The physics lab notebook is used to record all data and observations for each lab. It need not be a work of art, however it should be organized, legible and meaningful so that at a later date you can look back and figure out what you were able to conclude from your experiment. The lab notebook should be an 8.5 by 11 inch hardbound notebook with graph paper. You will find a suitable notebook in the bookstore.

All lab notebooks should contain

• a table of contents showing the page, date and title of each lab activity;
• a clearly labelled title for each experiment completed;
• a copy of all lab handouts that are pasted to the page proceeding the work that you complete;
• carefully labelled data tables which include units and uncertainties
• graphs with properly labelled axes that are pasted into the notebook
• A brief discussion of the implications of your results and of the errors and uncertainties.