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a typical format is given below: R. Harish and K.P.N. Murthy, “Intermittency and multifractality in iterated function systems”. In: Nonlinear Systems. Eds. R. Sahadevan and M. Lakshmanan (Narosa, New Delhi, 2002) pp. 361–371. In the above “Intermittency....” is the title of the report of R. Harish and K.P.N. Murthy. “Nonlinear Systems” is the title of the conference proceedings edited by R. Sahadevan and M. Lakshmanan. The proceeding was published in the year 2002 by Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi. In the proceedings the article appears from the page 361 to page 371. (3) A book can be noted down as, for example T. Kapitaniak, “Controlling Chaos” (Academic Press, San Diego, 1996). (4) A Ph.D. thesis can be referred as shown below: S. Parthasarathy, “On the analytic structure and chaotic dynamics of certain damped driven nonlinear oscillators”. Ph.D. thesis. (Bharathidasan University, 1993, Unpublished). (5) For an unpublished manuscript downloaded from internet one can note down the web site where it is available (see for example the references 5 and 6 of the references section of this manuscript). References can be either in alphabetical order according to author’s name or the order in which they are referred in the report. Make sure that each reference cited in the text is correctly entered into the list of references. Repetition of references in the list should be avoided. D. Typing the Report Typing should conform to the set of requirements of the institution. The thesis should be double line spaced and not more than 25 lines per page. It may be typed on both sides. Chapter heading must be in large size with bold face. Each paragraph should be right margin aligned. Important terms when used first time can be in italic letters and bold face. First word of a sentence should not be an abbreviation. Latest softwares such as LATEX or WORD can be used for thesis, dissertation and report preparation. One could download the software LATEX a free of cost from the web sites: 1) http://www.ctan.org 2) http://www.miktex.org If a report is prepared keeping all the above precautions in mind, there is every likelihood of it becoming useful for proper study. Such report enables the reader to comprehend the data and to determine for himself the validity of the conclusion. Before or immediately after submitting hard copies of the Ph.D. dissertation to a university, show it to your colleagues, teachers, scientists of your department, your parents and friends. XVII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We acknowledge valuable discussion with Professor M. Sivasankaran Nair, Dr K. Balasubramanian and 21 Dr E. Subramanian. We are very grateful to Professor P.R. Subramanian and Dr K.P.N. Murthy for a critical reading of the manuscript and their suggestions which greatly improved the presentation of the manuscript. We are thankful to Prof.V.Devanathan, Dr.K.P.N.Murthy and Dr.Sudeshna Sinha for their suggestions to young researchers. REFERENCES: 1. C. R. Kothari, Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques (Wiley Eastern, New Delhi, 1985). 2. P. Saravanavel, Research Methodology (Kitab Mahal, Allahabad, 1987). 3. E. M. Phillips and D. S. Pugh, How to get a Ph.D.? (UBSPD, New Delhi, 1993). 4. R. Spangenburg and D. K. Moser, The History of Science in the Eighteenth Century (University Press, Hyderabad, 1999) 5. http://www.cs.indiana.edu/mit.research.how.to/ section3.12.html 6. http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/camden/TEC/ “It seems to me that scientific research should be regarded as a painter regards his art, a poet his poems, and a composer his music.” – Albert A. Michelson. “The average Ph.D. thesis is nothing but transference of bones from one graveyard to another.” – Frank J. Dobie. When I got by B.S., I would be able to “bullshit”... When I got by M.S. I would have “more shit”, and that finally, upon reaching my Ph.D., it would be “piled higher and deeper.” – S. Baker. “Works are of value only if they give rise to better ones.” – Alexander von Humboldt. A Short interview with three eminent scientists. 1. Interview with Professor V. Devanathan What are the requirements for a successful research career? Prof. V. Devanathan : Motivation and innate interest in the topic of his research pursuit are the requirements for a successful research career. If a person takes the research not by compulsion but by his own choice, then he will not feel it as a burden but pursue it as a hobby. “Science is at its best when it is a part of a way of life” - this is the inscription that is found on the foundation stone of Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai and truly describes the correct aptitude for a successful research career. Is it possible for an average student to come up with novel results in a research problem? If so, what kind of approach he should follow? Prof. V. Devanathan : Usually, the assessment of a student as good, average or bad is based on his performance in the examinations. There are some who are good in examinations with a good memory for reproduction but lack in deeper understanding of the subject and originality in approach. There are some who are not so good in examinations but show originality in thinking and follow unconventional or novel approach to the subject. There are a few who are good both in examinations and research. So, an average student with an ability of average performance in the examinations, need not feel different if he has originality in thinking and self-confidence. During a research career, a young researcher may come across disappointing moments like not getting expected results, rejection of a research article from a journal, etc. What kind of mode of approach a researcher should have to face such situations? Prof. V. Devanathan : “Success begets success and failure begets failure.” Success and failure are like two sides of a coin and one is bound to face them alternatively in the course of one’s research career. Elation at the time of success and depression at the time of failure are usually mitigated if one works in collaboration with others. At the time of depression, the co-workers come to the rescue and prop up the sagging spirit. In our manuscript we have mentioned the following: Each and every bit of work has to be done by the researcher. A young researcher should not do the entire work in collaboration with others. The researcher is advised to perform all the work starting from identification of the problem to report preparation by himself under the guidance of supervisor. Please give your views on this point. Prof. V. Devanathan : At the initial stages, the researcher gets the support of the research group in which he is working and he acquires the knowledge of the group effortlessly. The weekly informal seminars, if conducted within the group, will increase the pace of learning and help to clarify and crystallize the problems. This process of learning is made easier if the young researcher works in collaboration with others. This is true both for theoretical and experimental work. At present, the experimental work is almost a team work and successful research group 22 is one in which the group leader allots the specified work to individuals taking into account his ability and expertise. 2. Interview with Dr K.P.N. Murthy The common belief is that research is laborious and painful. Many times you have mentioned: “Doing research is an entertainment.” Please, elaborate on this statement of yours. Dr K.P.N. Murthy : Research not only constitute a discovery or creating a new paradise but also consist of obtaining a personalized understanding of a phenomenon. The struggle that you go through for obtaining an insight into a phenomenon or getting a hold of a nuance and the extessy that you get when you get an understanding of a phenomenon or obtaining a new way of explaining of that phenomenon may be unmatched. This ecstasy is nothing to do with what yours creative have impact on science and society. However, it is the ecstasy of what Einstein got when he created special theory of relativity or Feynman when he created quantum electrodynamics or Raman when he found the so-called Raman lines. It is this makes the research an enterprise of joy. It is that makes a research an entertainment. Is it necessary for a beginner of research to learn all the aspects of theoretical, experimental and numerical techniques involved in a topic before he take-up an actual research problem? Dr K.P.N. Murthy : A certain basic knowledge about physics and mathematics is must for starting research. That is it. Several things you learn doing research. Ignorance of even some of the basic elements is no hindrance for creativity. What is required for doing good research is an enthusiasm, a commitment and willingness to go |
