Scientific Figures and Tables: Quick Tips
About this ebook
Mitchell P. Jones’ Scientific Figures and Tables: Quick Tips is a must-have for anyone wanting to improve the aesthetics, impact, clarity and interpretability of their figures and tables. In clear, concise and precise language, Jones lays out recommendations on setting up effective micrographs, graphs, tables and schematics including points on selection, layout and content formatting. Comprehensive and firmly instructional, this guide features step-by-step directions with useful examples in addition to tips on captions, equations and unit formatting. Featuring an easy-to-navigate approach and with no assumed knowledge required it caters to all levels of experience and is fundamental reading for students wanting to maximise their chances of success in science.
This mini guide is specifically formatted for students whose interests are restricted to creating scientific figures and tables. Full guides for producing bachelor’s, master’s/Ph.D. theses, journal articles, conference papers and book chapters are also available as part of the Scientific Writing for Beginners series.
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About the author
Mitchell P. Jones is an academic, professional engineer and chartered chemist. He obtained doctorates in chemistry and mechanical and manufacturing engineering from the University of Vienna, Austria, and The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia. Mitchell has worked at leading universities, defence and aerospace companies spanning Australia and Europe and has an expansive publication record in top materials science and biotechnology conferences and journals. His research has received international attention from news media including The New York Times, Daily Mail, CNN London, CBC, Materials Today, Der Standard, Der Spiegel and Neue Zürcher Zeitung. He also currently serves on the i-SMaRT conference advisory committee, the Environmental College Board of The Institution of Engineers Australia and is the Outreach Editor for the journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling.
