Lab report Definition and 76 Threads

Hi all, so... now that I have to write lab reports at uni level, I'm starting to wonder what software would be best suited for the task. Currently, my workflow goes like this: iWork Pages (or MS Word) for the actual report. imported LaTeX (or Mathematica) PDFs for mathematical equations...

Hi, I need to plot a graph of F=kx for my lab report. By measuring x, displacement of spring for every mass (20g, 40g,50g) we found k. Now i need to draw F-x graph. I put my F and x data on graph w/o any problems. But when it comes to draw the line of F=kx i get stuck. Using the line's...

Hi PF! I have a lab report to do about a gas thermometer experience that I couldn't do. I'm very saddened about this because I should have manipulate mercury but the earlier group broke a container of mercury and so the class had to be disinfected and closed for some days. Basically it...

I'm working on a basic physics lab report (not homework) and I'm trying to understand something better. We're establishing a relation between voltage and current using Ohms law. It goes as follows: We apply different voltages to two materials and record the current in order to determine the...

Homework Statement I have a problem while writing the uncertainty of datas in my lab report (portfolio). So, here is my question: While multiplying some data with different uncertainties, I do multiply their uncertainties too, right? Then, if the multiplication of uncertainities has...

Maybe someone can help explain this a little for me. In my lab reports, I am to show qualification of error and then quantify one of those values. Obviously, in some of hte labs, only certain causes of error can be reasonable shown. For example, on the angular velocity lab, I can say that the...

Hello PF ;-). I am writing my first lab report as I type and I need some help with the formatting. It's not a big deal but I lean on the side of being a perfectionist. I have a section at the front of my report titled 'Raw Data' and the data we collected in the lab is there. The next section...

First, here is the question: The percentage of two elements making up an alloy can be estimated from the following equations, which assume a simple mixing of the two components: Palloy=F1P1+F2P2 F1+F2=1 Here, F1 is the fraction of the alloy composed of element 1, and F2 is the fraction...

I am currently working on lab projects and I need some lab report samples (which include tittle page, abstract, intro, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, references ...). If anyone knows where to find those, please let me know. Also, if you have any tips for this, please post it here...

Hi, I am doing a lab report for superconductors, and yeah, we have to bake them in a furnace and test their properties and all that. I am trying to find a nice book, something like an all in one jumble where it talks about the history, the theoretical properties (such as the Meissner effect)...

Hello , i just doing a experiment on error analysis and i am using meter rule . The problem i am facing is , since i use meter rule to measure length and for example i get a result of 115.65cm . After that , i want to convert it to meter , actually how many decimal places should i put in my...

Hello. At our school we are required to write an essay 4000 long (IB diploma extended essay), probably to give an insight into what we will do in university. I chose to do a topic related to physics. For physics, they recommend us to have a good question where an experiment is feasible so we...

Homework Statement This isn't really a textbook or a homework problem...rather it is a question I have in trying to write up my lab report. I am doing an experiment about the photoelectric effect in trying to determine Planck's constant h experimentally...and basically I am shining...

Homework Statement Is this enough for an evaluation and conclusion? If not, what do you think I should add? Homework Equations Conclusion : Our graphs further corroborate Newton’s Second law, which states that acceleration is directly proportional the net force, and inversely...

I've got a lab report to write for a circuits lab dealing with the transient responses of RC, RL, and RCL circuits. I'm fine with the introduction, results and conclusion parts, but I'm not sure what to put for the theory and procedure. The problem is, the formulas for the natural, forced...

Any idea where can i get some example of good lab report writing? And what other resource and material should i get to improve lab report writing skills? And from your experience, what should i take notes when wrinting it and any other comments and tips? Thanks ~

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone could give me any input on this question over an electrostatics lab I recently did. The part I'm not sure about was a section where we sampled the charges of several different wands by placing them into a Faraday ice pail connected to an electrometer. The...

As part of my Degree I had been told I need to produce a Lab report! I have a small problem with this! I don’t know how to write one. I have never read a Lab report, so I am unsure as to the format/layout and content of one. What I’m asking is for advise on how to set out a report, things...

Hey everyone =) I am nearing my completion of the chemistry unit, and I have to do a huge lab report before I write my unit test..:frown: For the lab basically, we are comparing acid-neutralizing capabilities of baking soda and antacid substances. We are going to.. - mix measured amounts of...

I am doing a lab report and something is wrong. I don't know if it is my results, or if it is my calculation. What we did was pull a cart up a ramp upside down (wheels facing up) with different masses and different angles of the ramp. We pulled it up with a spring scale calibrated in...

im having a little trouble with this part of my lab report, i think ill leave the details out, its just some math trouble. here is my equation for frequency v.s function of length so that f\propto L^{-\frac{1}{2}}: f=5.6*L^{-\frac{1}{2}} now the question is re-write this equation...

How do you write the ideal lab report? When I write one, I always mess up in some point For example, should you write a lab report in first person or third person perspective, past or current tense?

Hello, I have just finished what seems like an infinite amount of questions for this lab report. 2 of them I am just not sure how to proceed. Any help would be appreciated. Question 1: In a film projection apparatus, it is desired to produce pictures 12 ft wide on a screen 50 ft from the...

I was assigned to do a Lab report on an experiment we did in class.. this is for advanced physics honors.. I want to know if there's anything I should have that I don't .. or if something doesn't sound right?? Also .. could someone help with writing the Abstract?? THANKYOU! Abstract...

Hi all! This what I've done: First I pumped underpressure into a glass container, checked the manometer's reading and then weighed the container on two different scales. Then I opened the valve a bit, checked pressure and weighed the bottle etc. I did this 10 times. So what I've got is 10...

Some one please check my lab report for me if it sound right (this is the first two section of my lab report). It had to be in third person pt of view, and written in passive voice. Plz give me any suggestions, or background of Cu and I, or wording of the intro. and procedure. They CANNOT be...