You should prepare yourself for each lab by reading these instructions thoroughly. General instructions on writing reports are given in the lab exercise book. Each week's assignment will include directions about data, calculations, graphs, etc. to be reported. Also, several questions about each exercise will be asked. You should answer each of these with one or a few paragraphs, as appropriate.
Handwritten reports are acceptable.
Computer generated reports must be provided as hardcopy printouts. Lab reports will be due one week after the exercise is conducted, and late work will be penalized. Lab reports should be your own work and written in your own words. Half of the grade for each lab report will be based on the report itself, and half on the questions. When writing your reports, do not quote from course handouts, textbooks, or other sources without attribution.