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\title{Lab Report \#1 an unofficial and incomplete guide to doing labs with
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         Richard Sonnenfeld
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\date{Feburary 5, 2014}
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\section{Background}
This is a template for writing lab reports for Physics 336L.
If you already know how to use \LaTeX, this will rock.

If you do not know how to use \LaTeX, this provides general advice, but the
learning curve is your problem.  I use \LaTeX\ under Linux, and it is fairly
straightforward.  \LaTeX\ requires you to use a text editor \emph{Not a
word-processor}.  I recommend learning \emph{vim} which comes with a tutor
called \emph{vimtutor} and only takes about an hour to begin to get used
to.  You can also use \emph{gvim} which is vim with a GUI.  Both \emph{vim}
and \emph{gvim} are open source, free of charge, and run on Apple, Linux
and Windows (and android for WIW).  So if you want an editor that will last
you your lifetime, pick \emph{gvim}.  Of course there are lots of other
choices.

\subsection{If you are using Windows}
You can absolutely use \LaTeX.  My recollection is that the package for
Windows is
actually called TeTeX.
\begin{verbatim}
http://www.latexbuch.de/install-latex-windows-7/#x1-20001
\end{verbatim}


The above site claims to specialize in a Windows installation ... I agree
with much
of what he says, and I HAVE installed and run LaTeX under Windows, but not
recently.

In considering the question of an editor, I really recommend against Word.
The main reason is it doesn't have syntax highlighting.  That will make
it much harder to work in LaTeX.   

The above link suggests another editor I have never heard of, but sounds
like
it is designed to make LaTeX easier, so that's a good thing (and it's
permananently
free).

\subsection{Assuming you already have \LaTeX\ installed}
The command you want is probably \textbf{pdflatex}.  The command
\textbf{latex} by itself will run a version that requires that all figures
be in the form of \textbf{eps} files.  Since it is easier to work with
more common file types \textbf{pdflatex} is generally preferred.
pdflatex supports the following file types.
\begin{enumerate}
\item{jpeg}
\item{png}
\end{enumerate}

\subsubsection{How to include figures}
An example of how to include a figure is below.

\begin{figure}[h]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.37]{problem3}
    \caption{\small{The numbers at the ends of the bars are percentages of
    faculty selecting that choice.  In general, a larger fraction of
    faculty are from Andromeda galaxy in 2013 than in 2011.}
        }
\end{figure}

\section{Math}
\LaTeX\ excels at equations.  Below are some examples.\footnote{Stand-up comics need good shoes.}
\subsection{Voltage Divider}
The voltage divider equation is:
\begin{equation}
    \frac{V_{out}}{V_{in}} = \frac{R_2}{R_1+R_2}
\end{equation}

\begin{equation}
    \int_0^\infty sin(\omega t + \phi) dt
\end{equation}
Also of concern, Graph~5 is invisible and not included in this report.

\subsection{Including math inline}
You can include math inline thusly.  For example what if I wanted to
include an $\alpha$ in my sentence?   I just did.  I am so excited I could
eat a large piece of $\pi$.  Actually I am not that hungry so I will just
eat $\frac{\pi}{4}$ and then I will go to the bank and $Bsin(\omega t +
\phi)$ some papers.

\subsection{Tables}
Tables are kind of a pain in the neck ... but here is one
\begin{table}
    \centering
    \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c||c|}
        %Remove the vertical lines to remove column borders
        V & $\delta V$ & $\frac{\partial R_i}{\partial V}$ & $
        \frac{\partial R_i}{\partial V}\delta V$&R & $\delta R$ &
        $\frac{\partial R_i}{\partial R}$ & $ \frac{\partial R_i}{\partial
    R}\delta R$&$V_B$& $\delta V_B$ \ldots &$\delta R_i$      \\
        \hline
         & & & & & & & & & &                  \\
         & & & & & & & & & &                  \\
    \end{tabular}
    \caption{
        Table
        listing each value of resistance
        and each voltage, the uncertainties in each, and the partial
        derivatives
        of the internal impedance with respect to the resistances measured.
        These
        are the quantites required by the general error analysis formula of
        Taylor.
        NOTE: In order to find the partial derivatives, you need to derive
        an explicit expression for $R_i$ in terms of $R$, $V_B$ and $V$.
        This
        derivation should be in your lab report, as should the expressions
        for partial derivatives
        themselves.
    }
\end{table}


\section{Conclusion}
In summary, \LaTeX\ completely rocks as a means of preparing technical
documents, though it has a learning curve.
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