ENGR 20x Electrical Fundamental
Lab Reports
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Format:
The laboratory notebook will be bound. No loose sheets of paper are to be used when
recording data or reporting results (except for graphs). Spiral bound notebooks (8.5"x11")
are satisfactory for this class. The paper must be quadrille ruled (graph paper) at 20 lines
per inch or metric equivalent (1-2mm). Two notebooks are to be used so that one will be
available for data collection and write-up while the other is being graded.
Objectives:
When using the laboratory notebook remember that it has many subsequent uses and will
be used by other people. Work should be recorded such that it could be shown to a
prospective employer, graduate school, patent officer or teaching assistant.
The lab notebook should meet the following requirements:
1. The work can be easily checked by a qualified engineer.
2. The work can be repeated by you or another engineer at some time in the future
3. The notebook could be used as legal evidence in case of a patent application of lawsuit, or in
the case of a product liability suit.
4. The notebook could be the source of information for formal reports and technical papers at a
later date.
Format of the Lab Notebook:
1. Title page: title, course, author's name.
2. Table of Contents (Allow two pages)
3. All pages are to be numbered consecutively
4. All work is to be recorded chronologically (don't leave blank pages to come back to).
5. Pages are to be dated and signed as they are used.
6. Any added sheets (such as computer printouts and graphs) are to be attached to a numbered page
(rubber cement or glue sticks are acceptable, no staple).
7. All work is to be recorded in ink (You can outline the graphs and schematics in pencil first).
8. Mistakes are to be indicated by a single line through the information in such a way that it is clear that
the information is a mistake, but it is still possible to read the value (it may turn out to not have been
a mistake or may help determine some other problem which is not yet evident).
Format of the Lab Report:
1. Title of experiment.
2. Names of coworkers.
3. List of equipment used, including manufacturer's name, model number and serial number or
other identifying information (allows verification of instrument calibration if the results are suspect).
4. Circuit diagram as actually implemented (schematic diagram using proper symbols). All
components and measurement instruments must be clearly depicted and identified.
5. Explanation of experimental procedure (must be clear enough to allow precise repetition of the
experiment with no additional information. Detailed circuit diagrams are in most cases enough).
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