Scientific Writing

Scientific Writing

Below you find a selection of books and articles that are very useful for writing scientifc papers and articles. If you have further suggestions, please do not hesitate contacting me.

• Jennifer Widom: Tips for Writing Technical Papers (since I got to know about this article, I give it to every student who starts writing a scientific article for the first time) [Read online]
• Robert A. Day and Barbara Gastel: How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (very comprehensive and usefull)
• William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White: The Elements of Style (very condensed information on how to write perfect English; this is a must read)
• Tristan Miller: Advice for German Writers (very nice and not so long article that is in particular helpful for people of German mother tongue) [Read online]
• Academic Phrasebank of the University of Manchester (good when you are looking for examples how to phrase things; provides also further references) [Read online]
• Hans F. Ebel and Claus Bliefert: Diplom- und Doktorarbeit (very useful when writing your Master's thesis or PhD thesis; in German)

Presentations

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Coding

• Code Conventions for the Java Programming Language (stable since 1999) [Read online]