1. Getting Started

As part of an introduction to any laboratory course, it is important to show students how to construct a laboratory notebook, how to transform laboratory notes into a scientific paper, and how to use library resources.

In this chapter, students are instructed in these areas.

Individual sections include:

List of things students will need for lab
Format for a laboratory notebook
Formal laboratory reports
The anatomy of a scientific paper
Hints about writing
Using the library