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The Title Of The Formal Report Goes Here
Author’s Name Here
The Abstract goes here. It should only be a few sentences long. It should contain a quick description of what you were trying to find and the method you used, then a short summary of the main results and conclusions of your work. You should include key numerical values (and their associated errors with the correct number of significant figures) in the abstract. It should be about 100-150 words long.
1 Introduction
The Introduction sets the scene for your work. Here you explain the motivation for the work, and set it in context. You should begin by explaining the importance of the work. Why do the measurements you have made matter. Next you should provide a short review of other attempts to make similar measurements and highlight any shortcomings in this previous work. If you need to refer to other peoples work you should reference the original sources like this [1].
2 Theory
This is the section where you lay out the theoretical background to the measurements you will be reporting. You should also include a brief summary of the key points of any relevant theories that you might be testing. Any novel theoretical methods should be described in detail and any mathematical methods used in the interpretation of the data clearly explained. If you include equations then you should number them so that you can refer to them later. Use an equation editor to write your equations. If you don’t know how to do this ask a demonstrator. (1)
3 Experimental Method
In the Experimental method section you should describe the equipment you used. If it is commercially available equipment then provide the name and manufacturer. If it is home made then a full description is needed sufficient for the reader to build their own. You then describe the sequence of measurements you made with comments about particularly difficult or unusual techniques used. You can think about this as a cookery recipe - the ingredients and
Author’s Name Here
The Abstract goes here. It should only be a few sentences long. It should contain a quick description of what you were trying to find and the method you used, then a short summary of the main results and conclusions of your work. You should include key numerical values (and their associated errors with the correct number of significant figures) in the abstract. It should be about 100-150 words long.
1 Introduction
The Introduction sets the scene for your work. Here you explain the motivation for the work, and set it in context. You should begin by explaining the importance of the work. Why do the measurements you have made matter. Next you should provide a short review of other attempts to make similar measurements and highlight any shortcomings in this previous work. If you need to refer to other peoples work you should reference the original sources like this [1].
2 Theory
This is the section where you lay out the theoretical background to the measurements you will be reporting. You should also include a brief summary of the key points of any relevant theories that you might be testing. Any novel theoretical methods should be described in detail and any mathematical methods used in the interpretation of the data clearly explained. If you include equations then you should number them so that you can refer to them later. Use an equation editor to write your equations. If you don’t know how to do this ask a demonstrator. (1)
3 Experimental Method
In the Experimental method section you should describe the equipment you used. If it is commercially available equipment then provide the name and manufacturer. If it is home made then a full description is needed sufficient for the reader to build their own. You then describe the sequence of measurements you made with comments about particularly difficult or unusual techniques used. You can think about this as a cookery recipe - the ingredients and
References: [1] [2] [3] A.D. Physicist. “Some rather old paper written long time ago.” Phys Rev D 386 4–6, (1901). I.M.N. Author. “This is what I wrote” Journal Name Volume No. page–range (year). P.A. Tipler and G. Mosca “Physics for Scientists and Engineers” 5th Edition. W.H. Freeman and Company, New York (2004). Chapter 15. Formats vary, but be sure to include the information shown so that your readers can find the references for themselves, if they need to. 4