Sample Lab Report

Due to popular demand, I have prepared a sample lab report. The idea here is that you have something to look at for guidance when you prepare your own lab reports. You do not have to follow the format to the letter. Remember, this is one of many possible formats. You should write in a way that suits your own style. However, there are certain items that have to be present in your report and you will find that indeed they are present in the sample report. I suggest that you compare the lab manual  with the lab report.  Starting from the top:

• Every question posed in the lab manual (the preparation section) has been addressed in the lab report. The answers are brief and they are underlined to make them easy to find.
• A brief analysis of the explored circuits has been presented. It points out the region of parameters (frequency in this case) that is of interest for each of the explored circuits (note that adequate preparation for the lab is essential to get these right).
• A brief description of the procedure has been included.
• All measurements requested in the lab manual have been done, properly recorded and reported.
• The results are presented in the form requested by the lab manual (frequency on a log scale, transmission in dB, etc.).
• Comparison of the results obtained experimentally with those expected from theory has been presented as requested in the lab manual.
• Detailed analysis and discussion of the results has been presented. The analysis points out both agreements and disagreements between the theory and the experiment. An attempt is made to explain discrepancies. Every statement made in the Results and discussion section has a support in experimental results.
• A statement about accomplishing the lab objectives has been included.