Lecture Notes
Notes are posted after each class.
Questions about lectures notes should be directed to the lecturer:
Professor Matthias Grosse Perdekamp (MGP)
Instructor Celia Elliott (cme)
Instructor Jessica Raley (JLR)
January 24
Technical Communications in Physics (cme)
Writing Effective Titles (cme)
January 31
Ethics for Young Scientists and Engineers (cme)
February 7
How to Write Abstracts that Capture Your Audience (cme)
February 14
Top 10 Ways to Use Your Listeners (cme)
February 21
How to Get Started if You Hate to Write--Outlining (cme)
February 28
How to Get Started if You Hate to Write--Paragraphs ()
Graduate School Advice--S. Lance Cooper
March 7
Revising Technical Manuscripts (cme)
Writing Instructions (JLR)
Referee Reports ()
March 14
Reference Rules and Styles in Scientific Writing (cme)
March 21
No Class--Spring BreakMarch 28
Effective Figure Captions for Technical Documents (cme)
April 4
April 11
A Framework for Ethical Decisions (cme)
Intellectual Property Rules for Physicists (cme)
April 18
Writing a Statement of Purpose for Graduate School Admission (cme)
Effective Resumes, CVs, and Cover Letters (cme)
Writing a "Diversity" Statement (cme)
April 25
How to Present a Journal Club Talk ()
Guidelines for Effective Scientific Posters ()
Eliminating Fluff in Scientific Writing (cme)
May 7
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