一位优秀科学家谈如何高效阅读科技文献.doc

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Howtoreadpaperseffectively?

Atthebeginningofmyresearch,Itriedtoreadasmanypapersaspossibleandtriedtogetalldetailsofpaper.AfterseveralweeksIwasgotstuck.Therearesomanytopicsandsomanyproblems.IdidnotknowwhatIshouldreadmoreandwhatIshouldfocuson.Infact,IfoundIdon’tknowhowtodoresearch.Mymosturgentproblemwastolearnhowtoreadpaper.ThenIspenttwodaystolearnit.Isearchedonthewebsiteandgotlotsofgoodadvicesonthetopic.Iappreciatedallthehelptome.Thesesuggestionsfromdifferentpeoplehavedifferentemphasis.Accordingtomyunderstandingofthosesuggestions,Isummarizedtheseideasandlistedthemasfollowingtoguidemyongoingresearch.

Wheneverreading,alwayskeepinmind“knowwhatyouwant,andthengetitandonmore”.

Itisbettertokeepupfreeyourmindandtonotgetthethinkingof

othersinterfereyourownfreethinking.

Youneedtokeepupmoretofindoutwhattheproblemsarethantoreadtofindthesolutions.

Thereadingisnecessarytoknowwhatisgoingonandwhatispossible.Butreadingtogetthesolutionsdoesnotbethewaytodogreatresearch.

Don’tgiveyourselfverymuchtime.“figureoutwhatthispaperisabout”within30minutes.Justdoit,youwillfigureitout.Justimagineyou’rereviewerwhoseplaneislandingintwentyminutes,andyouhavetodecidewhetherthispaperiscrappyorgood.

Passone:

whatisthepoint?

（5minutes）

1.ReadthetitlecarefullyandthinkwhatIwilldounderthistitleifIwastheauthorfor5minutes.

2.Readabstract,skinsectionheadlines,introductionandconclusion.

Answerthefollowingquestions：

1.Whatistheproblem?

2.Whatisthebenefittosolvethisproblem?

3.Whathavebeendoneontheproblem?

4.Whyareother’sworksinadequate?

5.Whatistheauthor’ssolution?

Underwhatassumptions?

6.Whyishis/hersolutionbetterthanothers?

What’sthelimitation?

Passtwo:

what’stheevidence?

（15minutes）onlywhenyoubelieveitdeservesacarefullyreading.

Wheneverreadingthedetail,alwayskeepinmind“donotmissthebigpicture”.Don’tassumethatunderstandingeachphrasewillenableyoutounderstandthewholeidea.

Answerthefollowingquestions:

1.What’sthenewsolution?

2.Howdoestheauthorevaluatethesolutionintermsofargumentoranexperiment/simulation.

3.Doestheconclusionfollowlogicallyformtheobservations?

4.DoIthinkitistrue?

CanIconvincesomeoneelsewhatitistrue.

5.Isthereanymoreconclusionoralternativeconclusion?

6.Doestheconclusionstillholdforsomespecialcases?

7.Howshouldtheworkbefollowedupbytheauthor?

Bymyself?

Passthree:

maketheideayouown（10minutes）

Reflectonthepaper.Followtheideabacktoitsoriginandrediscoveritforyourself.Skimthepaperbackandforthifnecessary.

1.Writedownanoutlineinyourownwordin2-5sentence.

2.Howdoyouapplytheirapproachtoyourownwork?

3.Writedownyourquestionswhenyougoalong.