Report Guidelines - Ryerson Department of Physics

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SAMPLE TITLE PAGERYERSON UNIVERSITYDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICSLAB REPORTFORPCS__________SECTION____________TITLE OF EXPERIMENT: _______________________________________________EXPERIMENTERS:(full names and ID’s)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________AUTHORS OF THIS REPORT: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________EXPERIMENT PERFORMED ON (DATE): __________________________________REPORT SUBMITTED ON (DATE): ________________________________________TA’S NAME: ____________________________________________________________
1. Title Page:This page should clearly display:• The title of the experiment• Full names of the members of your lab group (only the ones with whomyou actually did this experiment). Underline the family name in eachcase.• The date the experiment was performed• The date this report is submitted• The course number and section• TA’s name2. Objective and Background:This section is written to provide the reader with all the background needed to understandyour objectives, results and conclusions. It should answer the following questions: Why hasthe experiment been performed? What was sought? What was measured? What was themotivation? These should be discussed, along with brief supporting theory that was used inthe experiment. The equations in support of the physical conditions should be correctlyformatted and numbered. The introduction should provide:• The objective of the experiment• Relevant background theory (briefly)• An indication of the importance of the workOBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND: TYPICAL MISTAKESHere are typical problems in this section:• The objective is not clearly stated• The symbols are not defined• Equations are incorrectly written or not explained• Background information is missing
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