META-tutorial: Tutorial on how to write tutorials

by Yulin Wu and Tanya Kazakova

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Please submit 3 files as your tutorial:

File 1: Paper as plain text;

File 2: Figures;

File 3: Equations and table with summary of notation. 

Details of the requested 3 files:

File 1: Paper as plain text. Submit the text of your tutorial as a .txt file (for example, you can use Notepad). Make sure your .txt file is readable without formulas and figures. It should be a paper, not a list simply copied from your PowerPoint. Your text should reference the number of each of the figures and formulas you are using.

Here are the guidelines of writing the text of your Tutorial. First of all, your tutorial should include three crucial parts:

Part 1: Abstract;

Part 2: Tutorial that provides a detailed explanation of your abstract;

Part 3: Bibliography.

Your abstract should answer the following questions:

·        What are you going to talk about in your tutorial? (Briefly explain the words in your title.)

·        Where are your ideas coming from? Are you presenting one or more paper or showing results of your own work? (Clearly indicate where the ideas in your presentation are coming from, referencing your bibliography.)

·        Who are you working with? (Provide names of your collaborators on the project.)

Qualities of a good abstract:

·        At most one paragraph (300 words). Be concise.

·        Add no new information, but simply offer a summary of your tutorial.

·        Make sure your abstract is understandable to a wide audience.

Keep in mind, that your presentation and tutorial should make the paper or ideas easier to understand, not harder. Do not assume your audience read the paper you are presenting or have the background to understand that paper. 

File 2: Figures. All your pictures, numbered according to their order of occurrence in the text. You may submit them as a .zip file or as a .doc file.

File 3: Equations and table with summary of notation. Formulas go in a separate file. Formulas should be numbered according to the order they appear within your tutorial. You can submit them either as a latex source file or as a MS Word document. If you are submitting a .doc file, make sure that the sizes of symbols in your formulas are consistent within the document. Include a table with two columns: symbols and interpretation. This table should explain what your symbols mean. Make sure the symbols mean the same thing throughout the tutorial.

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