It's been quiet since starting this feed. Feel free to contribute your work with (Web) VPython so the world can see it! I hope to see many of you at #AAPTWM23 next weekend and the following week.
The Perdue sci/eng library has a nice "How to Read a Scientific Paper" guide for students:
I especially like this graphic which clearly illustrates the contents you'd expect in the traditional sections with a simple, understandable example. The contrast between "results" and "discussion" is really clear here! I wish they had a "conclusion" too though.
Lunar eclipse pic from the Jack C Davis Observatory. Snapped this about 45 minutes before the storm clouds covered everything. Woke up to ❄️. #lunareclipse
Intro post. I am a physics professor at a community college in northern Nevada USA. I am also the director of the Jack C Davis Observatory. Overall I am an educator, science outreach enthusiast, and scientist in that order of priority. My profile pic is of me on the SOFIA observatory in the near infrared.