CS87 Project Report Introduction Feedback

Although this is not required, I strongly encourge you to submit a draft of your report introduction for review to one of the WAs associated with our class. You could also submit a detailed outline of your Introduction for review if you do not have a full prose version written.

The introduction is often the most difficult part of the Report to write. You want to have the big picture of your project presented in your introduction. Your report should be written in a top-down manner, as should each section. Getting the right level of detail in your introduction can be tricky, and I encourage you to take advantage of WA feedback on your Introduction. See the {writingstyle}[Writing Style guide from the Final Report page] for more details on writing style, and links to writing resources.

Here are details about the Introduction (from the Project Report):

The introduction is the big picture of your work: what, why, and how. It includes a definition of the problem you are solving, a high-level description of your solution including any novel techniques and results you provide, and a summary of the main results of your paper. In addition, motivates the problem you are solving (why should a reader find your work important), and describes your contribution to the area (this may not be applicable to your project).

The first paragraph of the introduction should contain all of this information in a very high-level. Subsequent paragraphs should discuss in more detail the problem you are solving, your solution, and your results and conclusions.