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Writing for Computer Science , 2nd Ed
281 pages - paperback
Springer-Verlag UK - (isbn 1-85233-802-4)
Apr. 2004


 
 
  Price:     32,97 EUR
   
  Author(s):     Zobel, Justin (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
   
  Description:     The elements of good writing are an essential part of success in science. With comprehensive practical help for students and experienced researchers, Writing for Computer Science: - Gives extensive guidance for writing style and editing; - Presents sound practice for graphs, figures, and tables; - Guides the presentation of mathematics, algorithms and experiments; - Shows how to assemble research materials into a technical paper; - Offers guidelines and advice on spoken presentations. This second edition contains detailed new material on research methods, the how-to of being a scientist, including: - Development of ideas into research programs; -Design and evaluation of experiments; - How to search for, read, evaluate, and referee other research; - Research ethics and the qualities that separate good and bad science. Writing for Computer Science is not only an introduction to the doing and describing of research, but is a handy reference for working scientists in computing and mathematical sciences.
   
  Contents List:     From the contents: Introduction * Good Style * Style Specifics * Punctuation * Mathematics * Graphs, Figures, and Tables * Algorithms * Editing * Writing up * Doing Research * Experimentation * Refereeing * Ethics * Presentations * Afterword * Exercises.

   
  Weight:     567 g    
  Dimensions:     235    
  Publisher:     Springer-Verlag London Ltd    
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