Physics lab report template in LaTeX
Built for the physics lab: sections for deriving formulas, propagating uncertainty and fitting a straight line with least squares. Everything is in place, ready to hand in.
- Structure that matches typical physics lab requirements
- Ready environments for equations and derivations (amsmath)
- Uncertainty and linear regression section
- Measurement tables with units
Template code
% --- CamteX: Physics lab report ---
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\sisetup{separate-uncertainty=true}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.18}
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage[margin=2.5cm]{geometry}
\title{Measuring the gravitational acceleration $g$}
\author{Full Name \\ Group: ...}
\date{\today}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\section{Objective}
Determine the gravitational acceleration $g$ with a simple pendulum.
\section{Theory}
Period of a simple pendulum:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:g}
T = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{L}{g}} \quad\Rightarrow\quad g = \frac{4\pi^2 L}{T^2}
\end{equation}
\section{Setup and equipment}
Pendulum, stopwatch (accuracy \SI{0.01}{s}), measuring tape (accuracy \SI{1}{mm}).
\section{Procedure and results}
Insert the measurement tables from the \emph{Lab tools} panel. The $T^2(L)$ relation is shown in Figure~\ref{fig:reg}.
\section{Data analysis and uncertainty}
From equation~\eqref{eq:g} and the law of uncertainty propagation:
\begin{equation}
u_c(g) = g\sqrt{\left(\frac{u_L}{L}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{2u_T}{T}\right)^2}
\end{equation}
\section{Discussion and conclusions}
Comparison with the reference value $g = \SI{9.81}{m/s^2}$.
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