What is Report: Definition and 255 Discussions

A report is a document that presents information in an organized format for a specific audience and purpose. Although summaries of reports may be delivered orally, complete reports are almost always in the form of written documents.

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    A report on a sick man of Europe, Portugal

    I'm from Portugal, and I'm going to present our situation in the last years by not only my perspective, but from a perspective shared by many other Portuguese people, with backing off of data whenever possible. As you may know, in 2011, after 6 years of having a socialist government, we were on...
  2. diogenesNY

    NY Times: Researchers Report Milestone in Quantum Computer

    of interest: ---diogenesNY -------------------------------------- By JOHN MARKOFFMARCH 4, 2015 NYT: Scientists at the [PLAIN]http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/organizations/u/university_of_california/index.html?inline=nyt-org[/URL], and at Google reported on Wednesday...
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    Lab Report- Circuits Calculating Resistance and Current

    I am struggling with doing calculations for a physics lab report. I understand how to calculate the equivalent resistance and the voltage of the battery. I am struggling with calculating the resistance of each resistor and the current of each resistor. I am sorry but I am getting very...
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    Failure Analysis Reports: Find Quality Pictures & Data

    Hello. My professor has asked the class to find a few reports of failure analysis. We need reports that contains high quality pictures of the failed component and the data of the failed component. Also we can not have a failure report with amorphous materials(glass, plastics ect) Links or...
  5. N

    Physics Report Help -- Simple Harmonic motion and Elastic force

    Homework Statement So I have to write a report based on an experiment that I have conducted. I know that my report is connected with Simple Harmonic motion and Elastic force, but I do not know how to describe it in a more efficient/scientific way. Essentially, I am dropping a weight (constant)...
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    Alpha Particle Spectroscopy - Is My Method Correct?

    Homework Statement Hey, first time poster here, I'm current writing up a lab report I just wanted to check my method is correct. I'm doing alpha particle spectroscopy using a cloud chamber setup. Most published reports seem to vary pressure (so the mass thickness varies). Our chamber let us...
  7. Doug Huffman

    News U. S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on CIA

    http://www.intelligence.senate.gov/study2014/sscistudy1.pdf
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    Hello, I need some clarification with my lab report

    Homework Statement Would it be possible for someone to look over the parts of my lab report. If there is anything that I did not mention in the abstract, please inform me. I wasn't sure how I should end the paragraph. My teacher wants us to write our opinion on the success of the experiment...
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    How to phrase a hypothesis for simulated model on a experiment report?

    Homework Statement I'm setting up an experiment for a simulation. I'm not sure how to formulate the hypothesis. The model used in the simulation is the first iteration, so I'm just using 2 attributes, 1 independent (A) and 1 dependent (B). As a result, I need to state explicitly that this model...
  10. Greg Bernhardt

    News UNC report finds 18 years of academic fraud to keep athletes playing

    UNC report finds 18 years of academic fraud to keep athletes playing http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/22/us/unc-report-academic-fraud/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Pardon my phrase, but heads need to roll on this. The sad thing is that this is likely a common story in many big sport universities. A total sham.
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    Referencing in Report Writing: Moebius Transformations

    I'm currently writing a report on moebius transformations. I haven't had to reference for quite some time and I'm not totally sure how to go about it. When introducing theorems, definitions, etc do I need to reference the source? Also throughout the report I have often taken concepts from a...
  12. C

    Egg Drop Contraption: A Physical Science Project Report

    Hi, I am working on an Egg Drop Contraption as a Physical Science project. I need some help on a 1 page report I need to make. First, let me explain how my project will work so you can know how to answer my questions. I will have a box a bit bigger than the egg itself. The walls, floor, and...
  13. jdawg

    Energy of Conservation Lab Report Question

    Homework Statement In this experiment we tied a cart to a hanging mass and measured the velocity as it passed through a gate, and recorded the mass of the cart. I calculated the potential and kinetic energy of the hanging mass and when I subtracted the potential from the kinetic, I got a...
  14. Greg Bernhardt

    New Surgeon General report on smoking

    Nothing surprising, but worth repeating. 480k Americans die each year from smoking related illness. Stop smoking...
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    Exploring Pulsars: Age, Pulse Height, and Distance through Radio Astronomy

    Hey guys, I'm in the middle of writing a lab report and I'm having trouble with my abstract. I know as a 3rd year uni student I should know how to write one by now. I feel it's a bit long, what do you think? How could I improve? I'm not asking you to write it for me just some hints. The...
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    Lab report - How to write better lab reports in chemistry?

    lab report -- How to write better lab reports in chemistry? Hi, I get very grateful if you help me get exampler on lab reporter on chemistry. I just want to read them, how can you write a better way because I'm not erfaran on engliska.
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    How to Explain and Diagram a Sound Instrument Project?

