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What is a Journal?
The word journal comes from the French word jour and from the Latin word diurnalis meaning daily. Thus, a journal is some form of notebook in which daily writing (or at least regular writing) is recorded. Journals help people clarify their thoughts. Jotting down feelings, responses, and insights into daily events gives writers an opportunity to discover what they think and how they feel about different topics.
Journal
Journal writing is informal, casual writing. By writing about different topics, you not only improve your writing skills, but also you have an opportunity to explore your thoughts without being chastised for grammar, usage, or other errors. Journals are idea books; they are places where writers are free to “think” in writing.
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If you have never kept a journal, you may never have experienced the freedom of writing for no immediate purpose other than to explore a thought. So that you will understand the informal nature of journal writing, try the following practice exercise. If you have to ramble aimlessly before finding a main idea, do not worry; you are allowed to ramble for awhile. When you do discover your topic, however, try to stay with it. Keeping with your topic will help you learn how to explore it in detail. This skill can be transferred to more formal theme writing assignments later.
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General Structure of Journal
Title
Main MenuThis should be short, but precise, and convey the point of the report. It could be either a statement or a question.
For example, a title like "Voltage-current relationship of a transistor" is good, as is "Does the transistor obey Ohm's Law?". But simply "The transistor" is too vague and is not a good title.
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Abstract
The abstract summarizes, in a couple of sentences, the content of the report. It provides a brief (5-10 lines) outline of what the report is about; it should include a statement of what it is you measured and its value.
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Introduction
The role of this section is to state why the work reported is useful, where it fits in the bigger picture of the field (or of science in general), and to discuss briefly the theoretical hypotheses which are to be tested, for example the Absolute Zero experiment, state the meaning of absolute zero and how it is to be measured, mention the equation PV = nRT and discuss its verification, and under what circumstances you expect it to be valid.
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Experimental Method
Describe the apparatus and procedure used in the experiment. Enough details should be provided for the reader to have a clear idea of what was done. But be careful to not swamp the reader with insignificant or useless facts.
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In this section, you present and interpret the data you have obtained. If at all possible, avoid tables of data. Graphs are usually a much clearer way to present data (make sure axes are labeled, and error bars are shown!). Please make sure the graphs and diagrams have concise figure captions explaining what they are about! Do not show the details of error calculations. The derivation of any formulae you use is not required, but should be referenced. Explain how your data corroborates (or does not corroborate) the hypotheses being tested, and compare, where possible, with other work. Also, estimate the magnitude of systematic errors which you feel might influence your results (e.g. In the Absolute Zero experiment, how big is the temperature correction? Does this alter your results significantly?).
Results and Discussion
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Conclusion
In a few lines, sum up the results of your experiment. Do your data agree (within experimental error) with theory? If not, can you explain why? Remember that the conclusion is a summary; do not say anything in the conclusion which you have not already discussed more fully earlier in the text.
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References
In this section of the report list all of the documents that you refer to in your report. We recommend numbering the references sequentially in the text, in their order of appearance, and listing them in the same order in the references section.One possible reference format is used by the Canadian Journal of Physics. That is:for JOURNALS: Author(s), Journal Title, Volume (year) page numberfor BOOKS: Author(s), Book Title, Publisher, city of publication,year of publication, page (or range of relevant pages).
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What is a Article?
Article
Article scope
Quality of articles
A article, is a page that has encyclopedic information on it. An article is usually an informative, non-fictional piece of written work. It is always part of a larger publication, such as a journal, magazine, etc.Article identifies a notable encyclopedic topic, summarizes that topic comprehensively, contains references to reliable sources, and links to other related topics. Most articles consist of paragraphs and images, but they may also be formatted as stand-alone lists.
Article scope
Article
Quality of articles
Each article has a scope, which is what the article covers. The article should contain a readable summary of everything within the scope, given due weight, based on what reliable sources say.
Quality of articles
Article
Article scope
Articles range greatly in quality, from as high as featured articles to as low as candidates for speedy deletion. Some articles are quite lengthy and rich in content while others are shorter (possibly stubs) or of lesser quality.
What is a Article?
Step to Write an Article
1. Get to know your audience. Decide who you need to write for before proceeding with planning or writing an article. Writing for an academic audience vs. writing for pre-teens is very different and you will need to plan accordingly.
2. Identify the needs of your readership. What do your readers need to know? How does your own knowledge matchup against the information they need? This will be the easiest way for you to find a topic to write about. You can also extensively research information that you don’t know, so don’t be deterred by that.
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3. If you are writing an article about something that other people are also writing about, try to be unique in how you approach the material. You should add to the conversation, not exist alongside it. This will draw your readers in and keep them coming back for more. Write about your topic in a way that no one has ever written about it before. You can take a different tone, a more visual approach, or any number of other methods of altering the material. Bring new ideas to the topic. Make suggestions or offer information that other people don’t have. This will give people a reason to read your work over others.
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4. You should care about the topic you choose to write about. Your enthusiasm will show in your writing and it will be much more engaging for your readers. You may even be able to make them care about something they did not care about previously, like current events or historical concepts.
Research Your Idea
Step to Write an Article
1. Learn the basics. Get the general explanation of whatever you are trying to write about. This will give you a basic framework for what to look for as you research. You can use a website like Wikipedia, read newspaper articles or a book, or talk to someone knowledgeable on the subject. It will depend what you are writing about. You should assume, at this stage, that some or all of the information you are getting is incorrect or incomplete. Don’t stop your research here.
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2. Find reliable sources. Now that you know what to look for, research your topic. You can use the internet, a library, conduct interviews, watch documentaries, or whatever you feel is appropriate to teach you everything you need to know about your topic. Be an expert! You can do research online very easily. However, you should be wary. Draw only from reliable sources like reputable newspapers, experts on the topic, government websites, or university websites. Look for information that lists other sources, since this will help back up any claims made by your source. These materials can also be acquired in print and the same precautions should be taken there.
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3. Get different types of material. During your research, look for material that isn’t text. This can be used or altered to add to your article. You can look for data to make your own charts or templates, take photographs to match your text, or anything else which you feel might help your readers understand the information better and make them care about the topic as much as you do.
Article Writing Tips
Research Your Idea
When you are writing an article there are a few items that you can include: who, why, where, when, what and how. If you answer these questions, you are half way to writing a good article. Check grammar and spelling as you go and when you have finished the article. Spend the time correcting these during the creation process and once the article is complete and don't forget to include LSI keywords.
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What is a LSI keyword? LSI keywords are related keywords and can be found by using Google adwords keyword tool. An example of LSI keywords are words you might find in the same paragraph as a specific keyword ( related keywords ) eg if the keyword is "Article Writing" then LSI keywords include the following: SEO article, web content writing, article writers, article writing service etc.
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What is a LSI keyword? LSI keywords are related keywords and can be found by using Google adwords keyword tool. An example of LSI keywords are words you might find in the same paragraph as a specific keyword ( related keywords ) eg if the keyword is "Article Writing" then LSI keywords include the following: SEO article, web content writing, article writers, article writing service etc.
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