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==Lecture 3: Scientific writing== | ==Lecture 3: Scientific writing== | ||
*[[Media:MERMIN=whats_wrong_with_these_equations.pdf|What's wrong with these equations]] | |||
== Templates for project reports == | |||
*[[Media:phys660_template.tex|PHYS660 template]] and the embedded [[Media:newton.pdf|PDF figure]] | |||
*Math into LaTeX: [[Media:latex_tips.tex|How to Beautify Equations]] (and the embedded [[Media:decay.pdf|PDF figure]]) | |||
== LaTeX packages == | |||
*[http://miktex.org/ MikTeX] (free LaTeX implementation for Windows) | |||
*[http://texstudio.sourceforge.net/ TexStudio] (free TeX Editor for Windows, Linux, or Mac OS) | |||
*[https://www.jabref.org/ JabRef] (free organizer for BibTeX references) | |||
==Lecture 4: Scientific presentations== | ==Lecture 4: Scientific presentations== | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 9 August 2016
Lecture 1: Physics & Astronomy journals
News & Views
General Science
General Physics
Reviews
Applied Physics
- Nature Materials
- Applied Physics Letters
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Applied Physics Review
- Physical Review Applied
- Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
- Optics Express
- Journal of Chemical Physics
- Biophysics Journal
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Astronomical Journal
- Astrophysical Journal
- Astrophysical Journal Letters
Space and Plasma Physics
Mathematical and Computational Physics
Lecture 2: Searching the scientific literature
Lecture 4: Scientific conferences and workshops
- APS student membership
- APS March meeting for condensed matter physics students
- APS April meeting for astrophysics and high energy physics students
- APS DAMOP meeting for AMO students
- CECAM workshops
- Psi-K workshops and hands-on courses
Lecture 3: Scientific writing
Templates for project reports
- PHYS660 template and the embedded PDF figure
- Math into LaTeX: How to Beautify Equations (and the embedded PDF figure)
LaTeX packages
- MikTeX (free LaTeX implementation for Windows)
- TexStudio (free TeX Editor for Windows, Linux, or Mac OS)
- JabRef (free organizer for BibTeX references)
Lecture 4: Scientific presentations
Talks
- Preparing and giving a good talk requires a lot of discipline, particularly with regard to cutting out material.
- Advice to beginning physics speakers
- What's wrong with those talks?
- Who is listening? What do they hear?
