PHYS M20AL Formal Lab Rubric

Formal labs will be graded using the following guidelines:

Points Content
5

Aesthetics, including format, English and grammar, presentation, proper use of figures
and tables, proper order of sections

Written content, including abstract, introductory material, description of lab procedure

10

Data analysis, including basic calculations, showing sample calculations, and the allimportant uncertainty propagation

Interpretation and discussion, answer are data in agreement with theory?

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Total possible points

Details:

Clear, succinct abstract

Proper English, spelling, and grammar
Organization, proper order of sections
Data summary
Calculations, completeness and showing sample calculations
Uncertainty analysis
Results summary
Discussion of results, comparison of data to theory in light of computed uncertainties