1270	Laboratory Project 2: Visual Perception Experiment
	Report Contents and Grading

 

    30                  Communication

            –            IEEE single column, double spaced format, title, author, etc. (–20 pts if not used)

            5            Style (written in the style of article, rather than disjointed figures and tables)

            5            English (grammar, punctuation, and etc.)

            5            Clarity (purpose of each section clearly explained)

            3            Succinctness and precise wording (detailed information in as few words as possible)

            3            Organization (ease of locating figures/code/equations/etc.)

            3            Section numbers and headings (use section numbers shown below)

            3            Equations explained (at least one sentence between equations)

            3            Figures complete (every figure numbered, captioned, and referred to in text)

      5                  Abstract (succinct summary of results, including numerical values as appropriate)

      8         I.      Introduction

            6            Motivation for lab [create oscillator circuit, measure critical fusion frequency]

            2            State report organization [briefly describe contents of sections that follow]

    24       II.      Schmidt Trigger with RC Input (Lab 2 Section VII)

                           A.       Circuit Operation

            2                        Introduce section [purpose is to explain Schmidt trigger circuit; include Fig. 5]

            4                        Explain operation of Schmidt trigger circuit [include Fig. 6 and Fig. 7]

            2                        Explain operation of Schmidt trigger circuit with RC circuit [include Fig. 8]

                           B.       Calculated and Measured Waveform

          10                        Calculation of delay time between square wave input and square wave output

            6                        Describe experiment with measured v2 and v0 [include Matlab plot from VII.3]

    24    III.      Oscillator Circuit (Lab 2 Section VIII)

                           A.       Circuit Operation

            2                        Introduce section [purpose is to explain oscillator circuit; include Fig. 9]

            6                        Explain operation of oscillator circuit

                           B.       Calculated and Measured Waveform

          10                        Derivation of symbolic expression for how long each half-cycle of square wave will last

            6                        Describe experiment with measured v2 and v0 [include Matlab plot from VIII.3]

      4     IV.      Critical Fusion Frequency (Lab 2 Section VIII.C.4)

            2            Describe procedure for measuring critical fusion frequency (CFF)

            2            Give measured value of CFF

      5      Conclusion (summarize key results; include numerical values as appropriate)