Group Name Project Title Group Member 1 Group
Group Name Project Title Group Member 1 Group Member 2 Group Member 3 Group Member 4 Group Member 5 Semester MECE 2140: Materials Engineering Laboratory Section Number ___
Background & Theory • Introduce theory for the lab you conducted • Do some research regarding your lab • Where do they use it? Why do they use it? • Use what you have learned in class and previous classes • Provides the reader with a reason to read your report • Helps the writer to better understand theory behind the lab performed 1
Objective • Should be a concise, single paragraph stating the purpose of the experiment • What was the purpose of the lab you performed? • What was supposed to have been achieved? • What were you trying to do? • Reason for conducting the experiment • Must be stated in YOUR OWN WORDS! 2
Experimental Setup • Depiction of setup • Must show appropriate way to set up experiment • Equipment list • Insert Images 3
Experimental Setup & Procedures • Be detailed but not exhaustive. • Should be a short description of the experimental procedure • What steps did you take to successfully perform the lab? • What ASTM Standard was followed? • This section can be in bullet or paragraph format. • Be sure to include all names of machines or instrumentation used. • Be sure to include pictures of experimental setups 4
Data • “Factual information (as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation. ” 1 • Pertinent data should be presented in a clear, concise chart. • All columns or rows should have headings and must include units! 1 http: //www. merriam-webster. com/dictionary 5
Analysis • “An examination of a complex, its elements, and their relations. ” 1 • Briefly describe theoretical analysis and data analysis procedures and present and discuss your results • Include any and all equations used to perform the analysis. • Chart and/or graphs are absolutely necessary • If equations were utilized, both charts and graphs are needed. • Discussion of analysis and results after each graph or chart • Bullets on Power. Point • Discussion by you during presentation 1 http: //www. merriam-webster. com/dictionary 6
Analysis Example How Well a Student Will do on an Exam Captions for all graphs, charts, figures, etc. Exam Grade (Points) Appropriate graph title (Not y vs. x) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Studying Watchin TV 0 2 4 6 Time (Hours) 8 10 Figure 1: This graph depicts how well a student will do on an exam based on the amount of time spent studying or watching TV. Legend when showing multiple sets of data. 7
Conclusions • What were the results from the analysis that was performed on your data? • How do your results compare to theory learned in class? • Tie your results to topics in class and to everyday situations. • Do not express feelings in the conclusions. Be technical with your conclusions. Use your knowledge to make connections and decipher data. 8
References & Appendix • All sources should be referenced. • Lab procedures • Class notes, textbook, etc. • Equations, definitions, explanations, etc. • All raw data not included in the lab report should be in the appendix. • Only pertinent data should go in report. 9
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