Some Highlights from General Guidelines • Before proceeding to subject guidelines, let’s do a quick revision! 1 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 1. Delimiters • Hit the dash button three times “---”, and then click ENTER once. WHERE TO ADD • • • At the end of the Title At the end of a step in a series of steps After every sub-part incase of multiple parts or sub-questions WHERE NOT TO ADD • After the last step of a solution • At the end of a page for solutions that are longer than one page • At the beginning of a page for solutions that are longer than one page HOW TO CREATE Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 2. Plagiarism Remember: Never plagiarise your answers. Plagiarising your answers may lead to revocation of your answering rights. WHAT PLAGIARISM INCLUDES • including textbook questions in their solutions • copying information directly from textbooks • referring to proper nouns (eg. > instead of “Samsung”, write “S”) • copying/scanning Images from textbook (draw or reference them instead) • quoting external sources • copying code from textbook or outside source (reference it instead) 3 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 3. Units • Never italicize units ✘ M = 25 kg ✓ M = 25 kg • Always insert a space before the units. ✘ PQ = 5cm ✓ PQ = 5 cm • Do not use “dot” where you have to use “mid-dot”. 4. Notations • Follow the same notations of the textbook for variables/symbols. • Italicize variables everywhere • Use “and” instead of ampersands (“&”). • Avoid using shortforms like “L.H.S.”, “RHS”, “w.r.t.”, ∴ , ∵ and others. Instead, write out the complete term. ✓ N · m, ✘ N.m 4 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved Subject Specific Guidelines • Let’s get to it! 5 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved Select your subject: • • • • • • • • Accounting Biology Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Science Economics Electrical Engineering Finance • • • • • • • General Business Legal Studies Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Physics Sociology Statistics Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ACCOUNTING 7 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) TEXT • For simple application-based questions, first interpret the question in simple sentences. • For advanced Case study based on applications (mostly CMA or CPA adapted): a) Write the essence of the whole case in one or two brief sentences. b) Support the statement with relevant adequate explanation in your own words. c) Write each point separately using bullet-points. B) EQUATIONS • • Text in the Math-Type should be in “Text” format. Use shortcut “Ctrl + Shift + E”. Use symbols [+, -, × and ÷] available in the Math-Type. Always start equations with a meaningful sentence for more clarity. C) TABLES Note: Technology • Excel is highly recommended for problems that require journalizing, T-Accounts, Statement of Cash Flows, Income Statement, Balance Sheets, etc. • All the tables present in word file should be in image format. 8 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved JOURNAL ENTRIES: BEST PRACTICES • Precede the journal entries with the logic of the problem preferably using an accounting equation • Always make the journal entries using readymade Excel tables • Name each column in a journal distinctly • Make the Debit items appear clear and distinct from the Credit items • Give a brief narration of the transactions. This narration could be in Italics (depending upon the textbook style) • Make the amounts appear neatly right-aligned (or center-aligned) • Leave empty lines between journal entries for clarity • Make a clear mention about transactions that need only Memorandum entries 9 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved T – ACCOUNTS : BEST PRACTICES • Use the table format for T-Accounts. • Always follow the “Balance column account” format for T-Accounts or the format specific to a textbook. • Always use the Multiple Step format until and unless a specific format is mentioned in the problem. • Separate each T-Account with a step delimiter. 10 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved T – ACCOUNTS : BEST PRACTICES • The period of the income statement should always appear as follows: “For the year ending December 31, 2012”. • Income Statement should always contain information regarding Earning Per Share. • A single line (a totaling rule) should always be placed under the column of figures to be added or subtracted. • Always use double underline to highlight the final sums. • Notes to Income Statement should appear on the face of the Income Statement. 