Enjoy writing your science thesis or dissertation! : a step-by-step guide to planning and writing a thesis or dissertation for undergraduate and graduate science students / Elizabeth Fisher, University College London, UK, Richard Thompson, Imperial College London, UK.

Previous edition by Daniel Holtom.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Overview -- 1.1. Preliminaries -- 1.2. Creating a Plan for Your Thesis or Dissertation -- 1.3. Overview of this Book -- Common Mistakes -- Key Points -- ch. 2 Getting Organised -- 2.1.Organise Yourself -- 2.2.Organise Your Information -- 2.3. Sources of Information -- 2.4. Copyright -- 2.5. Your Friendly Computer -- 2.6. Word Processing -- 2.7. Other Useful Software Packages -- Common Mistakes -- Key Points -- ch. 3 Your References or Bibliography -- 3.1. References and Citations -- 3.2. Using References -- 3.3. Collect and Store Your References from Day One of Your Project -- 3.4. The Final Text -- 3.5. Formats for Citations and References -- 3.6. How to Write the Pull-Length Reference -- Common Mistakes -- Key Points -- ch. 4 Planning and Writing Your Literature Review -- 4.1. Read Around Your Subject from Day One -- 4.2. Keep Notes from Your Reading -- 4.3. Planning Your Literature Review -- 4.4. Writing Your Literature Review -- Common Mistakes.