    So I have to make an instrument and write a report but I'm stuck on the report. It says to -Uses all the wave unit vocabulary correctly(things like frequency,amplitude,wavelength,type of waves etc.), at grade level, and specific to your instrument. eg. standing wave, damping and -Includes...
  18. J

    Does pH Affect Enzyme Activity in Cornstarch and Saliva?

    Homework Statement Hi, I was working on my lab report and I got stuck. I was trying to get some input please. So my experiment was to put 2ml of cornstarch, 2ml saliva, 2ml HCl. I vary the HCl concentration in 3 test tubes. I have one test tube that is just 2mL HOH. I added iodine in and I...
  19. T

    Experimental Physics Report - Unexpected Results

    Hi everyone I have a quick question in regards to an experimental report I'm writing for my year 11 Physics class. Basically we have to test different variables that could effect a bungee cord fiber in relation to stress and strain by increasing the weight force on the fiber until it snaps. For...
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    The photoelectric effect report

    Homework Statement So I recently performed the photoelectric effect experiment in my physics class, where we measured the stopping voltage at different wavelengths of light by using filters with different levels of grating. I measured the stopping voltage and plotted them on a graph against...
  21. Z

    Comparing Greenhouse Gas Properties: N2O, CO2, and CH4

    I have been given a report and a part of it is on greenhouse gases. What do you think are some scientific factors/properties I should use in a comparison matrix of n2o,co2,ch4. I have read something about the shape of the molecule of an atom affecting the IR rays it can absorb. Also please...
  22. wolram

    Report on expansion history of universe

    http://arxiv.org/pdf/1304.3724.pdf I thought this paper worthy of a read
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    Should Technical Reports Use Present Tense for System Operations?

    Hi, I know this isn't a technical question but I have to write a technical report based on a data acquisition program which I have created. I am a bit confused about the tenses of one section, namely 'Analysis of System operation' . Although the program has already been made, i feel that it...
  24. D

    New NASA report: Eagleworks Lab

    NASA's current report on their EAGLEWORKS lab for spacecraft propulsion http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20110023492&hterms=eagleworks&qs=Ntx%3Dmode%2520matchallpartial%2520%26Ntk%3DAll%26N%3D0%26Ntt%3Deagleworks The actual PDF is here: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20110023492 EDIT: A mod...
  25. veronica1999

    MHB AMC 8 2012 (contest score gender report with percentile)

    Hi, I recently took the AMC 8 and scored a 24 out of 25. While I was going through the statistics, I was surprised to see top scoring girls were seriously outnumbered by the boys. Out of 148,557 contestants there were 26 perfect scores for girls and 124 perfect score for boys. For score 24...
  26. P

    Why is the Reaction Rate Directly Proportional to Sulfuric Acid Concentration?

    The reaction I did for the lab is: H2SO4 + Mg --> MgSO4 + H2 In my graph, there displays the two variables - the concentration of sulfuric acid and the average rate of reaction in direct proportion. How do I explain the trend? I know I can explain this qualitatively using collision...
  27. E

    I need ideas about a case study report.

    Hi! Need ideas for case study about electromagnetic waves I've been having trouble of finding a case study for electromagnetic waves. Can you please give me neat ideas? I'm having interest on lasers now so I would want to focus on monochromatic lights but can't think of a new problem to be...
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    How long does it take you to write a prelab or lab report for chemistry lab?

    How long does it take you to write a prelab or lab report for chemistry lab? And what grades do you usually get for these assignments? I spend like at least 2 hours writing a lab report because I want to get a perfect grade. Also, I spend quite a lot of time on a prelab too, because I'm scared...
  29. C

    Reproduction of a Police Accident Report Physics 30 Question

    http://mail.rdcrd.ab.ca/~smolesky/Physics30/1Conservation/Consassign2.pdf this is the link to the question, could someone please solve question one? We finished the momentum unit in physics 30 today and i would like some help on this question
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    Atwood's Machine (Help with Lab Report Conclusion)

    All that's left to write in my lab report is the conclusion, and I'm failing to understand what my professor is requesting of me. In the guidelines it says, "Compare your measurements to the expected values. State and discuss whether your results are in agreement with the expected...
  31. S

    Help with Lab Report Ohm's law

    I have some problems with my lab report. The teacher is dealing with us as expert in physics but I don't understand many things. She told us to find the uncertainty and percentage error , even though she didn't explain anything and I'm completely lost. I tried my best but I'm not even sure...
  32. B

    Anyone want to critique a lab report (chemistry)?

    Homework Statement I've not written a lab report since prep school and I need some critiques (thorough). see attached Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
  33. P

    What Factors Affect the Motion of a Toy Car Down a Slope?

    Homework Statement hi, i am writing a report about the motion of toy car. experiment has done using a toy car and a card board slope, the toy car was slide down the slope. change of angle of slope, change of mass of toy car, change of materials covered on the slope were tested, the time it...
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    Should variations in beaker mass be included in a chemistry lab report?