11 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved BALANCE SHEET : BEST PRACTICES • Balance Sheet should be prepared using only tables and should be prepared in the vertical classified form based on GAAP rules. • The title of the Balance Sheet should appear in the format “Balance Sheet December 31, 2013”, or depending upon the textbook. • Show all necessary calculations before presenting the Balance Sheet. • A single line (a totaling rule) should always be placed under the column of figures to be added or subtracted. • Always use double underline to highlight the final sums. 12 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS : BEST PRACTICES • Statement of Cash Flows should be prepared using only tables • The Operating, Investing, and Financing activities should appear distinctly and should be properly classified. • The title should appear as: “Statement of Cash Flows for the year ending December 31, 2013” • The calculation of Increase/Decrease in Assets/Liabilities (when the indirect method is used) should always precede the Statement of Cash Flows. • This calculation should be shown clearly in a table. (Use MathType / Microsoft Equation 3.0 for these calculations) 13 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES BIOLOGY 14 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved TECHNOLOGY • • Use ChemBio/ChemDraw for Chemical structures. IMPORTANT POINTS • Names of Species and genes should be in italics. • The correct option(s) in “match the following” type questions should be boxed. • The symbols for males (♂) and females (♀) should be used for solutions of genetic books. Use CorelDraw or Serif DrawPlus for other diagrams. CONTENT • All the words presented through Mathtype should be of Text style only 15 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES CHEMISTRY 16 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) TEXT/EXPLANATION • Explain the related concepts / equations wherever necessary. • If there are multiple approaches to solve a problem, state the reason for using the approach you choose. • Always try to write a concluding sentence that directly answers the question asked but the sentence should not be copied from the question. B) DIAGRAMS • Use “ChemDraw” for drawing chemical structures/mechanisms. • Use “Serif Draw Plus” or equivalent graphic software for diagrams. • Embed the final structure or diagram in in your solutions in JPEG/PNG format only. C) GRAPHS • Use MS Excel to draw graphs/Tables. • Embed the final graph or table in your solutions in JPEG/PNG format only. 17 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved D) EQUATIONS, FORMULAS, CONSTANTS and STRUCTURES Important points to keep in mind • All chemical formulas, chemical symbols, and units should be written using MathType or Microsoft Equation 3.0 • While drawing structure of chemical molecules using ChemDraw, correctly connect the bonds and atoms • • Write the name of the compound below the structure. • Always indicate a lone pair of electrons on the respective atom in a Lewis structure / in an organic reaction mechanism. Draw the lone pairs so that the electrons are clearly visible. Data values such as enthalpy, molar mass and acid dissociation constant a K must be used as given in the text book, along with its significant numbers. 18 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved Conversion of units: • Show the conversion step, instead of directly writing the converted result. • Show the cancellation of units. • Round the result according to significant digits. 19 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES CIVIL ENGINEERING 20 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) EQUATIONS / NOTATIONS • Notations or variables used must be the same as those used in the textbook for uniformity. • Standard constant values (acceleration due to gravity, specific gravity, density), must be taken from the respective textbook as the values might vary slightly. • The multiplication symbol used in units should be mid-dot. ✓ • The representation of sigma, dash symbol and degree symbol that are frequently used in the expressions 21 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved B) TABLES • While calculation of values in tables, the first value must be calculated with all detailed calculations, then the other values can be tabulated directly. C) GRAPHS • While taking any constant values from the textbook graphs, the graph name should be specified. Note: Technology • For diagrams, use Serif v.X.5 Software. • For representing equations in your solutions, use MathType or Microsoft Equation 3.0 22 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved D) DIAGRAMS • In the case of shear force and bending moment diagrams, their widths should match the width of the beam. The diagrams should also be aligned with the beam. • While drawing the shear diagram and the moment diagram, the width of the diagram should be the same as the given Load diagram. Also, the diagrams should be aligned vertically. • Representation of Joints as below: 23 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES COMPUTER SCIENCE 24 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved Guidelines to author solutions for different types of questions: 1. Programming type questions: While authoring solutions related to programming, there are multiple logical parts, with each part having one or more Chegg steps. • First part (needed only in special cases): If the situation given is complex or involve mathematics or topics from other subjects; then the analysis of the situation/problem should be explained in this part. • Second part: Give explanation briefly, how the program will be implemented and how it works under the heading “Program Plan:”. • Third part (needed only in special cases): When designing forms in “.net” environment (or any equivalent environment), the steps involved in placing the controls, naming etc. should be explained. 