1. ADVANCED TECHNICAL WRITING Lecture 8 Laboratory Report 17 / 7/ 2013

2. Cover Page Islamic University 2 Course Title Experiment Number The Experiment Title By: (name of performer) The title and address of the performer The name of the supervisor Title and address of the supervisor Date: (month day, year)

3. Example Islamic University 3 Circuit Theory I Experiment number 1 Verification of Ohms ’ Law By Ahmed Ali Sami Adel Submitted to Eng. Mohammed Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept. Islamic University of Gaza July 8, 2013

4. Title Reflect the factual content with less than ten words in a straightforward manner Use keywords that researchers and search engines on the Internet will recognize Avoid abbreviations, and initials. Islamic University 4

5. The format of the report Islamic University 5 AIMRAD A bstract I ntroduction M ethods R esults A nalysis D iscussion + Conclusion

6. Abstract (informative) One short paragraph Aims Methods Results Islamic University 6

7. Aims Concise but informative One or two sentences should be sufficient Example: To determine the relative molecular mass of an unknown dibasic acid Islamic UniversityDr.Basil Hamed 7

8. Methods and Results Explain in short the method or methods you used to get the results. Write down your results Islamic University 8

9. Introduction A few paragraphs or a few pages. Includes: Background Theories, equations, and rules used in calculations Brief about the work (hypotheses) and expectations Remember to quote your sources (you should include a bibliography of your references after the conclusions section). Islamic University 9

10. Method  Concise but sufficient for someone to repeat the work.  List materials used, how were they used.  Describe special pieces of equipment. Islamic University 10

11. Method - continue  Use third person past tense Example: A solution of barium chloride (0.05 mg in 100 cm 3) was prepared in water and titrated against silver nitrate.  Avoid starting a sentence with a number Example: 0.05 mg of barium chloride was mixed with 100 cm 3 water Islamic University 11

12. Results Tabulate the numerical data when possible Make sure that you divide tables by measurements units such that you write only number inside the table Islamic University 12

13. Results: Avoid ResistanceCurrentVoltage 6.02.0 12.0 (V) 5.91.7 10.0 (V) 6.11.3 7.9 (V) Islamic UniversityDr.Basil Hamed 13

14. Results: do not avoid Resistance (kΩ) Current (mA) Voltage (V) 6.02.012.0 5.91.710.0 6.11.37.9 Islamic UniversityDr.Basil Hamed 14

15. Results - continue Title all figures and tables; include a legend explaining symbols, abbreviations, or special methods Number figures and tables separately and refer to them in the text by their number, i.e. Figure 1 shows that the activity.... The activity decreases after five minutes (Figure 1) Islamic University 15

16. Analysis Calculations and graphing Interpretation of results go into this section Remember to layout your calculations clearly, showing each step Islamic University 16

17. Discussion How relevant are your results ? What errors are there ? Did something go wrong ? Try to be positive Write your ideas to improve the experiment Islamic University 17

18. Conclusion Did you meet the aims of the experiment ? Example: The relative molecular mass of the unknown was determined to be 146.5. The conclusion should echo the Abstract and be as short as possible. Islamic University 18

19. References All references should be listed Islamic University 19

20. Guess What Islamic University 20 Yes it is homework # 4 Write a lab experiment report for one of the lab you took Due Next Wednesday 24/07/2013