Syllabus
Skills
Sometimes, most times, there will be practical skills that you need to learn in lab, like how to use a balance, how to light a Bunsen burner, etc.. When this happens, these skills will be worth 15 points of your weekly grade.
check-out
Students are required to ___ of lab either at the end of the semester or upon withdrawal from the course if an inventory card was signed at the beginning of the term. Not ____ will incur a charge of $50 through the Bursar's Office.
withdraw
Students who ___ from CHEM 105 will also be required to ___ from CHEM 115 and checkout of the laboratory. Notify Dr. Wiginton upon withdrawing from the course so that the correct grade can be assigned and fines for failure to check out can be avoided. Students may ___ from CHEM 115 and stay enrolled in CHEM 105- and then re-register and complete the lab at a later date after passing CHEM 105.
Extra Credit
____ is not given in this course
Chem 115
introduces the basic laboratory techniques and concepts of importance in the study of chemistry
September 9
1-Math review, safety scavenger hunt, pre lab and syllabus quiz in pre-lab
november 11
10- briggs rauscher reaction- solution making
September 16
2- Library skills, safety agreement from lab manual due at the beginning of class, pre lab due
September 23
3- Intro to glassware and measurement, and density,
September 30
4- accuracy and precison
October 7
5- atomic spectra and structure
october 14
6- gravimetric methods
October 21
7- empirical formula
october 28
8- reactions of copper
november 4
9- separation of a mixture
Practical
A ___ covering the hands-on techniques and important lab concepts introduced during the semester will be given during the last lab period before checkout. You will not be allowed to have your lab notebook or any electronics with you during the final exam.
post-lab assignment
A ____ will be due after every lab. The assignment addresses the material and content from the just-completed lab. They are due by 11:59pm on Sunday evening AFTER lab.
August 26
Check in, syllabus, assignment due dates
locker of laboratory glassware and equipment
Each student is given a ____ at the beginning of the semester. During check-in, the student is given an inventory card and asked to check the drawer to make sure that everything is there, that it is clean and functioning and not broken. Any deficiencies are corrected and the student is then asked to sign the card accepting financial responsibility for the contents of the drawer. The responsibility of keeping the equipment clean and secure is the student's. Keeping your locked locked when not in use and protecting the privacy of your locker combination is necessary as your glassware may come up missing otherwise. If the locker combination is lost, a copy can only be obtained by presenting a picture ID to the chemical stockroom staff and will result in a charge of $5.00 to you Bursar bill. At the end of the semester, the equipment will be counted and inspected by the teaching staff.
15 points
How many points do lab skills count for?
40 points
How many points do notebook checks count?
15 points
How many points does laboratory homework count?
30 points
How many points is a post-lab assignment worth?
9 best weekly grades average (x80%) + Lab Practical (x20%)
How to score your grades
november 18
Practical Exam
Graded work
Questions about __ should be directed to your TA. Collect all graded papers when they are returned to you and keep them until at least the end of the semester of the academic year. If you believe an error has been made in the grading of a paper, check on it immediately. You have one week from the time the graded papers are returned to your lab section to request a grade correction from your TA.
Unknown chemical
Several experiments will require you to work with an unknown chemical. The unknown code must be recorded on your post-lab assignment pages so that the TA will be able to grade your paper. Of this code is not recorded in the notebook and on an assignments that you turn in, the paper will receive and automatic grade of zero. Please be careful and read every label of every container you work with. Write any identifying marks in your notebook so that you can remember them later. Using the incorrect chemical is considered a safety violation on the part of the student.
20
The other ___ percent will be the practical.
10
There will be ___ weekly lab grades this fall.
attendance
___ is required. No makeup experiments are given in the summer because each lab is given for one day only. Missed assignments will be recorded as zeros. Students are to attend only the section for which they are registered unless prior approval has been received from Dr, Wiginton. The TA's are not allowed to admit students to the labs that are not registered for their sections unless they have the approval of a lab manager.
Protective goggles
___ must be worn in the lab at all times. If they are vented, the vents must be indirect.
Replacement items
____ for broken or lost equipment may be obtained from the Chemistry stockroom. Charges for replacement of broken and/or lost equipment are billed through the Bursar's Office.
Dept. of Chemistry
____ requires its majors to earn a "C" or better to advance to the next higher chemistry course in a sequence, although other majors' departments may accept a "D" in a chemistry course as a passing grade.
Labs 1-10
____ will have a pre-lab assignment that is due at 11:59pm the night before you perform the lab. It will consist of questions concerning the upcoming lab. It will have unlimited time and unlimited attempts.
Labs 3-8
_____ will have a graded notebook assignment due at the beginning of the lab. There are two components of this check, each worth 20 points of your weekly grade. The first is a synopsis of the procedure and the second is a table of chemicals used in the lab. There are further instructions in your lab manual regarding what will be looked for in the grading of these checks, and additional details will be coming from your TA.
december 2
checkout
September 2
no labs
november 25
no labs
