The Bullet Format

The bullet format is also a very efficient technique because it, like the chart format, does not require complete sentences. In using this format, you essentially provide a list to answer the question. A is a bullet, and each new concept receives one. Try to add your bullets in a logical sequence, and leave room to add more bullets. You may want to come back later and fill them in. Don t get discouraged if you do not have as many bullets as the samples contain — it takes practice. Reviewing the key terms at the beginning of each chapter may suggest additional points that you can incorporate. 

As one examines the periodic table, one discovers that the melting points of the alkali metals increase as one moves from cesium to lithium, whereas the melting points of the halogens increase from fluorine to iodine. 

Explain the phenomenon observed in the melting points of the alkali metals. 

Given the compounds Csl, NaCl, LiF, and KBr, predict the order of their melting points (from high to low) and explain your answer using chemical principles. 

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This technique is similar to the bullet format, but instead of bullets it uses the more traditional outline style that you may have used for years roman numerals, letters, and so on. The advantages of this format are that it does not require full sentences and that it progresses in a logical sequence. The disadvantage is that it requires you to spend more time thinking about organization. Leave plenty of room here because you may want to come back later and add more points. 

This answer might best be done in the bullet format. 

The bullet format will work well here. 

Question 8 could be answered by using the bullet format. You should try to arrange your points in logical order, but because time is a consideration, you may not be able to organize all of your bullets in perfect sequence. 

The sidewall sampling tool (Sl/VS) can be used to obtain small plugs (2 cm diameter, 5 cm length, often less) directly from the borehole wall. The tool is run on wireline after the hole has been drilled. Some 20 to 30 individual bullets are fired from each gun (Fig. 5.35) at different depths. The hollow bullet will penetrate the formation and a rock sample will be trapped inside the steel cylinder. By pulling the tool upwards, wires connected to the gun pull the bullet and sample from the borehole wall. 

Select new slide. Click OK. Select the appropriate layout for your introduction slide. Select OK. On this slide briefly summarize the theory and background. Use bullet format, not complete sentences. This should be a maximum of four or five lines. 

After you have prioritized each piece of information that needs to appear somewhere on your resume, you will need to rewrite the information to fit within the resume format you select. Eor a traditional resume, write consciously and use action words that add impact and emphasis to key points. At the same time, keep your sentences short (under 15 or 20 words each), and determine if bulleted points could communicate information more efficiently. 

If you re using Microsoft Word to create your resume and then save it in ASCII format, use the "Save As" feature found under the File pull-down menu. When asked for the "Save As Type" (under the filename), choose "Text Only." If your document contains special formatting, or symbols such as bullets, you may be asked if you want the software to fix your document and edit it so it fits properly into the ASCII format. Choose "Yes" to ensure your document will be easily readable. Much of the formatting will be lost, so you should review and edit the text file yourself. 

Overall, each organ-based chapter addresses the state-of-the-art body of knowledge and is summarized in bulleted format for ease of understanding. 

The author has attempted to present information generally needed by these engineers (and managers) about technical matters in a bullet format (rather than lengthy explanations) for an analysis of their plants and for proceeding further. It is seen that the main points are easily noted when checklists are given in this manner. 

Chapter Reviews have been reformatted to include key terms and to review each section in a bulleted format similar to what a student might use to review the material. We have included summary art from the chapter in this section to aid visual learners. Review Questions are included in the Chapter Reviews to encourage students to restate concepts from the chapter and to apply Tables and Figures to new situations. 

The use of a table coupled with a bulleted format is encouraged. Other forms of JSAs can also be used however, I use this format most often and prefer it to others I have tried. The bullets present this important information in the most concise and comprehensible way. Each key point is separated, and not too many words are used for the descriptions. This keeps the JSAs relatively simple, even though they may be lengthy. 

One of the molecules with regions where the electron cloud is dense and there is enough partial negative charge for a proton to be able to attach is H2O itself. I have already let this property slip into the discussion without comment when 1 remarked that proton transfer to H2O results in the formation of a hydronium ion, H30. Now, though, we have to bite the bullet and accept that, if we go along with everything so far, then because H2O accepts a proton, water itself is abase. 

In the 1940s and 1950s, a considerable amount of research was funded to find and develop the chemists impossible dream a process for the direct oxidation of ethylene to EO, without any by-products. Finally, Union Carbide found the silver bullet that did the joE)—a catalyst made of silver oxide. Silver oxide is the only substance found having sufficient activity and selectivity. (Activity relates to the amount of conversion, selectivity relates to the right yield.) Moreover, ethylene is the only olefin affected in this way. The others, propylene, butylene, etc., tend to oxidize completely, forming carbon dioxide and water. But when silver oxide is used as a catalyst with ethylene, the dominant reaction is the formation of EO. Some ethylene still ends up being further oxidized, as much as 25% in some processes, as shown in Figure 10—2. 

Consult figure 9.2 to review the moves that make up the Methods section of a poster. After you have decided what to include (and what to exclude), write the Methods section of your poster. Remember that past tense is preferred and that bulleted lists (with parallel language) are common. Use standard formatting, number, and abbreviation conventions at first convert to abbreviated formats if space is tight. Consider adding a photograph or illustration to your Methods section. 

Bulleted or numerical lists Lists are frequently used when highlighting or summarizing results. Follow the formatting guidelines presented above in the discussion of poster Methods sections. When possible, use the same type... 

With these issues in mind, let s examine the Discussion sections of our three hypothetical posters. Each section is divided into two parts Discussion and Conclusions. Excerpt 91 uses a bulleted list to present the discussion points excerpts 9H and 9J use a paragraph format. Both styles are common and illustrate that there is no one right way to present information. Excerpt 9J also includes a scheme, which is common in posters that present a synthesis. In all three excerpts, the Conclusions sections comprise one or two sentences and are written without bullets. 

Bulleted or numerical lists Discussion items and conclusions may be presented in paragraph or list form. In Discussion section lists, complete sentences are more common than fragments. (See the guidelines presented in the poster Methods section for formatting these lists.) Conclusions are usually set apart from the Discussion section with a separate heading. 

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