Individuals are expected to work closely with others in their group during the laboratory. Discussion of the ongoing experiments between groups is also encouraged, to the extent that such discussion does not prevent completion of the laboratory tasks. Students are also strongly encouraged to discuss the experiment outside of class before writing their individual laboratory reports. Reports Students are to write individual lab reports, which must be typed or word-processed, however equations, tables, graphs, and diagrams may be done by hand. Graphs, computer printouts, etc.
Every report is to include the following sections.
The author should be clearly indicated. Purpose One or two sentences which describe the purpose of the laboratory. Although the handouts can provide some inspiration for this, the students are to put this in their own words. This section usually consists of a sentence which cites the handout by its title. Students should provide additional details if the instructor's procedure differs significantly from the one found in the handout.