I was writing an abstract for an elementary mathematics paper and I came up with this phrase:
In this two-part paper we aim to present a couple of results that can be used to solve such problems, followed by some applications.
In this two-part paper we aim to present a couple of results that can be used to solve such problems, followed by some applications.
Does this sentence clearly state that I will present some results and afterwards I will show some applications of those results? The phrasing feels a bit odd, but it also doesn't sound wrong or something.