An Interesting Laboratory Report

A.N. Other


1. Introduction
This is a simple document to illustrate the various key features of MS Word that you need to be proficient in. Styles are used for a consistent layout, e.g. the title is set using the default style 'Heading 1', and the section titles are automatically numbered and set in 'Heading 2'. This body text is set in the 'Normal' style, which has been changed from the default to be justified. The date is automatically generated. The margins have also been set to 2.0 cm to get it all to fit nicely on the page.

Other features, such as the 2-column effect used here, and using headers and footers (good for simple repeating items, such as page number, your name or exam number, etc.) are also a good idea. The 2-column effect is based on dividing the document up into two different continuous sections.

2. Method
As well as setting out text, you also need to know how to include tables, equations and figures. If you have difficulties in any aspect of MS Word, then your first port-of-call should be the online Help. Otherwise, ask one of the demonstrators.

3. Results
Having carefully done your experiment, you might wish to present your results as a table:

Nominal value
Experimental value
      10 kO
     9.8 ± 0.2 kO
    100 kO
   94.6 ± 5    kO

or better still, as a chart - this one has been created earlier in Excel and pasted to here, and resized to 8cm width:


4. Discussion
At this point, some discussion of your results might be appropriate. Certain analyses might be discussed as multi-line equations, such as:



5. Conclusions
Never forget, that your work needs a clear conclusion. And it is always a good idea to reference the original source[1] of your material. 

References

1. M.I.J. Probert, "An Interesting Laboratory Report", published somewhere, 2003.
First Year Laboratory Report		A.N. Other