General paper abstracts 2 1 13 should be placed in front of the table of contents. The purpose of 526 1 is to let others know what your paper is about on 4 102, with keywords behind it for easy search. It is not appropriate to make a long speech, just briefly introduce the background of the paper and what problems have been solved. What follows the table of contents is called "introduction" or "introduction". The trouble with many students is that they put everything that should be written in the introduction into the abstract. However, the best way to determine is to ask your thesis advisor. After all, he approved these documents.