General Writing - FlowWhen writing doesn’t flow

Try rewriting Do you have a topic sentence?Did you have an outline?

Explain to the reader “In this section we describe …”“Now we address the issue of …”

Put in a (sub)section break

ExamplesRecent improvements in the capabilities of autonomous robots have led to robots that are capable of solving a range of problems.

Recent improvements in autonomous robots’ capabilities have led to robots capable of solving a range of problems.

General Writing - ListsUse lists

List of alternate methodsList of tested algorithmsList of conclusions

List, then describe each in detailSame orderLeave none out

Lists don’t have to look like lists

General Writing - ListsWe make controlled comparisons of several

algorithms using the same data sets and parameters to determine which algorithm is the most efficient.

Bubble sort is a sorting algorithm that consecutively orders each pair in the list. It makes repeated passes through the list until no changes are made.

The Iris data set consists of measurements from 150 irises (flowers)…

The E. coli data set …Quick sort …Heap sort …

General Writing - ListsWe make controlled comparisons of three sorting

algorithms (bubble, heap, and quick sort) using the same two data sets (Iris and E. coli) and the same parameters to determine which algorithm is the most efficient.

Bubble sort consecutively orders each pair in the list. It makes repeated passes through the list until no changes are made. …

Heap Sort …Quick Sort …The Iris data set …The E. coli data set …

General Writing - ListsAssuming you summarize (list) the major results in abstract/intro.Use the same terms (and order) in describing resultsUse the same terms (and order) in conclusion

General Writing – Visual Cues

SectionsSubsectionsBoldDon’t overdo it