The research paper is written under the guidance of one or more research supervisors, and may or may not contain original research.
Paper components |
Component content |
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Front matter |
Includes a title page, an author’s declaration, statement of contributions (if needed), an abstract, acknowledgements, dedication (optional), and table of contents. These are numbered by Roman numerals, except for the title page. |
Body text |
The body text is usually 25 to 40 pages in length. This is the part of the document that fully describes the project (e.g. what was done, how it relates to other works in the field, results, and discussion). The sections are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. and either footnotes or endnotes are used to cite referenced work. |
Back matter |
Contains a letter of copyright permission (if needed), references or bibliography, and the appendices, glossary, and/or index (if desired). |
For more information on the parts of the research paper, and formatting requirements, use the guidelines from Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs’ Graduate Thesis webpage. Note, however, that the research paper is not a thesis, so thesis-specific guidelines on this webpage do not necessarily apply to the research paper construction. It is recommended to use the University of Waterloo’s LaTeX thesis template, available from LaTeX template.
Your CM Master's Research Paper will not be posted to UWSpace, as it is not a thesis, but it will be posted on Computational Mathematics’ Past Research Projects webpage.