1. Who am I ? Name: Gerard van Willigenburg Born: 1958
MSc Electrical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 1983
PhD Control Engineering, Robotics, Delft University of Technology, 1990
Assistant Professor Systems and Control Group (now Biomass Refinery and Process Dynamics), 1990-now
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2. What should I do at CAU? Teach mathematical modeling at CAU
Teach writing research papers and presenting research! New to me!!
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3. First time in China Love It! Communication?! Teaching = communication
Hands: pointing
Head: yes / no
I do not speak
and understand Chinese!
Teaching = communication
I Need a translator
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4. Hobby: Basketball player and coach
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5. Why does heat always flow from hot to cold?
Heat is motion of molecules
Motion is mechanical
All motion can be reversed (mechanics)
My “best paper” explains what is called “the second law of thermodynamics” that is not well understood
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6. Research Papers: Questions to ask
What is the message? (tell your mother!)
What is new/novel? (tell your mother!)
What are the results? (tell your mother!)
How to continue this research?
How could the paper be criticized?
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7. Research papers: Content
Abstract: Message, Novelties, Results (short!)
Introduction: Catcher, Literature, Novelties
Main part
Start to write
Present results in a logical order
Reorder if necessary
Redo / modify if necessary (computations)
Titles/sections/subsections at the end
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8. Research papers: Content
Conclusions/Discussion
Main results, novelties
Interesting by products/views
Possible criticism
Continuation/future research
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9. Research papers: Language
Read a lot of papers in English
“Copy” expressions from other papers written by native speakers
Do not copy more than that!
Use internet translators
Use human translators/research partners
Let someone else correct the language
Learn from these corrections!
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10. My “best paper” explained to my mother
Second law of thermodynamics: still controversial!
Heat does sometimes flow from cold to hot!
Only on a very small scale
On the large scale it always flows from hot to cold
New: my explanation uses only mechanics NO statistics
The explanation, like the statistical one, is due to the large scale
Criticism: To simple mechanical model of molecules
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11. Break: 15 minutes Possible Group Assignments
Take a very good paper. Find the message, what is new, main results, criticism, continuation research.
Take a paper of yourself and do the same. Try to improve this paper.
Give a presentation about this in 15 minutes
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12. Research Presentation
Start with a catcher to get attention
Personal story
Personal experience
Recognizable/Typical situation
Short movie
Asking a question
Show something remarkable
At the end of the presentation link to this catcher again!
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13. Research Presentation: Sheets
Do not write sentences, write keywords
Do not read the keywords, tell the associated story
Not to many keywords on one sheet
Do not go into details, tell main novelties and results
No mathematical proofs / large computations
No complicated schemes
Use pictures / one picture may replace many words
Use videos or parts of videos
Show objects
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14. Research Presentation: Behavior
Do not stay behind your computer, move around
Use a pointer
Use gestures, be lively, enthusiastic
But not too much
Look to the audience, eye-contact, are they still paying attention?
Ask questions regularly
Try to keep them with you or get them with you again (see above)
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15. Research presentation: End
Come back to the catcher: What have we gained, learned, obtained?
End enthusiastic
What other important, interesting things are there left to do?
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16. Research presentation: Preparation & Practice!
Estimate the time of each sheet
Practice, preferably in the same room and preferably with an audience giving feedback
See if you keep the time schedule: not too long, not too short
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17. End
Homework: Search and obtain a paper that you want to analyze and give a presentation about.
Next time:
Perform the analysis as a group (45 min.)
Finish at home.
Prepare presentation (45 min.).
Last time: Three presentations of 15 minutes followed by 15 minutes feedback
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18. Lecture 2: I made a mistake
Teaching is taking small steps
Everyone should participate, work hard
If things last too long, they become boring
Assignments should be feasible
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19. New assignment
Everyone prepare a 5 minute talk about a personal experience.
30-40 minutes preparation time.
Ask the help of your neighbor or me.
Structure: Catcher, Message, Come back to Catcher.
After the break:
Random pick of 5 people to present
5 minutes feedback after each presentation
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20. Feedback What was the catcher? What was the message?
Did speaker come back to catcher?
Start mentioning good/positive things
Always be respectful
Be critical but polite/friendly
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21. Example from TED!
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22. Prepare your talk What is my catcher? What is my message?
How do I come back to catcher?
Take an impressive personal experience
Ask help if needed: neighbors, me
Be critical on yourself
No more than 5 minutes!
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23. Next time: No mistake (23-10, 14.00, Room 129)
Prepare at home a 5 minutes talk about an interesting article or scientific article you read
Use what you learned from the two lectures
You may use power point (put it on a stick)
Random pick of 10 people to present
5 minutes feedback after each presentation
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24. First time in China: Love at first sight?
Tianmen Square
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25. First time in China: Love at first sight?
The Great Bold Wall …
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26. First time in China: Love at first sight?
Best View of Forbidden City & Beijing
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27. First time in China: Love at first sight?
The “Temple of Heaven”
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28. First time in China: Love at first sight?
Shandong Mountain!
By Bus and Cable …
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29. First time in China: Love at first sight?
Lovely people! Xue Lun and Xu Dan thank you!!
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30. First time in China: Love at first sight?
I tried to teach you ..
Mathematical Modeling
Writing Papers
Presenting Scientific Work
English!
All a little!
It was lovely to see you try hard to understand me!!
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31. First time in China: Love at first sight?
What did I learn?
Teaching is not the most important
Science is not the most important
White Box Models are not the most important
People are most important
Being kind, friendly and respectful is most important
China is very kind, friendly and respectful when you are a guest
I hope you all become guests of China!
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32. First time in China: Love at first sight?
Definitely!
无疑!
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