科技英文写作20081002b.pptVIP

Technical Writingfor Engineering StudentsFrom Start to Finish Professor Guilin Wen Hunan University 2008-11-04 Structure of a formal technical paper Abstract（摘要） The Abstract is intended to be a concise, self-contained informative document which gives readers the essence of the report, especially its scope and the conclusions reached. A well-written Abstract enables your readers to judge quickly whether the report or paper is sufficiently interesting for them to read on. Abstract（摘要） 1. Write your Abstracts last-that is after the whole paper is completed. 2. Begin on a new page, and provide all the essential information in about 150 to 250 words. 3. Be concise, and avoid words and expressions that convey little or insignificant information (废话少讲） 4. Write simply because although most readers are informed, they may not be expert in your subject. 5. Make the abstract self-contained and do not refer to tables or graphs in your abstract. Abstract（摘要）: information elements 1. The background: to explain in general terms the context and significance of the investigation. 2. Purpose and Scope: to tell readers the objectives and limitations. 3. Methodology: to state briefly the procedure, the theory and the techniques used. 4. Important Findings: to summarize the deduced findings from the investigation and analysis. 5. Conclusions/Recommendations: to state the conclusions drawn, one for each objective, and if relevant, recommendations for further work. To highlight the main sections of a formal technical paper The Main Section forms the bulk of your formal report or paper. To help you understand the information structure of this Section, we have summarized the various elements of the different sections in Table 1 To highlight the main sections of a formal technical paper Introduction（介绍）: Points of language Introduction（介绍）: Points of language Previous research Introduction（介绍）: Points of language VERB TENSE (emphasis on author) Introduction（介绍）: Points of langua