tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post3293521941602256118..comments2023-10-29T10:40:34.638-04:00Comments on A CS Professor's blog: Eating your vegetables: basic definitions and notationsClaire Mathieuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10957755706440077623noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-4122948507871068952011-06-30T21:32:42.804-04:002011-06-30T21:32:42.804-04:00+1 to Cora's answer, I would even suggest to p...+1 to Cora's answer, I would even suggest to put most definitions in the appendix.<br /><br />I usually hide the most basic ones in footnotes or between brackets at the first use of the notation or term, but always felt it to be akward.dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825435867493579983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-74723244697712411052011-06-30T13:36:07.229-04:002011-06-30T13:36:07.229-04:00I just read a friend's grant proposal - she le...I just read a friend's grant proposal - she left all the standard-to-TCSers definitions to the last section of the proposal; only defining those interesting/non-standard definitions along the way. It read much nicer than the standard intro-definitions-meat way of doing things. I would think that for our 10-page conference papers, this would be the way to go. Don't most of us skip over definitions sections when reading or reviewing a paper? We put them in (necessarily) for newcomers to the field.<br /><br />I've also been a fan of minimal definitions - defining as you go and as little as necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com