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Book SynopsisDuring the course of Dutch physicist and Spinoza Prize-winner Ad Lagendijk’s long and influential career, he has published more than 300 articles, supervised over thirty doctoral dissertations, and given countless presentations and conference addresses. Over the years, his incisive consultations, tips, and rules for scientific study have proven themselves so beneficial to the emerging scientists under his watch that he has been inundated with requests for a written version. Aimed primarily at undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students, this essential guide presents Lagendijk’s practical how-to advice on topics such as writing scientific texts, presenting data and research information, and the writing and reading of collegial emails. Each section is organised by a collection of short rules, outlined and numbered in a logical order as selfexplanatory pieces of information – allowing the reader the freedom to study any number of them in any desired order. But it doesn’t stop there: many of the hints, in particular those referring to presentations, are of invaluable use for a much broader audience of professionals, up to consultants and (public) managers. Survival Guide for Scientists is complimented by www.sciencesurvivalblog.com where Lagendijk and others explore ways of making scientific writing more effective.
Table of ContentsGeduLagendijk - Survival Guide for Scientists - 2 Summary Contents - 8 Detailed Contents - 10 Preface - 32 Writing Guide For Scientists - 34 1 Introduction - 35 2 Manuscript handling - 42 3 Text formatter - 51 4 Text structure - 55 5 Text content - 59 6 Text speling - 76 7 Math - 78 8 Figures - 83 9 Tables - 91 10 Submision - 93 11 Referee reports - 96 12 Administration - 104 13 Reaching out - 107 14 Alternative publishing - 108 15 Protecting your papers - 112 16 About - 115 Presentation Guide for Scientists - 118 1 General - 120 2 Proces of presentation - 127 3 Spoken text - 134 4 Slides - 147 5 Technical aspects - 180 6 Ten commandments - 188 7 Checklist - 189 8 About - 190 8.A Trademarks - 191 Email Guide For Scientists - 192 1 Introduction - 194 2 General principles - 198 3 Receiving emails - 205 4 Sending emails - 213 5 Managing acount(s) - 230 6 Archiving emails - 238 7 Security - 243 8 Internet Protocols - 247 9 About - 250 Index - 252
