and Examples

Methods and Materials

Description of activity

Description of assumptions

Use of specialized equiqment

Use of a certain technique

Description of statistical analysis

Results

Use tables and figures effectively

Examples

Discussion

Achieving the Scientific Voice

Applying the Principles, Example 1

Applying the Principles, Example 2

Two Tips for Sentence Clarity

Aditional Resources

Books and Articles

Writing Center

Courses

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Contributors to this Guide

Content Development

• Emily Wortman-Wunder
• Kate Kiefer

HTML Coding

• Luann Barnes

Design and ColdFusion Programming

• Mike Palmquist

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