I've used this approach for the last 15 years to read con-ference proceedings, write reviews, do background research, and to quickly review papers before a discussion.

READ an often feel like your eading another language. That is because you are. Mathematics is a language of its own that uses symbols, definitions, nd theorems to try and be as precise as …

Acknowledge that by skimming you may end up missing some key details in favor of the main ideas. These details can help solidify concepts in your mind, so if you find yourself still …

To begin the course, however, we consider how to read a research paper. This discussion presupposes that you have a good reason to carefully read a research paper – for example, …

1. Pre-Alphabetic Phase they use visual or context cues to read (or guess) words. For example, they may use the golden a ches rather than the letter M to read “McDonald’s.” They may know …

Today, I routinely read and annotate PDFs on an iPad, using voice recognition when I want to make a note. Some of these readers, as well as ebook readers such as Kindle, allow you to …

Okay, all packed? Then, let’s go! Okay, let’s start our trip to understanding scientific papers! In this section, we will read sections of a paper in the order that makes for faster, more efficient …