Engineering Notebook

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How to Keep a Good Notebook

• Number the pages if the notebook doesn't already
• Put your contact information on the front inside cover so that it is clear to whom the notebook belongs
• Leave at least half of the first page blank for contact information (other people's), passwords, or any other important info
• Save the first few pages for a table of contents
• Date each entry at least once a page
• Use descriptive titles and headings
• Record all group activites and any observations you have
• Loose paper should be pasted into notebook (date and explain)
• Cross out unused pages or large empty spaces
• Keep related information together
• Feel free to visualize concepts in your notebook - make sketches and exlain what they are
• Remember: Be specific! Details are very important!

Special thanks to M. Kennedy and C. McCarter