MAPUA INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY

Department of Physics


<experiment title>
<your name>

Abstract
<The abstract should present a brief summary of the entire report. 1-2 sentences that provide a brief
background to the topic of this report. 1-2 sentences that provide a brief summary of the participants (i.e.
number of participants, average age, height weight, etc.) 1-2 sentences that provide a brief summary of the
methodology that was used. 2-3 sentences that summarise the main results. 1-2 sentences that summarise the
main finding/s and or conclusions of this report. Please make sure all data is de-identified (i.e. anonymous).
Your abstract should be less than 200 words.>

Introduction

<The introduction should address the rational for the lab activity. What is the significance of the topic
question and was the purpose of the experiment.
You should present some previous research/ findings in the introduction so the reader knows what has been
done, or what the current knowledge in the area is. Cite your reference using APA stye i.e. Gore (2006)
stated that or write the statement and end with the reference written as (Gore, 2006), or (Gore et al.,
2006) for more than one author.
Typically the introduction will finish with the specific aims of the experiment. For example: This study
aimed to >

Methods

< Simply refer to the practical laboratory notes you have been provided. Do not copy or re-write the
methods from your notes, in this report. However, describe any changes you made to the methodology, if
there were any. >

Results

<The purpose of the results section is to describe, but not interpret the results, using text, tables and or
charts. All results should be presented in an appropriate form. Consider which results can simply be
mentioned in the text, and which results need to appear in a table or a chart. Dont duplicate the presentation
of results. Dont present the raw data. Any results that appear in a table or chart need some brief description
in a paragraph that precedes the table or chart.
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Table 1: Title of Table.

Time 1 Time 2 Time 3
Variable 1 (units)
XX.XX XX.XX XX.XX
Variable 2 (units)

Variable 3 (units)


If you are going to present a graph please make sure you have both axis labelled. It is also recommended
that you use some sort of computer package to present your graphs such as Excel, as hand drawn graphs will
receive a lower mark. Please also include a legend so we know what data are being presented.

Figure 1: A Comparison of Intelligence Test Scores between People in Two Suburbs

Please note the placement of the title. For a table it goes above the table, for a graph it goes below.

The interpretation of results often depends on knowing whether there is a difference between two group
means. If you can apply a statistical test (i.e. a t-test), you are likely to earn more marks. If you dont know
how to do any statistical analyses you may want to consider presenting differences in terms of percentage
change.>

Discussion and Conclusion

<The purpose of the discussion section is to provide an interpretation of your results, not present them again,
and compare your interpretation with previous reports on the same topic. Some of the practical class notes
have specific questions that need to be addressed in the discussion section of your report. Our preference is
that you include these answers in paragraph form here. Please make sure you compare your results to
previous reports (i.e. journal articles) on the same topic in this discussion.
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The final paragraph of this section should be your conclusion where you re-state the aims and summarise the
main findings.

References

<Typically references should appear on a separate page, but can appear on the bottom of your discussion
page. Please reference only those sources that you cite in text, your reference list is not a bibliography. Make
sure you refer to the Deakin website for assistance with formatting your references
http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-support/study-skills/handouts/refer-plag.php APA (Author-
date) is the preferred style. It is expected that you will cite a minimum of 5 sources. You may cite the
practical class notes as one reference, and the textbook as another.>

Samples
<Book>
Gore, A. (2006). An inconvenient truth: The planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do
about it. Emmaus, PA: Rodale.

<Journal article>
Gore, A. et al. (2006). Photographs and herbarium specimens as tools to document phonological changes in
response to global warming. American Journal of Botany, 93, 1667-1674.