Writing a "Formal" Lab Report

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A Physics Lab Report should contain the following:

Purpose:

What is the question that this experiment is designed to answer? Be brief, but complete and specific.

Apparatus:

Describe the apparatus used in the experiment. A diagram is usually helpful.

Procedure:

Describe the process you used to perform the experiment.

Data:

The original data that you took should be included with the lab report, but a typed version many be included for clarity - especially if you used graphing or spreadsheet software to analyze your data..

Results:

This sections includes any graphs that you generated, shows sample calculations, and clearly states the values you calculated in the experiment.

Conclusions:

What did you learn from this experiment? If the experiment was designed to answer a question, what is the answer, and how much confidence do you place in the answer? What do you think is the largest source of uncertainty in your results?

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last update August 24, 1998 by JL Stanbrough (jstanbro@venus.net)