Sir Isaac Newton
  Physics 496
  Introduction to Physics Research
  Spring 2021

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Lecture Notes

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

Professor Vidya Madhavan (VM)
Instructor Celia Elliott (cme)
Course Manager Jessica Raley (JLR)

January 29

Technical Communications for Physicists (cme)
Evaluating a Colloquium/Scientific Talk (VM)
Effective Titles (cme)

February 5

Ethics for Young Scientists and Engineers (cme)
Reading a Physics Paper (VM)

February 12

How to Write an Effective Abstract (cme)
Avoiding Plagiarism (VM)

February 19

How to Get Started if You Hate to Write—Outlines (cme)
Reference Rules and Styles in Scientific Writing (cme)
Mass, Count, and Collective Nouns (cme)

February 26

How to Get Started if You Hate to Write, Part II—Paragraphs (cme)

March 5

Revising Technical Manuscripts (cme)

March 12

Understanding the Scientific Publication Process (VM)
Writing Referee Reports (cme)

March 19

Communicating in Science—Celia's Tips for Science Talks (cme)

March 26

Presenting a Journal Club Talk (VM)
Making Verbs Work (cme)

April 2

Conveying Scientific Information Visually (cme)
Effective Figure Captions for Technical Documents (cme)

April 9

A Framework for Ethical Decisions (cme)
Applying the Ethics "Framework" Case Study (cme)
Making Estimates in Research (VM)

April 16

CVs, Resumes, and Letters of Application (cme)
Writing a Statement of Purpose for Graduate School Applications (cme)

April 23

Intellectual Property for Physicists (cme)
Scientific Posters—Presenting Your Results Clearly and Effectively (cme)

April 30

Eliminating Fluff in Scientific Writing (cme)
Common Latin Terms in Scientific Writing (cme)

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