PHYS 496 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lecture Notes

Notes are posted after each class.
Questions about lectures notes should be directed to the lecturer:

Instructor Jessica Raley (JLR)

Instructor Taylor Hughes (TLH)

 


August 29

PHYS 496 FAQ (cme)
Technical Communications in Physics (cme)
Writing Effective Titles (cme)
Active Reading Method for Physics Papers (cme)

September 5

How to Get Started if You Hate to Write (cme)
How to Write an Abstract (cme)

September 12

Presentation Basics for Science Speakers (cme)

September 19

Writing Numbers in Technical Documents (cme)

September 26

Collaborative Writing (BH)

October 3

Graduate School—S. Lance Cooper
Writing Referee Reports (cme)
Publishing in Scientific Journals (cme)

October 10

Revising and Editing Technical Manuscripts (cme)

October 17

Celia's Tips for Science Talks (cme)
Reference Rules and Styles in Scientific Writing (cme)

October 24

Effective Figure Captions for Technical Documents (cme)

October 31

Making Verbs Work (cme)

A Framework for Ethical Decisions (cme)

November 7

Effective Scientific Posters (cme)

November 14

 

November 21

 

December 5