UV - How to read a scientific paper

True or false: reading papers is a critical but rarely taught skill.

• True

• False

What is the three-pass approach?

• A method which allows us to read papers faster.

• A method which allows us to read papers more efficiently.

True or false: You should always read a paper from beginning to end.

• True

• False

The first pass...

• provides important details about the paper.

• provides the general idea about the paper.

The second pass...

• allows you to grasp the paper's contents, but not the details.

• allows you to understand the paper in depth.

True or false: Once you've finished the first pass, you may decide if you want to continue reading the paper.

• True

• False

True or false: After the second pass, you should be able to summarize the content of the paper to someone else.

• True

• False

Once you've finished the third pass, you should be able to:

• identify its strong and weak points.

• tell the world you're the master of paper reading.