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Earth Sci. Computer Applications GEOL 5303

Lab 5: Plotting Seismic Wave Travel-Time Curves in Excel

Your Mission: Your Supplies: (1) Your P and S wave travel times from the last lab (2) Computer with Microsoft Excel (version 2007/2008) Your Task: 1. Using the seismic wave data that you collected in the previous lab (Lab 4), you will now plot this dataset using Microsoft Excel. To begin, login to a computer and open up the Microsoft Excel program on your computer. Note: there are 2 different versions of Excel in this computer lab some computers have the 2003 version, and some have the 2007/2008 version. The instructions contained in this lab are for the 2007/2008 version!!! Please double check that you are using the matching instructions with the software on your computer. 2. To access Excel, you will probably need to navigate to Start All Programs New Microsoft Office Document Microsoft Office Excel 2007. 3. Now you will enter the data from your Experiment 1 Walk table into the columns labeled A, B, C, D, and E in Excel, setting your data table like the example below. Enter the appropriate column titles in the first row. Enter the Trial, Average, and Distance entries in column A. row of column E. Enter 0 in column B. Enter 10 in the last row of column C. Enter 20 in the last row of column D. Enter 30 in the last (1) Plot your simulated P and S wave travel time data using Microsoft Excel

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4. Next skip several rows and construct a 2nd table, now entering the data from your Experiment 1 Run table. You want to just copy and paste your completed table from Step 2 here, and then edit the numbers so that they reflect your Run data. the left top corner of your window. To copy/paste, simply click on the Copy or Paste icons under the Home tab located at

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5. Now is a very good time to save your work! To save, click on the Save icon in the top left corner of your window. You can also find a Save option by clicking on the Microsoft colorful icon and a dropdown menu should appear. Save your work to a location that makes sense to you (for example, on your USB drive, in your Documents folder, etc.) Give your file the name YourName_Lab5_Data.xls 6. Now locate the Sheet tab at the bottom of the Excel window, and highlight the name Sheet1 with your mouse. Then type Experiment 1, and your worksheet should now be named Experiment 1.

7. Next click on the tab to the right (in the location shown above that is marked with a + sign; if you hover your mouse over this area, it should say Insert Worksheet), highlight the name Sheet with your mouse and type Experiment 2. data from Experiment 2 from Lab 4. You now should have a worksheet named Experiment 2, which you will use to enter in your

8. Back in the Experiment 1 sheet, highlight all of the data you entered (both tables), Copy, then Paste the data into the Experiment 2 sheet. You should now have an identical copy.

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9. Now you need to edit your Experiment 2 table. Delete the data contents from each cell and replace with the correct numbers your recorded for Experiment 2.

10. Now you are ready to plot! After you have entered all of your data, go back to Experiment 1 and first focus on your Walk table. Use your mouse to highlight your last two rows, containing your entries for your Average times and the corresponding Distances. Next, select Insert from the menu bar Chart Scatter. This should look something like the icon below, however select the icon just to the right, with the connecting lines:

11. Next review your graph you will more than likely need to make lots of edits. To edit the data, click on your graph, then click on the Select Data icon (top left). A box should appear. Click on the Series 1 entry in the Legend Entries box and click edit. Enter a Name, Walk (S). 12. Next youll need to define the horizontal and vertical (or x,y) axis of the data. Click in the Series x values box and delete the contents. Then return to your data table and highlight all of your Distance data entries. The location of these entries in your table should update in the Series x values box.

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13. Now do the same for the y values. Click in the Series y values box and delete the contents. Then return to your data table and highlight all of your Average data entries. The location of these entries in your table should update in the Series y values box. 14. Now your plot should update and look more like the data you plotted by hand in Lab 4. Next update your graph title by clicking in the title box and typing in an appropriate name. 15. Edit the color of your line by selecting a new color from the Styles options located at the top of your window. 16. To add labels to your axes (Distance, Time), click on the Charge Layout icon and select the leftmost option with label values. clicking in the appropriate boxes. 17. The next step is to add your Run data. To do this, click on your plot, then click on the Select Data icon. Click on the Add button and a new series entry should appear. Give the series a Name, Run (P), and highlight the appropriate Series x values and the Series y values as you did in Steps 12 and 13 above. Rename the axes labels by

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18. Now repeat the steps above, but now plot your Walk and Run data from Experiment 2. 19. Save! 20. Finally, make sure that both of your plots and your data tables nicely fit on 2 pages and that your work is presentable. Save again, this time make sure to save a copy to your USB drive, and you are done!

What to turn in, due next Tuesday, October 6th: 1. This completed lab (Challenge Worksheet), plus with any remarks or notes on the back/in the margins regarding clarity, how you might adjust the procedure for your students, etc. (50 pts) 2. You completed Lab5 Excel Worksheet, with tables and plots. (50 pts) 3. A completed Teacher Worksheet (download from website), providing one additional exercise that compliments this lab. (50 pts) 4. A completed Lab Procedure document (download from website), which provides a short overview description of the activity that you completed, exercise objectives, time required to complete the exercises, materials needed, preparation notes, and any additional miscellaneous notes that you might want to remember. (50 pts)