25 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved • Fourth part: Write the program code in specified programming language under the heading “Program:”. The code should be formatted as follows: a) In the beginning of the program use comment block. In that block, write description (in one or two lines) of what the program does. b) If any specific header files or import packages are used (other than usual), then write details about the functions or methods used from those header files or packages. c) Before function/method heading, explain their functionality in comments. d) Write necessary comments to understand the statements and the logical flow of the program. e) Write comments for every statement in the function, method, and definitions. f) Use a delimiter to separate functions (C Language) and different classes (OO Languages). g) Write the program using the topics/concepts covered so far in the textbook. h) The program should be indented properly. The indenting should follow “Allman Style”. 26 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved • Fifth Part (needed only in special cases): Write this part in the following situations with appropriate heading. a) If the program requires any special execution method (example: command line arguments in C or C++), the procedure of execution should be explained. b) If the program needs to work with database, give step-by-step procedure to run the program. • Sixth part: The output is given under the heading “Sample Output:”. Present the output as follows: a) Show all the important outputs of the program. b) If the program is console-based, then the output should be in text form directly copied from the console (using Clipboard pasting). c) If the program is GUI based, then the output should contain screenshots. • Seventh part (needed only in special cases): Include this part if the output needs to be explained. Note: Use specified Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) for compiling, debugging, and running the programs. Present the code in colors as per the default colors of the IDE. 27 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 2. Write function/method: • Write the function/method in the user specified language, within the scope of the concepts, and functionality specifications. • Write the method with the parameters and return values as specified. • Use adequate comments to understand the statements, logic, and functionality. • Try to demonstrate the functionality of the function/method using a simple driver program (If the function/method is independent and can be called directly). 28 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 3. Write specific parts of the program/Modifying the program: • Identify the statement or method need to be added. • Identify the location in the program where the statement or method needs to be added. • Don’t write complete program given in the textbook. Instead give reference to the location in the textbook where the code is available. Use Figure No., Table No., Listing No., as references. Avoid using page numbers as references. • Highlight the code that is added/modified using “Text Highlighter” in grey colour. It helps the user to identify the additions/modifications easily. • Give the code (skeleton) with the required additions. • Present the code with proper indentation along with output. 29 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 4. Rectify the errors in the code/statements: • Read and understand the question carefully and identify the statements with errors. • Give explanation, why the statement/code is an error. • Fix all the errors in the program/code/statement and make the code executable if possible. • If program is given to rectify errors, then highlight the code that is rectified using “Text Highlighter” in grey colour. It helps the user to identify the rectifications easily and give the code (skeleton). 5. Differences between two concepts: • Use a table to give the differences, and give as many (at least 5) differences as possible. • Distinguish with the help of detailed explanation. • If the question asked to compare and contrast, give the comparisons first and differences next (don’t mix). 30 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 6. Matching questions: • Identify the correct matching terms and give the appropriate matching using a table. • Give simple explanation stating the reasons for matching. 7. Theoretical questions: • Author the solution in own words. • Provide a clear idea regarding the concept being discussed. • Explain the key terms and technical words clearly. • Low level explanation is desirable. • Provide diagrams, if necessary. 31 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 8. Problematic questions: • Identify and explain the given constraints/inputs of the problem. • In each step give detailed explanation what is going to be achieved/calculated. • If formula is required in a step; write it, give description of the formula, and its significance in the step. • Don’t provide direct answers. 9. Pseudo code and Flowcharts: • Read and understand the question carefully and identify all the requirements. • Follow the instructions given in the question and present the pseudo code, flowchart in the same order. Pseudo code style should match the style given in the textbook. • Use Serif Draw Plus, Microsoft Paint, Microsoft Visio (or any other equivalent software) to draw flow-charts. Flow-chart symbols should be aligned neatly. 