Assignment Paper

Experiment #

{Experiment Title}

Date Performed:

Date Report Submitted:

Report Author:

Lab Partner[s]:

Instructor’s Name:

Section Number:

I. Introduction

Three sentences are fine for the introduction. State what you measured, what you calculated, and what you are comparing your results to. Avoid using first person in the report. This section is 5 points. Refer to Appendix B and your Lab 1 Report for full instructions.

II. Data

This section is worth 20 points.

All measurements must be included and have proper unites and significant figures.

Data needs to be neat and understandable with explanations or equations.

Put in-lab data sheets signed behind this page when submitting the paper copy of your report.

The “data” heading can stay on the same page as the introduction or be hand written on top of the data sheet.

Refer to Appendix B and your Lab 1 Report for full instructions and how to achieve full points.

III. Data Analysis

This section is worth 30 points. It contains the calculations, graphs, and sample calculations if one was performed repeatedly. Always calculate a percent difference between experimental and theoretical vales. There are directions on how to set up graphs in Appendix B.

You can use Word to type equations by clicking “Equation” on the “Insert” Tab or by clicking Alt and = simultaneously. Word lets you use Latex or Unicode to type equations. It also has buttons to press to insert symbols under the new “Design” tab if you do not know Latex or Unicode. If you hover over button, it will tell you how to type it using Latex or Unicode (whatever is selected)

The hypotenuse length can be found using the side lengths:

Refer to Appendix B and your Lab 1 Report for full instructions and how to achieve full points.

IV. Discussion

This section will contain a table of summary results and paragraphs discussing the accuracy of results, the sources of errors, and the physics or answers to questions. Below is a sample summary table. Please be sure to update it or replace it with a table for the correct information.

Table 1 : Summary of Results

Measured Diameter [m]

Error in Measured

Theoretical Diameter [m]

%Difference

It is important to discuss types of error and largest error in your experiment. Refer to Section D of Appendix B and the Discussion from Lab 1 for more information.

V. Conclusion

You only need two sentences minimum and this section is worth 5 points. Refer to Appendix B and your Lab 1 Report for full instructions and how to achieve full points.

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