# How to write your lab reports

# Submission

• Make sure your submission is a PDF. Other formats are not accepted.
• Rename your submission to your rollnumber. For example, my submission would be IMT2015524.pdf.
• Use MS Word. Other editors change the styling of the document (Especially the one that comes with Ubuntu).

# Template

Available here

# Header

• The heading should be Basic Electronics Lab.
• Subheading is the Lab number.
• Make sure to include your and your labpartner's details in the header.

Example:

# Experiment

• The experimnet heading
• Any notes you might want to add (optional)
• Circuit (if required)
• Graph

Example:

# Graphs

• Use gnuplot.
• The graph and the answer heading should be in the same page.
• Should be vertically centered on the page.
• Should contain X and Y numerical values on the axes, not in the middle of the plot.
• The values should not be in exponential (X*e^Y) form.
• The labels for X and Y should be on the axes, not in the graph legend. The legend is to indicate the meaning of the line, not the units.
• The label for X and Y should contain the correct units for the plot.

# General

• Minimise the number of colours you use in the pdf, except for graphs.
• Keep your report clean and readable.
• Don't add unnecessary images or content.
• A simple report like this should do just fine.
• If you're gonna add unnecessary images or content, go full overboard. Like this or this.