{"product_id":"writing-for-computer-science-paperback","title":"Writing for Computer Science - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin Zobel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll researchers need to write or speak about their work, and to have research that is worth presenting. Based on the author's decades of experience as a researcher and advisor, this third edition provides detailed guidance on writing and presentations and a comprehensive introduction to research methods, the how-to of being a successful scientist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Development of ideas into research questions;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How to find, read, evaluate and referee other research;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Design and evaluation of experiments and appropriate use of statistics;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Ethics, the principles of science and examples of science gone wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of the book is a step-by-step guide to effective communication, with advice on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Writing style and editing;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Figures, graphs and tables;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Mathematics and algorithms;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Literature reviews and referees' reports;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Structuring of arguments and results into papers and theses;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Writing of other professional documents;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Presentation of talks and posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an accessible style and including handy checklists and exercises, \u003ci\u003eWriting for Computer Science \u003c\/i\u003eis not only an introduction to the doing and describing of research, but is a valuable reference for working scientists in the computing and mathematical sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll researchers need to write or speak about their work, and to have research that is worth presenting. Based on the author's decades of experience as a researcher and advisor, this third edition provides detailed guidance on writing and presentations and a comprehensive introduction to research methods, the how-to of being a successful scientist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Development of ideas into research questions;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How to find, read, evaluate, and referee other research;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Design and evaluation of experiments, and appropriate use of statistics;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Ethics, the principles of science, and examples of science gone wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of the book is a step-by-step guide to effective communication, with advice on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Writing style and editing;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Figures, graphs, and tables;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Mathematics and algorithms;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Literature reviews and referees' reports;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Structuring of arguments and results into papers and theses;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Writing of other professional documents;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Presentation of talks and posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an accessible style, and including handy checklists and exercises, \u003ci\u003eWriting for Computer Science \u003c\/i\u003eis not only an introduction to the doing and describing of research, but is a valuable reference for working scientists in the computing and mathematical sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustin Zobel is Head of the University of Melbourne's Department of Computing \u0026amp; Information Systems. He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne and for many years was based at RMIT University, where he led the Search Engine group. As a researcher, Professor Zobel is best known for his role in the development of algorithms for efficient web search. His current research areas include search, measurement and evaluation, bioinformatics, fundamental algorithms and data structures and compression. He is an author of around 200 papers, has written three texts on postgraduate study and research methods and is an associate editor of ACM Transactions on Information Systems, Information Processing \u0026amp; Management, and Information Retrieval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717825597503,"sku":"9781447166382","price":106.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7ab9a24ad8d13d10e6cbf462cab2c8aa.webp?v=1765079791","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/writing-for-computer-science-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}