Grading Rubric for Papers in Physics 480W

The course syllabus alludes to a grading rubric for final submissions, comprising a diverse set of writing standards for good writing in physics (well, for good writing defined as such for the course Physics 480W), including, for example, the rules for acceptable formatting established by the American Institute of Physics (AIP), as set forth in the AIP Manual of Style. These categories are elaborated below in the form of questions of the sort that the reader asks upon reading the text, and that the writer asks upon revising the text, and that the ‘Journal Editor’ asks upon grading the text. The set of questions is not exhaustive but representative.