A Lab Report LaTex Template

lab_report.tex

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% University/School Laboratory Report
% LaTeX Template
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% Original author:
% Linux and Unix Users Group at Virginia Tech Wiki 
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% Modified by:
% Cody Balos 
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% Version 1.0 (3/3/17)
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% License:
% CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)
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%	PACKAGES AND DOCUMENT CONFIGURATIONS
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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[version=3]{mhchem} % Package for chemical equation typesetting
\usepackage{siunitx} % Provides the \SI{}{} and \si{} command for typesetting SI units
\usepackage{graphicx} % Required for the inclusion of images
\usepackage{natbib} % Required to change bibliography style to APA
\usepackage{amsmath} % Required for some math elements 

\setlength\parindent{0pt} % Removes all indentation from paragraphs

\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\alph{enumi}.} % Make numbering in the enumerate environment by letter rather than number (e.g. section 6)

%\usepackage{times} % Uncomment to use the Times New Roman font

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%	DOCUMENT INFORMATION
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\title{Determination of the Atomic \\ Weight of Magnesium \\ CHEM 101} % Title

\author{John \textsc{Smith}} % Author name

\date{\today} % Date for the report

\begin{document}

\maketitle % Insert the title, author and date

\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{l r}
Date Performed: & January 1, 2012 \\ % Date the experiment was performed
Partners: & James Smith \\ % Partner names
& Mary Smith \\
Instructor: & Professor Smith % Instructor/supervisor
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

% If you wish to include an abstract, uncomment the lines below
% \begin{abstract}
% Abstract text
% \end{abstract}


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%	BIBLIOGRAPHY
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\bibliographystyle{apalike}

\bibliography{sample}

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\end{document}

sample.bib

@BOOK{Smith:2012qr,
   title = {Chemistry},
   publisher = {Publisher},
   author = {Smith, J.~M. and Jones, A.~B.},
   year = {2012},
   edition = {7th},
}