I'm a PhD student in robotics currently writing down my first paper. Any tips or advice on how I can structure and write a clear, understandable and concise paper? What HN researchers do when writing their papers?
Great video that will definitely help you rethink your approach<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIzMaLkCaM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIzMaLkCaM</a><p>It challenges the bad advice you've received up to now
I think you'll get a lot from this awesome talk:<p><i>How to write a great research paper</i> with Simon Peyton Jones<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuoZ3becbXU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuoZ3becbXU</a><p>He gave a related talk that's also excellent:<p><i>How to give a great research talk</i><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT_-owjKIbA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT_-owjKIbA</a>
Contact your counsellor or teacher at school! There is a very definite advantage to get their specific opinions because they will be grading it, and involving them shows both interest and concern.<p>Furthermore, it is always important to boil the paper's subject down to a single sentence, and start from there.