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\title[Reading/Writing CS]{How to Read and Write Computer Science Papers}
\author{Scot Anderson, Ph.D.}
\date{September 20,2009}
\maketitle

\section{Reading and Writing Mathematics Articles}

\subsection{Reading Mathematics Articles}

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\QTR{frametitle}{Reading Computer Science}

\begin{enumerate}
\item Find out what subject matter is covered by the article.

\item Identify the purpose of the article.

\item Identify the individual parts or components of the article and analyze
these parts in the same way as the whole.
\end{enumerate}

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\QTR{frametitle}{Determine the Subject matter}

\begin{itemize}
\item First reading of the paper

\begin{itemize}
\item Read the

\begin{itemize}
\item title/abstract

\item introduction

\item conclusions
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

\item Use the first reading to determine the subject matter of the paper and
the relevance of the paper to your topic.
\end{itemize}

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\QTR{frametitle}{Identify Purpose}

\begin{itemize}
\item Second Reading of the Paper

\begin{itemize}
\item Read all sections of the paper (including those already read)

\begin{itemize}
\item Skim through proofs or algorithms

\item Read all other area for understanding and comprehension
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

\item Be able to summarize the paper when done with the second reading.

\begin{itemize}
\item Examples

\begin{itemize}
\item Determine whether it is trying to solve a specific problem or problems.

\item Does it provide an exposition of a particular field of computer
science?
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

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\QTR{frametitle}{Identify Individual Components}

\begin{itemize}
\item Third Reading of the paper

\begin{itemize}
\item Carefully read the entire paper

\begin{itemize}
\item make sure to understand every step of the proofs, algorithms and
computations
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

\item Be able to

\begin{itemize}
\item identify the different components and parts of the content

\item make sure you see how everything ties together
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

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\QTR{frametitle}{Deciphering Proofs}

\begin{itemize}
\item Determine the proof method used by the author

\item Read over the proof making sure that you see how the author proceeded
from each step to the next

\item Try to prove the claim yourself.

\begin{itemize}
\item Usually takes at least three or four attempts before making headway

\item When you are honestly stuck, refer to the article

\item At some point, a new fact will come to light

\begin{itemize}
\item reference to lemma or theorem

\item knowing the point of a lemma or theorem

\item an unusual algebraic manipulation
\end{itemize}

\item Annotate both your notes and the article as you work through the proof
yourself
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

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\subsection{Writing Computer Science Articles}

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\QTR{frametitle}{Over View of a Paper}

\begin{enumerate}
\item The aim of a paper is to stake out a claim.

\begin{enumerate}
\item The writer will state and prove as strong a version of its main
theorem as possible.

\item Often slightly weaker theorems are easier to prove
\end{enumerate}

\item Emphasis is on novelty.

\begin{enumerate}
\item Don't discuss that which is already known (for you that is high school
and lower division undergraduate information)

\item Don't give the routine arguments (again these are arguments which you
would expect high school students to be able to do)
\end{enumerate}

\item Focus is very specific

\item A paper contains new ideas
\end{enumerate}

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\QTR{frametitle}{Definitions of Problem Articles}

\begin{enumerate}
\item An article is \textbf{uninformed} if it ignores a known fact that, had
it been used by the author, would have improved the text significantly.

\item The article is \textbf{misinformed} if it uses other material
incorrectly or in an inappropriate way, therefore rendering its own claims
invalid.

\item The article is\textbf{\ illogical} if its arguments are invalid.

\item The article is \textbf{incomplete} if it leaves important aspects
unaddressed
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\QTR{frametitle}{Things to Avoid}

\begin{itemize}
\item Too much motivational material - three reasons are enough - one really
good reason is best

\item Describing the obvious/unnecessary parts of the results

\begin{itemize}
\item "Obvious" is defined as any result that an undergraduate from the SAU
CS program would suggest as a solution if you pose the problem to them

\item a detail is unnecessary if its omission will not harm the reader's
ability to understand the important novel aspects of the result.
\end{itemize}

\item Spelling errors

\item Text in Arial: Arial and other sans-serif fonts are fine for slides
and posters, but are harder to read in continuous text. Use Times Roman or
similar serif fonts.
\end{itemize}

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\QTR{frametitle}{Outline of a Paper}

\begin{itemize}
\item Abstract - typically not more than 100-150 words. Identify the problem
through specific motivation and describe what you solve.

\item Introduction

\begin{itemize}
\item Be Brief!

\item Introduce the problem, outline the solution, include a clear statement
about why the problem is relevant and how your work differs from other work.

\item This Section is all about capturing interest!
\end{itemize}

\item Related Work - always try to tie it to work done by the organizers of
a conference, journal or class

\item Implementation - Completely describe the solution

\begin{itemize}
\item What we did: Our solution

\item How our solution works
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

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\QTR{frametitle}{Outline of a Paper Continued}

\begin{itemize}
\item Evaluation

\begin{itemize}
\item How we tested our solution.

\item How our solution performed

\item Comparisons to that of other solutions mentioned in related work, how
do these results show that our solution is effective

\item Context and limitations of our solution (should lead up to summation
in next section)
\end{itemize}

\item Conclusions and Future Work

\begin{itemize}
\item The Problem we solved: the most succinct statement of the problem in
the paper, ideally ONE\ sentence

\item Our solution: again succinct.

\item Why our solution is valuable

\item What will we do next to

\begin{itemize}
\item Improve our solution

\item Apply our solution to a harder or more realistic versions of the
problem

\item Apply our technique to a related problem.
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

\item Bibliography - follows the conclusions section
\end{itemize}

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\QTR{frametitle}{Body of the Paper and Bibliography}

See Dr. A's resources online:

\begin{itemize}
\item \url{brain.scotnpatti.com/computingwiki/WritingTechnicalPapersInLaTeX}

\item %
\url{brain.scotnpatti.com/computingwiki/DrAndersonsRulesForWritingPapers}
\end{itemize}

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\QTR{frametitle}{Acknowledgements}

This presentation contains information compiled by Alet Rout, Jonathan
Shewchuk, Henning Schulzrinne, and Scot Anderson. You will find the web page
links below.

\bigskip

\begin{enumerate}
\item Alet Roux: \url{www.math.ucdavis.edu/\symbol{126}tlewis/rfg/jclub/read%
\_math.pdf}

\item Jonathan Shewchuk: \url{www.cs.cmu.edu/\symbol{126}jrs/sins.html}

\item Henning Schulzrinne: \url{www1.cs.columbia.edu/%
\symbol{126}hgs/etc/writing-style.html}

\item Scot Anderson: %
\url{brain.scotnpatti.com/computingwiki/DrAndersonsRulesForWritingPapers}
\end{enumerate}

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