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==How to write a formal report==
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===Introduction to scientific journals===
(Poisson and Bionomial, Moved from week 10)
PRL, Science, Nature, PNAS, Biophysical Journal, PRE...possibly Millikan's paper?
* Reminder of important result last week
===What is required in our report?===
* Implied uncertainty / variable uncertainty in linear fitting
[[Physics307L:People/Koch/Formal]]<br>
** Possible group work: "which of these fits looks correct?"
[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=12124289 Koch's example paper from grad school]
* Propagation of uncertainty
===Talk about the distinction between Results and Discussion===
** Possible group work: inversion propagation of uncertainty (1% and 10% rel. uncert.)
===Writing tips===
 
# Write the easiest parts first!  Figures and tables are the guts of your report.
==[[Physics307L:Schedule/Week 10 agenda/Poisson|Poisson Distribution]]==
 
==[[Physics307L:Schedule/Week 10 agenda/Binomial|Binomial Distribution]]==
 
==Comparing with the accepted value==
===[[Physics307L:People/McCoy/Balmer#Results|Chad Balmer example]]===
 
==Uncertainty in linear fitting==
 
===[[Physics307L:Help/Fitting a line]]===
 
===Excel examples===

Latest revision as of 06:30, 31 October 2011

(Poisson and Bionomial, Moved from week 10)

  • Reminder of important result last week
  • Implied uncertainty / variable uncertainty in linear fitting
    • Possible group work: "which of these fits looks correct?"
  • Propagation of uncertainty
    • Possible group work: inversion propagation of uncertainty (1% and 10% rel. uncert.)

Poisson Distribution

Binomial Distribution

Comparing with the accepted value

Chad Balmer example

Uncertainty in linear fitting

Physics307L:Help/Fitting a line

Excel examples