PH112 LABORATORY INSTRUCTIONS

GENERAL INSTRUCTION:

The laboratory notebook, which is a LOGBOOK, must contain the record of all that happens in the lab. Each individual should have a separate notebook. Do not forget to get the initials of the instructor before leaving the lab. Collecting data on a piece of paper is not acceptable at any time. The report must be neat and the handwriting legible.

Four to six experiments will be performed this quarter in-groups of two. A person in a group will have all the experiments graded.

1. USE INK

2. NUMBER YOUR PAGES

3. DO NOT ERASE DATA

4. USE A SINGLE LINE TO STRIKE ENTRIES

5. MAKE AT LEAST FIVE MEASUREMENTS

6. INITIAL AND DATE ALL CHANGES

7. YOUR NAME DATE

The laboratory report should include the following sections.

TITLE OF THE EXPERIMENT

1. OBJECT OF THE EXPERIMENT

2. INTRODUCTION BRIEF OUTLINE AND THEORY, DIAGRAMS OF THE

3. EXPERIMENT

4. LIST OF EQUIPMENT

5. PROCEDURE (EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS)

6. DATA (DATA TABLES, DIAGRAMS)

7. ANALYSIS (SAMPLE CALCULATION, ERROR ANALYSIS AND PROPAGATION, GRAPHS)

8. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION (FINAL RESULTS; Is this within experimental error? SOURCES OF ERROR, What did you learn from this exercise)

Note: See the " Introductory Laboratory Physics " for further details about general experimental practice. Read through the first chapter of this book that gives you an excellent overview and how to keep your lab notebook. The book also contains a chapter on error analysis and propagation. All works performed for each experiment must be your own. Penalties for misconduct will be a loss of all credits on the specific work affected by the incident.

Lab reports are due one week after the lab has been completed.