Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) - ENG 101 - Delvaux - Spring 2025

Explore these sites to understand writing in STEM fields

Types and Conventions of Science Writing
From Student Academic Success Services at Queen's University
Guide for Writing in Mathematics
From the Debby Ellis Writing Center of Southwestern University
Guide for Writing in Biology
From the Debby Ellis Writing Center of Southwestern University
Guide for Writing in Chemistry
From the Debby Ellis Writing Center of Southwestern University
Guide for Writing in Physics and Dual-Degree Engineering
From the Debby Ellis Writing Center of Southwestern University
Communicating as an Engineer
From the WAC Clearinghouse at Colorado State University

Use these databases to find examples of professional writing in your field

AccessScience This link opens in a new window
Collection of science reference materials including articles, videos, and animations.
AccessScience is a collection of science reference materials with full search capabilities of the 10th edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science & Technology. AccessScience also includes access to 110,000+ definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, biographies of scientists, late-breaking science and technology news, and bibliographies containing more than 28,000 literature citations. It provides links to evaluated related learning resources including web sites, study guides, and images. Includes a Q&A section that is updated weekly.
Computer Science (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews.
Computer Database includes indexing, abstracts and full-text articles from journals including Computerworld, eWeek and Wired to PC Magazine, PC World and Computer Weekly, covering areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. Includes analysis of high-tech companies and their products; research on industry trends in telecommunications, electronics, robotics and other fields; exploration of multimedia, virtual reality and interactive television; and reviews of the latest consumer products.

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Information Science (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Covers topics including information infrastructure, data processing techniques, and metadata architectures.
This collection is comprised of content from nearly 100 industry journals covering topics such as information infrastructure, data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more.

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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
High-quality, peer-reviewed journal articles in physical science and engineering, health sciences, life sciences, and social sciences and humanities.
ScienceDirect includes more than 2000 journal titles in the collections Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Social Sciences and Humanities. These journals are exclusive to ScienceDirect and not available anywhere else online.

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Science Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
A full text general science database that covers over 320 journals within a broad range of science literature.
Science Full Text Select provides full-text articles with abstracts covering a core selection of science periodicals. The database includes all the full text content from Wilson’s Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, and General Science Full Text, plus additional related full text science titles indexed by other Wilson databases including Readers’ Guide Full Text and Wilson OmniFile Full Text. Subjects include acoustics, aeronautics, agriculture, astronomy, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, communications and information technology, conservation, earth science, ecology, mathematics, physics, robotics, space science, waste management and more. Coverage is 1994 or later through the present.

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