Difference between revisions of "Tutorial:Reading"

Latest revision as of 17:28, 13 August 2021

Why reading is important.
Challenges for amateur readers.
General logic flows.
An example.
Tip #1: What-why-how.
Tip #2: Top-down.
Tip #3: Problem-driven.
Understand the examples.
Another example.
Critical thinking: questions while reading.
Beyond reading: ideas.

Why reading is important

Find interesting problems.
Know the literature.
Learn methodologies.

Challenges for amateur readers

Lack of background fundamentals.
Dive too deep into details.
Lose focus.
- Too many papers.
- Treat all materials as equally important.
Lack of critical thinking.

Tip #1: What-why-how

Follow the logic flow, and go directly to the target part.

Tip #2: Top-down

Overview -> Details

Most papers are written following the ``Overview-details policy. One can skip details and grasp the skeleton of the paper.

Claims -> Reasons

First claim, then reasons. If you have doubts about a claim, usually, you can continue to the following explanation. If a claim is intuitive and reasonable, you may stip the explanations.

Tip #3: Problem-driven

A good paper is organized with intuitive problems. It is a journey of solving problems, instead of introducing endless points.

Motivation: Why the problem is important and challenging
Aim/Goal: What is the paper's main goal and the rough idea to address the challenges.
Solutions: Details to implement the proposed idea.

Understand the examples

If a detailed example is used in the paper, try to fully understand that example. That would save a lot of time understanding the soul of the paper.

Critical thinking: questions while reading

Is the problem really important and necessary?
Do the challenges/assumptions hold? Why existing works cannot handle it.
Are the problems really solved by the proposal.
Do the reasons presented explain the observation/problem statment.

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+===Why reading is important===
+* Find interesting problems.
+* Know the literature.
+* Learn methodologies.
+===Challenges for amateur readers===
+* Lack of background fundamentals.
+* Dive too deep into details.
+* Lose focus.
+*- Too many papers.
+*- Treat all materials as equally important.
+* Lack of critical thinking.
+===Tip #1: What-why-how===
+Follow the logic flow, and go directly to the target part.
+===Tip #2: Top-down===
+* Overview -> Details
+Most papers are written following the ``Overview-details'' policy.
+One can skip details and grasp the skeleton of the paper.
+* Claims -> Reasons
+First claim, then reasons.
+If you have doubts about a claim, usually, you can continue to the following explanation.
+If a claim is intuitive and reasonable, you may stip the explanations.
+===Tip #3: Problem-driven===
+A good paper is organized with intuitive problems.
+It is a journey of solving problems, instead of introducing endless points.
+* Motivation: Why the problem is important and challenging
+* Aim/Goal: What is the paper's main goal and the rough idea to address the challenges.
+* Solutions: Details to implement the proposed idea.
+===Understand the examples===
+If a detailed example is used in the paper, try to ''fully'' understand that example.
+That would save a lot of time understanding the soul of the paper.
+===Critical thinking: questions while reading===
+* Is the problem really important and necessary?
+* Do the challenges/assumptions hold? Why existing works cannot handle it.
+* Are the problems really solved by the proposal.
+* Do the reasons presented explain the observation/problem statment.

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