1.
Goal: The goal of this work
is to provide an objective written review of the technical merits
of a research paper or project. The main discoveries, the contribution
to a particular field of science or to industry, and the relevance
of the work to the principles and methods discussed in the
M636 Mathematical Modeling course. Rule of thumbs: (1)
USE YOUR OWN WORDS and (2) assume a minimum background
for the reader.
2. Format: Maximum
5 one-side pages (including pictures, references, appendices, etc.),
type font size 12. Failure to follow this format may result in
loss of partial credit.
3.
Suggested Outline.
Introduction
In a leading paragraph, briefly describe
the aim of the paper. For instance, the aim could consist of a
new idea, methodology, algorithm, or discovery. Typically, you
can get a good idea of what the paper is all about by reading the
abstract. Then you could write a more detail description of the
relevance of the work to science or industry, those aspects that
make the paper interesting, discuss previous work or any other
work related to this paper. Make sure to include citations
and references. A final paragraph in
the introduction should include a brief overviewed of how the paper
is organized and its overall contribution to advance the scientific
knowledge.
Methodology
or Technical Section
In this section, you would want to expand the technical
aspects of the paper. If experimental data is employed, then you
could begin with a description of the experiment and the data collection
process. If a mathematical model is employed, then begin with a
derivation or description of the model and a description of each
term. In either case, make sure to give credit to those authors
who contributed to the experiment or the model. Then you can focus
on specific technical aspects and discuss any interesting results
that were observed in the analysis. For instance, a description
of the dynamics in phase space, derivation of a particular algorithm,
derivation of a particular technique, and predictions that can
infered from the model. If the emphasis of the paperis on an algorithm,
then a description of the algorithm should be followed by a discussion
of applications or examples.
Conclusions
Summarize the main ideas and results of the work. Objectively,
indicate the stregnths and weaknesses of the work. For instance,
if the authors make oversimplified or vague assumptions then criticise
them in a constructive way.
Bibliography
Make sure to include a list of relevant references. |
