Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Lab Guidelines

Your first formal lab will be due in 3 classes.  If you want me to have a quick look at it, show it to me within 2 classes.

The lab writeup should have each of the following items:

Title of Experiment - this is up to you
Your name
Lab partner(s)
Date(s) performed

Purpose - the purpose of the experiment, as it appears to you

Data - in table form, with units.  Give table a title as well.

Graph(s), where relevant - for this harmonic lab, graphs are optional.  They may make your point(s) stronger.

Answers to lab questions - see lab handout

Sources of error and ways to eliminate/reduce error

General conclusion - Talk about what you learned in the experiment.  Analyze data.  Give thoughts and reasoning, where appropriate.  Talk about applications or places where this new knowledge applies.

It's not that different from the first lab - just a couple of extra things.  Make sure it is neat.

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