Welcome to the Computational Physics @ GT Group Documentation! This repository contains guidelines, expectations, and resources for group members.
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Why a Ph.D.? | Understanding the purpose and value of doctoral studies |
| Funding | Information about funding sources and expectations |
| Working with me | Expectations and guidelines for advisor-student relationship |
| Doing research | Approaches to computational physics research |
| Publishing | Guidelines for academic publishing |
| When and where of working | Expectations about work schedule and location |
| Going to conferences | How to prepare for and attend academic conferences |
| Giving talks | Guidelines for effective research presentations |
| Challenges | Common challenges and how to address them |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Academic writing | Improving your scientific writing skills |
| Formatting your documents | Standards for document formatting |
| Making figures | Creating effective scientific figures |
| Responding to reviewers | How to handle peer review feedback |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate specifics | Information specific to undergraduate researchers |
| Available computers | Computing resources available to group members |
| Whose hardware is this, anyway? | Hardware ownership and policies |
| Template | Description |
|---|---|
| For papers | Templates for academic papers |
| For responses to paper reviews | Templates for responding to reviewers |
| For figures | Templates for creating figures |
| For talks | Templates for presentations |
This repository is designed to be collaborative. Current and former students are encouraged to contribute improvements, corrections, and additions based on their experiences.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to suggest changes or add content.
Parts of this are borrowed, heavily edited, from the Ph.D. syllabi of Eric Gilbert and Mor Maaman.
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