PHY113, PHY205, PHY209

The Maldives National University

Faculty of Science

Guidelines for writing reports of practical work in PHY113, PHY205, PHY209

Please follow the following format for writing reports of practical work in PHY113,
PHY205, PHY209.

The marking schedule provided for your reference. The report will be marked out of 20.
However, the total marks will be worked out as stated in the course document for final entry.

All graphs must be drawn on lined graph paper. The report maybe word-processed and a
scanned copy of the graph maybe included in the report.

Marks allocated
Section Heading
(maximum 20)
COVER PAGE
No marks.
 Completed Assignment Submission Slip of the Faculty
The report will
of Science for students attending weekly classes.
1 not be accepted
 Completed Assignment Coversheet for Online without cover
Submissions as shown below, for students attending
page
block sessions.
TITLE
2 1
 The name and number of the experiment
INTRODUCTION
 A brief description of the main concept behind the
3 2
experiment
 Intended outcomes or objectives
PROCEDURE
4  Clear diagram of setups with labels 3
 A brief statement of procedure, usually in bullet form
DATA AND CALCULATIONS
 All reading recorded
5  All tables (must be clearly labeled) 5
 All calculations
 All graphs (must be clearly labeled)
DISCUSSION
 Relationship between your measurements and final
results
6  Trends observed 7
 Answers to any questions asked
 Possible errors
 Suggestions for improvement
CONCLUSION
7 2
 Summary of the results

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STUDENTS ATTENDING WEEKLY CLASSES:
 All reports for practical work in PHY113, PHY205, PHY209 should be handed in as
hard copy to the administrative office of the Faculty of Science.
 Hard copies of the report should be submitted no later than 14:00 hours (2pm) on the
7th day after the day the laboratory work was done.
 All reports should be submitted with an Assignment Submission Slip, copies of which
are available from the office.
 The time of submission will be noted as the received time written on the Assignment
Submission Slip to which the report is attached.

STUDENTS ATTENDING BLOCK SESSIONS:

 All reports for practical work in PHY113, PHY205, PHY209 should be emailed to
amuhsin123@gmail.com as a PDF file.
 The scanned report should be submitted by email no later than 14:00 hours (2pm) on
the 21st day after the day the laboratory work was done.
 All reports should be submitted with an Assignment Coversheet for Online
Submissions as shown below.
 The time of submission will be noted as the time stamp on the email to which the
report is attached.

The Maldives National University

Faculty of Science

Assignment Coversheet for Online Submissions

ONLY for BLOCKMODE students of PHY113, PHY205, PHY209

Student’s Details
Name: Student’s MNU ID No:

Address: Phone No:

Assignment Details
Subject Name: Course: Due Date:

Lecturer’s Details
Name: Abdul Muhsin Mohamed

I hereby certify that this is my own work and has not been submitted for academic credit to
any educational institution.
Date: Signature:

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