NAME - Give your name.

LAB PARTNER(S) -  Specify your lab partner(s)'s name, if any.

DATE - Indicate clearly the date the lab was performed.

OBJECTIVE - Clearly state the objective of performing the lab.

EQUIPMENT USED - Indicate which equipment was used in performing the experiment.  The manufacturer and model number should be specified. (NOTE: You may make a comprehensive listing of the equipment we use in lab and then simply keep an electronic copy of this.  Then for each lab report you do, you can include a sub set of the items used.)

PROCEDURE - Provide a concise summary of the procedure used in the lab. Include any modifications to the experiment.

DATA - Provide a record of the data obtained during the experiment. Data should be retrieved from the lab notebook and presented in a clear manner using tables.

OBSERVATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS - The student should state what conclusions can be drawn from the equipment. Plots, charts, other graphical medium, and equations should be employed to illustrate the student's viewpoint. Sources of errors and problems should be noted here. For consideration by the TA,  explanations of problems encountered during lab should be included here.

QUESTIONS - Questions pertaining to the lab may be answered here.  Include any thing here that the TA has specifically requested you to do that is not included in the lab descriptions.

CONCLUSIONS - The student should present conclusions which may be logically deduced from his/her data and observations.

SIGNATURE - Include the statement "This report is accurate to the best of my knowledge and is a true representation of my laboratory results."

Here is an example of a lab report. This is only a sample, it does not directly pertain to any lab you will be required to do this semester, however it may be used for reference material in Lab 5, the 8250 experiment.