Week 10, assignments:
1. Suppose you have written a research paper and are considering the following alternative titles. Which one
meets all the desirable criteria?
(a) Studies on the effect of Remdesivir on COVID-19 patients of the 40-60 age group
(b) The Effect Of Remdesivir On COVID-19 Patients Of The 40-60 Age Group
(c) Studies on the Effect of Remdesivir on COVID-19 Patients of the 40-60 Age Group
(d) The Effect of Remdesivir on COVID-19 Patients of the 40-60 Age Group
Correct answer: The Effect of Remdesivir on COVID-19 Patients of the 40-60 Age Group
2. Is the following abstract of a paper in proper form? What are the problems?
Abstract: In previous years several theoretical papers discussed if time can be an emergent property deriving from
quantum correlations. Here, to provide insight into how this phenomenon can occur, we present an experiment that
illustrates Page and Wootters’ mechanism of “static” time [1], and Gambini et al. for subsequent refinements [2].
A static, entangled state between a clock system and the rest of the universe is perceived as evolving by internal
observers that test the correlations between the two subsystems. We implement this mechanism using an entangled state
of the polarization of two photons:
Add the singlet state equation here:
Finally, we derives equation (13) which quantifies the entangled state.
(a) The abstract is too long
(b) The abstract has paragraph break
(c) The abstract has displayed equation
(d) The abstract has references
(e) The abstract refers to an equation which appears in the body of the paper.
Correct answer: (b), (c), (d), (e)
3. The Introduction section of a paper contains:
(a) Problem statement
(b) Literature Survey
(c) Simulation results
(d) Results with graphs and tables
(e) An outline of the methodology followed
Correct answer: (a), (b), (e)
4. Which of the following are acceptable formats of references?
(a) E. N. Lorenz. Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow.
(b) E. N. Lorenz. Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 20(2):130–141, 1963.
(c) E. N. Lorenz, “Deterministic nonperiodic flow,” Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 130–141,
1963.
(d) E. N. Lorenz. Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 130–141, 1963.
(e) E. N. Lorenz, J. Atmos. Sc., 20, 130 (1963).
Correct answer: (b), (c), (e)
5. A vector graphic image is
(a) A drawing of vectors
(b) A graph where vectors are drawn
(c) An image format that does not become blocky upon enlargement
(d) An image that is made up of innumerable dots
Correct answer: (c)
6. A raster graphic image is
(a) Generated by image processing programs like MS-Paint, Photoshop, etc.
(b) Made up of tiny dots in four colours
(c) Stored in file formats like jpg, bmp, png, etc.
(d) Image of a duty roster
Correct answer: (a), (b) , (c)
7. One should try to build theories in science
(a) Based only on what is observed
(b) Avoiding speculation on things that are not yet observed
(c) Regarding observed things and phenomena as well as what are not yet observed
(d) The only purpose of theory building should be to relate measurements
Correct answer: (c)
8. The difference between a hyphen and a dash is that
(a) A hyphen is short and a dash is long
(b) A dash is used when a long word is broken at the end of a line.
(c) A hyphen is used only in titles and section headings and a dash is used in the text
(d) A hyphen is used to join two words and a dash is used to join two sentence fragments
Correct answers: (a) and (d)
9. Which of the following graphs has axis labels suitable for publication
(a)
(b)
(c) (d)
Correct answer: (c)
10. The conclusion section of a paper can contain
(a) an acknowledgement of funding support
(b) a summary of critical results
(c) a reiteration of the points raised in the introduction
(d) references to cited articles
Correct answer: (b)
