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Tips

We have collected a number of guidelines to consider for the report and presentation

Write in Swedish or English. Include Title and Abstract in both Swedish and English.
We recommend the following short guide to mathematical writing by Kevin Lee A Guide to Writing Mathematics Links to an external site..
Generally write in the present tense.
Avoid esoteric words. Explain in a way that is easy to understand also for non-experts. Use acronyms sparingly. (Esoteric: adjective intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.)
Equations and reference belong to sentences. Therefore an equation ends with a period if it concludes the sentence. Do not start a sentence with an equation or a variable. Write sentences that puts the equations in a context. For good and bad examples A Guide to Writing Mathematics Links to an external site..

Focus on the mathematical part. Make sure to include:

Problem formulation
Describe the mathematical model in detail and explain how it is used to model the problem (Model, parameters, variables, objective function, etc.).
Describe the data and how it was used to determine the model and parameters of the model.
Show, explain, and interpret the results (do not tell the audience to look in the report to see the results).
Discuss model shortcomings and weaknesses. What assumptions do not match with reality.

Use captions for figures and labels to refer to equations.
Define all variables when they are used for the first time.
Do not define the concepts that you do not use. Do not write out proofs of known theorems.
No matlab code in the report.

When you hand in your final version

Before you present your thesis, and as a preparation for submitting the final report, you should fill out the following form.