All researchers need to write or speak about their work, and to have research that is worth presenting. Based on the author's decades of experience as a researcher and advisor, this third edition provides detailed guidance on writing and presentations and a comprehensive introduction to research methods, the how-to of being a successful scientist.
All researchers need to write or speak about their work, and to have research that is worth presenting. Based on the author's decades of experience as a researcher and advisor, this third edition provides detailed guidance on writing and presentations and a comprehensive introduction to research methods, the how-to of being a successful scientist.
Topics include:
· Development of ideas into research questions;
· How to find, read, evaluate and referee other research;
· Design and evaluation of experiments and appropriate use of statistics;
· Ethics, the principles of science and examples of science gone wrong.
Much of the book is a step-by-step guide to effective communication, with advice on:
· Writing style and editing;
· Figures, graphs and tables;
· Mathematics and algorithms;
· Literature reviews and referees’ reports;
· Structuring of arguments and results into papers and theses;
· Writing of other professional documents;
· Presentation of talks and posters.
Written in an accessible style and including handy checklists and exercises, Writing for Computer Science is not only an introduction to the doing and describing of research, but is a valuable reference for working scientists in the computing and mathematical sciences.
A typical research paper consists of the arguments, evidence, experiments, proofs, and background required to support and explain a central hypothesis.
A paper or thesis should be an objective addition to scientific knowledge, not a description of the path that was taken to the result.
The only effective way to develop complex arguments or threads of reasoning, and evaluate whether they are robust, is to write them down
Skepticism is key to good science.
To become competent it is necessary to practice, that is, to do research and write it up with collaboration with experienced researchers. (查看原文)
Browsing to find papers and get an overview of activity and to understand the main outcomes in a body of work; background reading of texts and popular science magazines; and thorough, focused reading of key or complex papers that stretch your abilities or the limits of your understanding. (查看原文)
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