Scientific Methods Used in Research and Writing
暫譯: 研究與寫作中的科學方法

研究出版物、專案以及教學學習理論對於大學、機構、組織和產業變得非常重要。許多投稿因為作者缺乏寫作和研究技能而被拒絕。本書提供了一個快速且基本的起點，以學習所需的技能。

本書討論了相關的統計方法，涵蓋了提升學術寫作技能的發展，教授學習理論，並採用結構化和整體的方法來發展教育研究提案。

本書將供研究學者、本科生、研究生以及任何對工程和學習基本學術寫作技能及科學方法感興趣的人士使用。

Mangey Ram received the Ph.D. degree major in Mathematics and minor in Computer Science from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. He has been a Faculty Member for around twelve years and has taught several core courses in pure and applied mathematics at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate levels. He is currently a Research Professor at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. Before joining the Graphic Era, he was a Deputy Manager (Probationary Officer) with Syndicate Bank for a short period. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, Book Series Editor with Elsevier, CRC Press-A Taylor, and Frances Group, De Gruyter Publisher Germany, River Publisher, USA and the Guest Editor & Member of the editorial board of various journals. He has published 225 plus research publications in IEEE, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Elsevier, Emerald, World Scientific, and many other national and international journals and conferences. His fields of research are reliability theory and applied mathematics. Dr. Ram is a Senior Member of the IEEE, life member of Operational Research Society of India, Society for Reliability Engineering, Quality and Operations Management in India, Indian Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, He has been a member of the organizing committee of several international and national conferences, seminars, and workshops. He has been conferred with the "Young Scientist Award" by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology, Dehradun, in 2009. He has been awarded the "Best Faculty Award" in 2011; "Research Excellence Award" in 2015; and recently "Outstanding Researcher Award" in 2018 for his significant contribution to academics and research at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India.

Om Prakash Nautiyal received the Ph. D. degree in Physics from H.N.B. Garhwal Central University Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India. He also acquires master's degree in three different subjects: Physics, Information Technology and Education. He has been a faculty member for around ten years in various capacities and has more than nine years' experience as 'Scientist' in Uttarakhand Science Education & Research Centre (USERC), Department of Science & Technology, Government of Uttarakhand. Dr. Om Prakash is in editorial broad of international and national journals of repute. He is a regular reviewer for several national and international journals. He has been a member of the organizing committee of a number of international and national conferences, seminars and workshops. He is working as Principal Investigator and Coordinator of some external funded projects funded by Govt. of India, BRNS, DAE; DST and MoES etc. He has authored/edited more than 5 books and published more than 30 publications in national & international reputed journals/ book chapters/ conference proceedings.

Durgesh Pant is among the earliest adopters and pioneers of Computer Science and Information Technology in the northern Himalayan region of the country in India. He is credited with establishing the Department of Computer Science of Kumaun University, Nainital 　as early as 1989-90. For about thirty years, he has been an avid promoter of Computer Science, IT and Science & Technology at all levels. He has chaired, participated in and presented at conferences and seminars across the world. Given his penchant for leveraging science and technology, he has always been involved in developing scientific and technological solutions, innovations which are beneficial to the society at large and particularly to the last-mile learners in difficult geographies like Uttarakhand　 in India. A strong votary of Open and Distance Learning (ODL), he has been closely involved with it for over two decades, of which over a decade was spent with Indira Gandhi National Open University as coordinator and since 2010, he has been working with Uttarakhand Open University as Professor & Director of the School of Computer Science and Information Technology. In addition, he has also worked as the Director, Uttarakhand Space Application centre (USAC), Govt of Uttarakhand　for about three years. Presently, he is also working with Uttarakhand Science Education and Research Centre (USERC), Department of Science & technology, Govt. of Uttarakhand as its Director. Prof. Pant is also credited with establishing a unique centre for people with special needs at USERC. This centre is coming up as a　hub for organizations working in the spheres of disabilities particularly in the domains of　leveraging science and technologies to this effect. Serving for nearly three decades in different fields has enriched Prof Pant to have a balanced viewpoint. He has this conviction that Science, technology, environment, engineering and development, all have to coexist in harmony. An MCA, Ph.D. in Technology and an MBA Prof. Pant has addressed seminars and conferences across the world and a number of research papers and books to his credit in addition to innovations and patents.