32 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 10. Case study questions: • Read and understand the given case study. • Read the questions given for the respective case study. • Author the solution such that the ideas/suggestions/context discussed in the case study should reflect in the solution. • Solution should be within the context of the given case study and if required within the context of the respective chapter. 33 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ECONOMICS 34 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) EQUATIONS and B) TABLES Note: Technology • Equations: Use MathType or Microsoft Equation 3.0 available in MS Office 2007/2010 to type any equation. • Tables: Use Excel tables for creating tables and paste them into your Microsoft Word file in an image format. C) EXPLANATION / APPROACH Let’s have a look at some types of questions you will find & how to approach them: 1. For review based or direct questions 2. For Cause and Effect questions 3. For Application-based questions 35 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 1. For review based or direct questions: • Give definition or brief explanation of the concept in your own words. • Explain each idea or concept with an example in next step separated by a delimiter. Example 36 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 2. For cause and effect questions: • Solve in this logical sequence: a. Identify and explain the relation between variables. b. Illustrate using a graph wherever required. Example 37 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 3. For Application based questions: • Solve in this logical sequence: a. Definition or brief explanation of the concept in your own words. b. Briefly explain the approach towards the problem. c. Solve step-wise. d. Final answer and conclusion. Example 38 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved D) GRAPHS • Draw a graph using graphing tools like CorelDraw, Serif DrawPlus. • Draw a clear, readable, and well-labeled graph. • If the question asks to show any specific parameter like deadweight loss, profit region or loss region in a figure, shade the region with a separate color. • Draw arrows appropriately for showing the directions of the shifts in the curves as shown here: • When the question asks to compare or contrast two situations, then the graphs of both the situations should appear side by side. 39 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 40 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) TEXT • The conclusion statement should reflect the question. Any inferences from the solution can be mentioned in the conclusion section. Example: Thus, the minimum power rating of each resistor, P is 8.51 kW . B) EQUATIONS • The degree symbol should be used while describing the temperature. For Kelvin, don’t use the degree symbol. T K • While writing equations, always follow the style of the textbook. 41 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved C) DIAGRAMS • Figures and graphs should be numbered sequentially and properly labelled. • In phasor diagrams, all representations (arrows, directions, colors and notation) should be differentiable. Note: Technology • Circuits that do not require software simulation must be drawn using Draw Plus / Corel Draw. • Do not use MS word tools to draw circuit diagrams or K-Maps. 42 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved D) TABLES • Tables should be numbered at the top followed by the title. • In truth tables and Karnaugh maps, all cells should have their entries center-aligned. The titles should be in bold. • In digital circuits, mappings should be distinguishable with different colors. Note: Technology • Provide MathType or image type tables instead of using word table. 43 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FINANCE 44 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) TEXT / EXPLANATION 1. Interpret the background of the question in simple student-friendly sentences. 2. Introduction: Begin the solution by introducing the concept, analysis, and problem-solving approach in brief sentences 3. Explain: State what the terms involved in the formula mean. 4. Calculate: Perform the calculations using MathType /Microsoft Equation 3.0, especially when multiple lines of calculations are involved. 45 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved C) TABLES B) EQUATIONS Note: Technology • Use MathType or Microsoft Equation 3.0 available in Word 2007/2010 to include equations in your solution. Note: Technology • Use Excel tables for creating tables and paste them in your Microsoft Word file in JPEG/PNG format. D) GRAPHS Note: Technology • Use Excel for drawing graphs. Take only the image (JPEG/PNG) of graphs and paste it on the word document. Never copy paste directly from the Excel. 46 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES GENERAL BUSINESS 47 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) EXPLANATION / APPROACH 1. For review based or direct questions: Follow the sequence: a) Comprehend the intent of the question b) Identify the underlying concepts of the problem. c) Define or give a brief explanation of the underlying concept with the help of an example. (Note: The definition or explanation should not be copied directly from any textbook or any other source). d) Provide logical step-by-step explanation separated by single line delimiters. 