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| | Pick your style - be consistent ! | | | | Pick your style - be consistent ! | | |
| | The fewer words the better | As few words as possible, but not fewer (to paraphrase Einstein). | | | The fewer words the better | As few words as possible, but not fewer (to paraphrase Einstein). | |
| | Pointed paragraphs | Make sure that each paragraph has a point. The last sentence should give the reason why the paragraph is there by tying into the work that the paper describes. \\ Example: "This work [reviewed in this paragraph] therefore shows that no solution has been found to the problem of X." -- where the paper is about finding a solution to X, or where X is related to the topic of the paper and is addressed as part of the paper. | | | Pointed paragraphs | Make sure that each paragraph has a point. The last sentence should give the reason why the paragraph is there by tying into the work that the paper describes. \\ Example: "This work [reviewed in this paragraph] therefore shows that no solution has been found to the problem of X." -- where the paper is about finding a solution to X, or where X is related to the topic of the paper and is addressed as part of the paper. | |
| | Structure: Prior work achievements and shortcomings | The main purpose of this section is to tie your work firmly to what has been done before. Therefore, the section has to show that there are shortcomings of prior work that need to be mended. | | | Structure: Prior work achievements and shortcomings | The main purpose of this section is to tie your work firmly to what has been done before. Therefore, the section has to show that there are shortcomings of prior work that need to be mended. | |
| | Support your main argument | Remember: A scientific paper is an argument. The section on related work needs to support the main arguments made in the paper: \\ — Be selective on what papers you present in the section. \\ — Construct a narrative (tell a story), to keep the reader interested. Nobody likes to read a long, dry recount of what has been done. Use your motivation(s) (what questions are you trying to answer?) to keep the story interesting. | | | Support your main argument | Remember: A scientific paper is an argument. The section on related work needs to support the main arguments made in the paper: \\ — Be selective on what papers you present in the section. \\ — Construct a narrative (tell a story), to keep the reader interested. Nobody likes to read a long, dry recount of what has been done. Use your motivation(s) (what questions are you trying to answer?) to keep the story interesting. | |
