Name
Grading items (maximum points)
Appropriate Title (2)
Abstract (4)
Theoretic Explanation, introduction(4)
Detailed method and experiment description
Including necessary figures(4)
Data presentation and analysis, plots (4)
Error Analyzing (4)
Results reporting (2)
Conclusion (4)
Clear explanation and logic (4)
Grammar (4 )
Enough reference (2)
Reference format (2)
Figure caption, labels, index, (4)
Basic points for submitting the paper
Total
Bonus for correcting other people’s Paper 1
paper 1
paper 2
rewrite
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
2
4
6
50
The reports must represent your individual effort (you can share data with a lab partner, but the report
must be your own individual work). Any material taken from books, the web, other students, etc. must
be quoted and referenced.
Here are some more details that will be considered when the lab notebook and paper are graded:
A. Preparation: Did it appear that the instructions were read and understood before the measurements
were started? Were pre-lab questions answered?
B. Completeness of lab notebook coverage: Was enough information recorded to allow the experiment
to be repeated at a later time (setup diagrams, list of equipment models, relevant settings on
equipment)? Were the dominant uncertainties in raw data determined or reasonably estimated? Were
steps taken to check for systematic error?
C. Report Description of Theory and Method: Is any needed theoretical model properly developed, with
references? Is it clear how the raw data is used to get the quantity of interest?
D. Analysis and Uncertainties: Is the data analysis method clearly presented, with properly labeled and
formatted plots when appropriate? Are raw uncertainties properly propagated into uncertainty in the
result?
E. Conclusion: Is an appropriate comparison made to (referenced) accepted values (if known)? Is there a
discussion of how the discrepancy compares to the experimental uncertainty?