Appendices

Content

• Appendices can include anything that the author of the report considers to be too large to fit into the body of the report. For example several pages of raw data would be best put in an appendix. In general anything over a page should be considered to be located in the appendix and anything under a page keep in the body of the report. This is a guideline only.
• Often it is a good idea to append original raw data.
• Support information may be appended.
• It is convenient to append tables, diagrams and graphs which may be referred to from many section of the lab. For larger reports where there are a lot of figures, it may improve organization to append all figures.

Format

• see details -the figure numbering system should be consistent in the appendix.
• In general append diagrams first, followed graphs, followed by tabulated data, followed by calculations, followed by other information.
• Headings for Appendices
  • Each appendix should be identified by letter, Appendix A, Appendix B etc.
  • A title should include Appendix A and the Name of the Appendix. Titles should be consistently placed, all at the top of the page.
  • A fairly inclusive list of appendix titles are listed below. It is not necessary to append all of these items. This is up to the discretion of the author (see above)
    • Appendix A, Diagrams; Fig 1 - Diagram Of Experimental Set Up
    • Appendix A, Diagrams; Fig 2 - Photograph of Experimental Set Up
    • Appendix A, Diagrams; Fig 3 - Detail of Connection
    • Appendix B, Graphs; Fig 4 - Graph of Displacement vs. Time for Cart
    • Appendix B, Graphs; Fig 5 - Graph of Velocity vs. Time for Cart
    • Appendix B, Graphs; Fig 6 - Graph of Instantaneous and Average Acceleration vs. Time for Cart
    • Appendix C, Tabulated Data; Fig 7 - Raw and Calculated Data
    • Appendix C, Tabulated Data; Fig 8 - Raw and Calculated Uncertainties
    • Appendix D, Calculations; Fig 9 - Calculation for Hypothesis
    • Appendix D, Calculations; Fig 10- Sample Calculation
    • Appendix E, Raw Data; Fig 11- Ticker Tape
    • Appendix F, History of Ticker Tape Timers
      • [ There is no requirement in any of your labs to put in the "History of Ticker Tape Timers", but it is included to show where you would append it if you felt it was required. Unless specifically directed, it is up to you to determine what information needs to be included in your lab and how to organize the appendix for a complete lab.]

Assessment Link

• All aspects of the assessment depending what is in the appendix.

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