Writing a Technical Paper

The Abstract

• Abstract

  The manuscript should be accompanied by a 100- to 200-word abstract presenting a concise summary of the main text of the paper as well as its purpose and main conclusions. The abstract should be complete in itself, i.e., the reader should not have to read the paper to understand the points made in the abstract nor should the abstract contain any references.

  
  

  See: Information for Authors of Technical Papers

  http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/power/subpages/authors.html

  
  

  
  

• Abstract

  An abstract is a brief (approximately 100 words) summary of your project that appears at the beginning of your report. It should be succinct and self-contained.
      The abstract should include

  
  

  • an introductory sentence that create interest and draws attention to the topic;

  • the project definition and goals;

  • the method of solution;

  • the results; and,

  • the conclusions.

    
    

  Place the abstract on a separate page single spaced with no indentions.

  
  

  (from Writing the technical paper:

  http://www.aspire.cs.uah.edu/textbook/projdev2012.html )