Lesson The two most important goals of scientific writing at the sentence level are to be precise and to be clear. Perhaps Einstein said it best, "In scientific writing, keep things as simple as possible, yet no simpler." The four films of this lesson examine these two goals in scientific writing. (31 minutes)
1. Balancing Precision with Clarity: This film focuses on making your language precise. 2. Balancing Precision with Clarity: This film focuses on making your language clear by avoiding needless complexity at the word level. 3. Balancing Precision with Clarity: This film focuses on making your language clear by avoiding needless complexity at the word level. 4. Balancing Precision with Clarity: This film focuses on making your language clear by avoiding needless complexity at the sentence level. |
Comprehension Quiz
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Sponsors and EditorsSponsors Leonhard Center, College of Engineering, Penn State National Science Foundation, NSF EAGER Award 1752096 Faculty Editor Michael Alley, Teaching Professor, College of Engineering, Penn State Film Editors Richelle Weiger, College of Engineering, Penn State Casey Fenton, College of Engineering, Penn State Elaine Gustus, College of Engineering, Penn State |
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