48 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 2. For case-based questions: Follow the sequence: a) Write the essence of the whole case in one or two brief sentences. b) Support your statement with adequate information. c) Write the answer in points rather than in paragraph. d) Conclude with the appropriate outcome. Note: In case-based solutions, use initials to specify names. 49 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved C) TABLES B) EQUATIONS • Formulas/equations must be preceded by a brief explanation of the context. • Variables must be italicized based on the textbook style. • On pasting a table in Word document, adjust the font parameters as specified in the General Solution Authoring Guidelines. Note: Technology Note: Technology • Use MathType or Microsoft Equation 3.0 available in MS Office 2007/2010 to type an equation. • D) SPECIAL POINTS • State your assumptions clearly and precisely. • Memos, reports, advertisements or emails should be presented within a box. • Difference-based solutions must be written in points defining various criteria. Use Excel tables for creating tables and paste them in your Microsoft Word file in JPEG/PNG format. 50 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved E) NOTABLE POINTS 1. For theory as well as numerical problems, introductory part of the solution should contain relevant concept or context discussed in the question. The main idea behind the introduction part is to give the student an understanding of the underlying concept. 2. For assumption/opinion-based questions, expert should avoid writing the solution using first person or second person pronouns like I/we/us/me/you, etc. Instead of this, expert is advised to write the solution from an individual’s perspective. 51 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 3. While giving examples of a person, company, or location, expert should write the complete name like Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Amazon, America, California, etc. Whereas, if a question/case study already contains the name of a person or location, expert should use the initials to denote the same. 4. For business law questions, expert can also quote the actual law/definition using proper citations. 52 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 5. Plagiarism/ copyright issue: Expert should not copy the headings for a topic directly from the textbook as it can lead to plagiarism issue. 6. Paraphrasing of sentences by eliminating some words, using synonyms, or joining some sentence together cannot remove the copyright/ plagiarism issues. Expert is advised to write the entire solution in their own words for plagiarism free writing. 7. Expert should not start a sentence with “Yes/No/And/Also/But”. 53 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES LEGAL STUDIES 54 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) LEGAL CITATION Every case law should be properly cited with full citation. For example, the correct way for citing a case law is: B) MENTIONING LEGAL PROVISIONS Full text of a provision is not recommended. However, a summarized and brief version of the provision should be included. Example: Roe v. Wade 410 U.S. 113 (1973). Here, • Roe v. Wade is the name of the case • 410 U.S. 113 (1973) is the citation. 55 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES MATHEMATICS 56 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved Technology • MathType Use MathType to write equations and mathematical expressions in the solutions. It is a free plug-in software available for MS Word. To add it, go to [Insert > Get Add-ins] and search for MathType. After you install it, this will appear in the top right corner of the insert menu. • Microsoft Equation 3.0 If MathType is not available, use Microsoft Equation 3.0 available in Word. To add it in Word 2007 or 2010, go to [Insert -> Object > Microsoft Equation 3.0] 57 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) TEXT • Apply only the specified method to get the particular solution. Don’t use methods that are not explained in the textbook. • To prove a statement, bring out the generalization without sticking to any particular case of the statement. • Iterative methods in numerical methods must be clearly explained for one step from to ( ) n using one step size (h) value. For other h values, a table must be given for other step size (h) values. • • B) DIAGRAMS • While drawing a curve, explain the tracing process in the following manner: (i) scaling, (ii) angle in each quadrant in case of polar curves along with the grid lines, (iii) scale of the parameter in case of parametric curve and, (iv) the domain of the function. • Matching of differential equation and its direction field requires explanation of slopes of each solution curve at the initial points and critical points. • To match one equation with one of the given four options, explain the correct option and why the other options are incorrect. C) TABLES • Tables longer than 15 rows should be broken into smaller tables (Approx. 