Question

would you mind helping me?

Answer 1

I tried to write a Thank-You e-mail to my Professor

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-from my professor
Dear G

Thank you for your email. Sure, I would be more than happy to co-supervise you. Have you done any reading on VO2?

Best regards,
A

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-from me

Dear Prof. A

Thank you in advance for willing to be my co-supervisor. Yes, I have read some information regarding VO2. Based on what I've learned and discussed with Mr. Aziz, I tried to work on the kinetic term of the Hamiltonian for a VO2 system using tight-binding approximation. Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to classify which orbital contributes to the pi-band and several other bands according to the graph I obtained from the calculation of DOS. In order to address this problem, I am planning to have a discussion with Mr. Aziz.

Best regards,
G

Is this okay?

Answer 2

please help me ensure I'm writing that right and polite

Answer 3

@arabpride

Answer 4

@SolomonZelman

Answer 5

yes, without pasting the last "is this okay" into the message, it is totally fine !!

You can email quite fine, don't stress over a single message.
JUST
1) Don't use a text language in a message.
2) Be specific and polite.
3) Proofread your message at least once, before sending, to correct spelling, the sentence structure and make it not hard to follow (cohesiveness).

I don't see anything bad in the message.

ONE THING THOUGH, I wouldn't call Professor "dear.

Answer 6

This seems pretty good to me :3
It's short, yet precise, and that's always something one should attempt to have in a letter (in case of job resumes, application letters, etc.).
Well done!

Answer 7

An example of my message to my (imaginary) professor Dr. Banas.
(My name is Solomon, Zelman)
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Best regards,
Solomon Z.
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Answer 8

Or,

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Hi !
Dr. Banas you - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Thanks for your assistance once again,
Solomon Z.
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Answer 9

I mean there are millions of ways to start and end.

Answer 10

and sorry, in my lest example, a comma after Banas.

Answer 11

Just, don't call your teacher "dear" - it is equivalent to calling him/her "cute".
A teacher can call you deal, but not vice versa.

Answer 12

dear, not deal... typo

Answer 13

Lolz, Yes^ agreed x3

Answer 14

ah ok @SolomonZelman thank you for your advice!

Answer 15

sure

Answer 16

Thank you @arabpride and @SolomonZelman :)

Answer 17

No Problem! :3