Lab Report/Homework Format

Basic Information

Objective

A brief statement of the goals and scope of the homework. This should not be copied from the website.

Truth Table/Boolean expression

You should give the truth table for your design and also show the boolean expression that you used to draw the schematic. If you minimized your boolean expression or used mathematical manipulations you should show that.

Schematic Drawings

This is where you show your schematic drawings.

Verification

As long as the inputs are limited to 3 bits you should test your circuit for all possible combinations of the input.

Results

Show actual results from your testing. Summarize these results in tables and graphs.

Analysis/Conclusions

Recap what happened in the assignment and explore possible applications or consequences of your results.Provide explanations for the differences between your expected and actual results or any interesting characteristics of the data. Answer any other related questions which were included as the part of the class exercise.

Appendicies

Any voluminous data that you need to include can be placed in an appendix as long as it is referred to by the text of the report. This is a good place for spice files and waveforms.

References

Be sure to make note of any references you used to assist you in the report.

NOTE: Do not leave anything to the imagination. For some home works you might not be expected to submit in above format. Follow the TA's instruction for those homework assignments.

Additional Comments

Block Diagrams

Block diagrams should be titled and numbered. All blocks should be labeled if the function is not explicitly clear. All the inputs and outputs to blocks should be labeled with their size and name. The text in the body of the report should explain the block diagrams.

Graphs

Graphs should be titled and numbered. Both axes should be labeled with the name and units. Graphs with more than one trace should have a legend and the traces should be easily distinguishable. Don't smooth the graphs. At most connect the data points with straight lines. This includes the waveforms from w-edit.

Tables

Tables should be titled and numbered. It should be obvious what each data point represents and what the unit is. Long tables can be broken over a page boundary if the header is repeated. Short tables should stay on one page.

References

If you use an external source, cite it. Anything else will be considered plagiarism.

Do your own work

It is expected that everyone does their own work. Anything else will be considered academic dishonesty.

Stapling

All reports should be stabled. If a stable is not large enough feel free to use a binder clip.