    This is about what to include in a chemistry lab report. I have used a similar beaker in four experiments and weirdly, the mass of the beaker was not the same during each experiment. I'm not sure whether to add it in my conclusion for my chem report. It's a minor problem in fact not a problem at...
  35. ZapperZ

    An Astoundingly BAD Physics News Report

    CNN has dropped to a new low in terms of very bad science news reporting. This news report is so bad, and has so many factual errors in it, one simply should not pay any attention to it completely. http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/07/sharp-as-a-laser/ Note that even the topic is...
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    Why do we report the standard deviation of the mean in error analysis?

    I've done a decent amount of reading on the subject, and I used this method of course when reporting errors during lab experience I got as an undergraduate, but it was never quite fully explained to me why exactly we report a value +/- the standard deviation of the mean as our result. Why not...
  37. Doofy

    Advice on the most relevant oscillation experiments to mention in my report?

    I'm busy writing something about neutrino oscillation - nothing big, just a few thousand words, a bit of theory, a bit of experiment. I'm trying to do a section summarising the diffierent types of experiments - ie. ones involving solar, atmospheric, reactor and accelerator neutrinos - but there...
  38. P

    How Should a Lab Report Analyze Friction Coefficients in Experiments?

    Homework Statement I would like some analyses criticisms. This is what my analyses should contain - An analysis and discussion, which minimally should address the following: o A summary of your results. o A justification for procedural decisions. o An analysis of the graphs, and...
  39. R

    Struggling to Include a .jpg Picture in my Report

    Homework Statement I want to include a .jpg picture in my report and got struck here form two days. I tried in the following way and i included all headers like graphicxs so on. Homework Equations \par \begin{figure}[h] \centering...
  40. T

    Solving Heat Transfer Coefficient Error: Lab Report Analysis

    Homework Statement This is a lab report that I'm working on. I'm almost done, except for the last part which consists of finding the error in the result for our heat transfer coefficient h using Newton's law of cooling. I've tried this in different ways but I can't seem to get it right. We...
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    Using images off the web for a report?

    What's the general rule of thumb for plucking an image off the web and using it in your report? Is this allowed as long as you cite the webpage or do you have to have very explicit permission from the website owner? I don't know what's right and wrong here since I just want to use an image for...
  42. B

    LaTeX Creating a Thesis Report with LaTeX: Problems & Solutions

    Hello PF, I am writing my Thesis Report with Latex. Facing a couple of problems. 1. I want to create my report in verdana font. However, the warning states LaTeX Font Warning: Font Shape 'T1/verdana/m/n' undefined (Font) using 'T1/cmr/m/n' instead 2. After trying various procedures on...
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    News New psychiatric report concludes ABB to be judiciallysane.

    Unprecedented in Norwegian practice, a second psychiatric commission was set up to evaluate ABBs sanity after a massive outcry against the previous report that concluded he was judiciallyinsane. This new commission, having worked since January, has in addition to detailed conversations with ABB...
  44. E

    Writing a Report on Non-Academic Background in Physics/Astronomy

    Hi, Last semester, an Australian university from which I've earned my Graduate Certificate degree in astronomy asked me to fill an application form for “key generic skills” (equivalent to an undergraduate degree in physics or astronomy) in order to become eligible (if accepted) for pursuing my...
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    News Internal police report on handling of 22/7 (ABB) publioshed today

    Today, the Norwegian police published its report on what, in their estimation, worked, and did not work, in Norway in the emergency profession on that Black Friday. A summary has been made in English, https://www.politi.no/vedlegg/rapport/Vedlegg_1665.pdf I haven't yet gone through it...
  46. N

    Help! Can't Find Primary Sources for Lab Report

    Hi. I've been having problems finding some primary sources for my lab report for days. I've used my school's search engines, but I can't find anything appropriate to use. My report will sum up my experiment on how pH affects an enzyme's activity (catecholase catalyzing catechol and oxygen to...
  47. S

    Scilab codes for a lab report for Helmholtz

    Homework Statement It is actually not homework, but I found it is cool to solve it in Scilab, and I think that it is more proper to ask it here write the codes for (please read the picture)Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution u=1.256637061*10^-6 N=320 R=0.136/2 a=2*R Z= [-0.17 -0.15...
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    Report Ideas for Applied Physics Student

    Hello, I'm a first year (Applied) Physics student (in Holland, writing style mistakes preserved :) ), and for quite an easy subject i have to write an approximatley 12 pages long report about an appearance I can physically describe. It doesn't need to be complicated, it doesn't have to be...
  49. dlgoff

    Highway Accident Report by NTSB Texting

    Highway Accident Report by NTSB...Texting It's about time. Discuss please. http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2011/gray_summit_mo/index.html
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    Perfect Physics Lab Report: A Student's Guide

    i am a A student in my university , and i just want to keep it that way can anyone give me an idea for reaching a perfect physics lab report and thank you
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