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    How to Brew a Better Thesis
    How to Brew a Better Thesis
    How to Brew a Better Thesis
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    How to Brew a Better Thesis

    By Claude Lambert

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    65 tips to author a good thesis, from the choice of adviser to the defense. Frank and honest advice by a retired Ph.D. researcher.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherClaude Lambert
    Release dateJan 15, 2012
    ISBN9780983679158
    How to Brew a Better Thesis
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    Claude Lambert

    Claude Lambert is born in Belgium, worked in France as a geochemist and retired in the United States to be close to the American part of her family .She published in French a novel and a series of children stories. She also co-authored a political book illustrated by Virginia Haggard-Leirens, the author of “My life with Chagall.“Her recent books in English are distributed by Ingram and can be found easily on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. “On Pets and Men” are humorous very short stories. “Vague Souvenir” is a World War 2 fiction. "Crimes of the Balance Sheet" is a mystery book.

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      How to Brew a Better Thesis - Claude Lambert

      Claude Lambert, Ph. D.

      How to Brew a Better Thesis

      65 tips to glory! 4400 words

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      How to Brew a Better Thesis

      Over the years, I corrected countless master’s dissertations and about 100 Ph.Ds This simple advice stems from experience. Theses come from a long tradition, and teachers in all fields, be it philosophy or biology, have a lot of expectations in common. The only exception is math: mathematicians have their own unique rules for it. I once met a mathematician who had a three pages thesis. If you are not a mathematician, here comes a list of tips that might help you. If I had known all this before I entered my field of research, I would have done a

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