Mangey Ram 獲得印度潘特納加爾 G. B. Pant 農業與技術大學的數學博士學位，主修數學，輔修計算機科學。他擔任教職約十二年，教授多門純數學和應用數學的核心課程，涵蓋本科、研究生及博士階段。目前，他是印度德拉敦的 Graphic Era（被認定為大學）的研究教授。在加入 Graphic Era 之前，他曾在 Syndicate Bank 擔任副經理（見習官）短暫時間。他是《國際數學、工程與管理科學期刊》的主編，並擔任《Elsevier》、《CRC Press-A Taylor and Francis Group》、《De Gruyter 德國出版商》、《River Publisher 美國》等書系列編輯，以及多個期刊的客座編輯和編輯委員會成員。他在 IEEE、Taylor & Francis、Springer、Elsevier、Emerald、World Scientific 等多個國內外期刊和會議上發表了超過225篇研究論文。他的研究領域包括可靠性理論和應用數學。Ram 博士是 IEEE 的資深會員，印度運籌學會的終身會員，印度可靠性工程、質量與運營管理學會、印度工業與應用數學學會的會員。他曾參與多個國際和國內會議、研討會及工作坊的組織委員會。他於2009年獲得德拉敦烏塔拉坎德州科學與技術委員會頒發的「青年科學家獎」。他於2011年獲得「最佳教學獎」，2015年獲得「研究卓越獎」，並於2018年因對德拉敦 Graphic Era 被認定為大學的學術和研究做出重大貢獻而獲得「傑出研究者獎」。

Om Prakash Nautiyal 獲得印度 H.N.B. Garhwal 中央大學的物理學博士學位。他還在物理學、資訊技術和教育三個不同學科獲得碩士學位。他在各種職位上擔任教職約十年，並在烏塔拉坎德科學教育與研究中心（USERC）擔任「科學家」超過九年，該中心隸屬於烏塔拉坎德州政府的科學與技術部。Om Prakash 博士是多個國內外知名期刊的編輯委員會成員，並擔任多個國內外期刊的定期審稿人。他曾參與多個國際和國內會議、研討會及工作坊的組織委員會。他目前擔任一些由印度政府、BRNS、DAE、DST 和 MoES 等機構資助的外部資助項目的首席研究員和協調員。他已撰寫/編輯超過5本書籍，並在國內外知名期刊、書籍章節和會議論文集中發表超過30篇論文。

Durgesh Pant 是印度北部喜馬拉雅地區計算機科學和資訊技術的早期採用者和先驅之一。他於1989-90年創立了庫馬翁大學的計算機科學系。近三十年來，他一直積極推廣計算機科學、資訊技術及科學與技術。他在全球各地的會議和研討會上擔任主席、參與並發表演講。由於他對利用科學和技術的熱情，他始終參與開發對社會有益的科學和技術解決方案及創新，特別是對於在印度烏塔拉坎德等困難地理環境中的最後一公里學習者。作為開放與遠程學習（ODL）的強烈支持者，他在這一領域工作超過二十年，其中十多年在印度甘地國家開放大學擔任協調員，自2010年以來，他在烏塔拉坎德開放大學擔任計算機科學與資訊技術學院的教授及主任。此外，他還在烏塔拉坎德州政府的烏塔拉坎德空間應用中心（USAC）擔任主任約三年。目前，他還在烏塔拉坎德科學教育與研究中心（USERC）擔任主任。Pant 教授還因在 USERC 建立一個專為特殊需求人士設立的獨特中心而受到讚譽。該中心正在成為專注於利用科學和技術的殘疾領域的組織的樞紐。近三十年來在不同領域的服務使 Pant 教授擁有了平衡的觀點。他堅信科學、技術、環境、工程和發展必須和諧共存。Pant 教授擁有 MCA、技術博士學位和 MBA，並在全球各地的研討會和會議上發表演講，此外還有多篇研究論文和書籍，以及創新和專利。