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Thesis Writing

Learn crucial strategies for writing a thesis efficiently - from starting with Latex to managing time traps and references. Understand the nuances of thesis writing and improve your approach with practical tips and insights.

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Thesis Writing

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  1. Thesis Writing Guðný Ragna Jónsdóttir

  2. Overview Starting References Time traps Results

  3. Starting • Formalize Motivation • Formalize Contribution • Read Thesis’s • http://www.ru.is/?PageID=7100 • Introduction • Difference between Introduction in a paper and in a thesis

  4. Starting • Latex • Use latex from the start • Start a project from the RU thesis template • Use latex to write thoughts / memos • Outline with Table of Contents • Find bib items online

  5. Latex implementation.tex

  6. Focus • Focus on contribution and results • How does the story end? • Iterative writing • Writing implementation chapter is easy • Writing intro and related work is hard

  7. References • Downloaded 100+ • Reference 40+ • Reading papers • Underlining • Annotated bibliography

  8. References • Finding papers • Phrases to look for • Google is not perfect • References of references • Inter-library loans • Saving papers • Organization • Renaming downloaded pdfs

  9. Time traps - project • Programming • 80/20 • Optimizations • Tweaking • 3rd party software • Monitoring saves time • Matlab • JFreeGraph

  10. Monitoring

  11. Time traps - thesis • Linear Representation • “Chicken and the egg” problems • Use Latex TOC for chapter/section level • References • Reading again and again • Gathering data • Running again and again

  12. Time traps

  13. Results • Gathering data • Running the system • Logging • Human subjects • Analyzing data • Compare to what – motivation, contribution • Statistics

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