Misc points
- check spelling !
- double check it’s vs its !!
- check the language is actually British English !!! (there is apparently a way of getting Word to do this automatically (cue laughter))
- you can conclude a chapter
- you can summarise a number of chapters
- instead of “however” use “from the above”
Areas for potential research
- “one area yet to be investigated is … but beyond the scope of this report”
- “further work is required because strandard models do not incorporate this consideration”
- when questions are not answered, say why not answered or that it will be considered in the future
- what aspects of flockig have been missed?
Introduction
- almost layman level
- e.g. dictionary definitions like the Oxford English dic. go here
Proposed order
- 1/ flocking, biology and models
- 1a or 2/ drafting
- 3/ complexity and emergence
- 4/ optimisation and PSO
- 5/ problem goes here
- 6/ plan
Titling
- 1/ Descriptive — best form to start with. 10 – 20 key words in a coherent fashiong
- 2/ “Theme: provactive statement” e.g. “Flocking: the undiscovered country” — theme or thread, and then the hook
- 3/ off-the-wall: e.g. Lorenz’s butterfly. Not recommended to start with.
Meetings
- 10am Fri 8-Aug @Rdg
- 17-Jul @4.30am try mobile phone