10 rows each) 58 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved D) EQUATIONS MathType / Equation 3.0 pointers 59 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved D) EQUATIONS Some more MathType / Equation 3.0 pointers 60 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 61 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) TEXT / EXPLANATION • If the problem involves interpolation, then the calculation part of the interpolation should be explained clearly instead of writing direct values. B) EQUATIONS • The degree symbol in should be used while describing the temperature. • The multiplication symbol used in units should be mid-dot. ✓ • The representation of sigma symbol and degree symbol that are frequently used in the expressions: 62 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved C) DIAGRAMS 1. If parts of a diagram are needed to be referred in the solution, label them. 2. While representing a T-s diagram, please show the difference between the actual process and saturation lines and place the state points on the T-s diagram correctly. 3. Numbering should be done at the precise points/positions. 4. The thickness of the actual process lines should be 2 points and for the other lines 1 point. 63 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 4. While representing trusses, variables should be used in the same style throughout. 5. In the case of shear force and bending moment diagrams, their widths should match the width of the beam. 6. While drawing the shear diagram and the moment diagram, the width of the diagram should be the same as the given Load diagram. Also, all the three diagrams should be aligned vertically. D) TABLES and E) GRAPHS • While taking any constant values from the textbook tables / graphs, the table / graph name should be specified. Do not use their number. 64 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES PHYSICS 65 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) TEXT / EXPLANATION “Conceptual” questions: Solve each question based on the underlying concept(s) provided in the chapter. “Check Your Understanding” questions: Step-by-step solutions which should neither be too brief nor too lengthy. Every Textbook solution must have at least two steps. UNITS CONVERSION • Unit conversions should be explicit to avoid mistakes. UNIT REPRESENTATION • Use mid-dot instead of dot between units. VECTOR NOTATION • Vector quantities must be represented by a variable with bar/arrow symbol above it. 66 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved B) EQUATIONS Specify units of all quantities during substitution and simplification of every step. 67 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved C) DIAGRAMS The variables labelled in diagrams should be in italics. D) GRAPHS The scale chosen for the graph must be indicated at its top right side corner. 68 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved Tools to use • MathType for writing equations To add it, go to [Insert > Get Add-ins] and search for MathType. Use MathType to write equations and mathematical expressions in the solutions. It is a free plug-in software available for MS Word. After you install it, this will appear in the top right corner of the insert menu. • Microsoft Equation 3.0 If MathType is not available, use Microsoft Equation 3.0 available in Word. To add it in Word 2007 or 2010, go to [Insert > Object > Microsoft Equation 3.0] 69 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES SOCIOLOGY 70 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 1. Refrain from using common-sensical statements. • Common sensical knowledge is not based on scientific explanations, whereas sociological knowledge is based on scientific evidence from research and experiments. 2. Narrative or story-telling format should not be used. • Narrative and story-telling format tend to be common-sense based and does not align with proper academic writing method. 71 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved 3. Names of countries / demonyms. • If the name of a country is not used in the question, use full name for reference point for the students. 4. Proper method of quoting should be followed. • Solutions that require statistical information to support the answer, should be provided with valid source of data. • Proper quotation should be used to cite thinkers and authors. 72 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES STATISTICS 73 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved A) TEXT • To enhance the understandability of the solution, always specify the formulae that are used to obtain the result. B) EQUATIONS • Follow the textbook’s notation for equations and variables. Use MathType or Equation 3.0 to type equations C) DIAGRAMS D) GRAPHS • If a diagram is given with or without dataset, recreate the diagram using the given dataset with the help of any suitable statistical software. • Sampling Distribution: Draw the necessary graph of a sampling distribution in every step to obtain the required area of probability in case of Normal Distribution. Minitab is a good tool to draw such graphs. • P-Value: Draw the necessary graph or curve to find the probability value (p-value) in all cases of distributions. 74 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved E) TABLES • Provide a table showing calculations regarding data only when the dataset contains observations less than or equal to 15 entries. • When dataset has more than 15 observations, just provide the values obtained from the dataset that are required for further calculations. • We prefer using “Excel” to create tables • You must paste tables in the solution in image format (JPEG/PNG). 75 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved Thank You. 76 Confidential Material / © 2020 Chegg, Inc. / All Rights Reserved