We want to give you some notes in general about what we expect for the submitted reports:
Abstracts should be short and concise, and contain: a sentence or two summarizing the lab, and a sentence or two describing the results you obtained. Save background information and why you did the experiment for the Introduction.
Make sure your report is readable. Make sure that your sections have a space in between them, that your section titles are not separated from the sections, your tables are intact, and equations are clear.
If you use Word find a way to make your equations readable. If anyone needs help with LaTeX please let us know - there is a bit of a learning curve since it is a very different method of preparing documents than more familiar word processors, but once you understand the method it is actually easier for scientific papers.
Keep the report to a reasonable # of pages. There is no hard limit, and do make sure you don’t leave important information out, but do not print out pages and pages of tables of data and calculations. Provide a summary of important data and equations. A very important skill is being able to explain your experiments and results fully and clearly while being as concise as possible - this is an important goal of this course.
If anything about writing the reports is unclear please ask your instructors or TAs.