Scientific Writing
Autumn 2011
0368-4000
Details
Nachum Dershowitz
Wed. 16-18
Orenstein 102
Requirements
Attendence is mandatory
Exercises are mandatory
Hard work is necessary
Assignments:
Abstracts (30 Nov.)
Poster (13 Dec.)
Extended Abstracts (27 Dec.)
Chapter (mid Feb.)
Reviews
Grammar presentation
Research presentation
Grade is pass/fail
Resources
Links
Course Wiki
Lessons
2 November
Write Research Summary
Hans Rosling on Animated Stats
Quiz #1
9 November
Articles
Quiz #2
16 November
Commas
(Alex)
Mathematical Writing
Knuth's Mathematical Writing
Toby Walsh on Paper Writing
Your Abstracts
23 November
Colons and Semicolons
(Yaron K)
Uri's Lecture
Guidelines
Presenting
Ian Parberry's
Speaker's Guide
Visual Aids
Colors in Scientific Writing
Online Check for Colors
Download Check for Colors
30 November
Capitalization
(Sasha)
Tenses
(Shir)
Pronunciation
Th
Poster Specification: due 13 Dec.
Posters in LaTeX
(Cambridge)
(Beamer)
Template for Powerpoint
7 December
Quotations
(Yaron O)
On Posters
Poster Guidelines
How to Make a Good Poster
Poster Tips
14 December
Extended Abstract (click for detailed instructions): due 27 Dec.
How to Write an Abstract
More how-tos
21 December
Conditionals (Livnat)
How to Write a Paper
Titles (Good and Bad)
Organization
28 December
Singular & Plural (Rinat)
Texisms
(Source)
On Reviewing
How to Review
4 January
Email etiquette (Amir)
11 January
Prepositions (Yuval)
Common errors (Raphy)
18 January
Why?
Advice for the Young Researcher
More punctuation (Taron V)
25 January
Quiz
Tufte on Powerpoint
Powerpoint and the Shuttle Disaster
Final assignment: introduction to thesis (click for details)
Use TAU-CS thesis format
Guidelines
(comments welcome)
Latex style
(comments welcome)
Word template (volunteer needed)
An example of a nice thesis (in preparation)
How to Write a Thesis
1 February -- No class
Student Presentations
30 Nov.:
Livnat
7 Dec.:
Yaron V
14 Dec.:
Rinat
;
Yuval
21 Dec.:
Yaron K
;
Yaron O
28 Dec.:
Eugene
4 Jan.:
Raphy
11 Jan.:
Amir
; Sasha
18 Jan.:
25 Jan.:
Alex
Last Year