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CHEM-1105-004 Introductory Chemistry I Laboratory
Prerequisite: CHEM 1305 or concurrent enrollment
Experiments to complement lecture material. Experience in use of standard laboratory equipment and techniques, such as filtration, density measurements, qualitative and quantitative analysis.
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(1 sem hrs; 4 lab)
On Campus Course
Introductory Chemistry Laboratory, Mary Graff.
All students are required to purchase safety goggles, NOT glasses, and a plastic apron. A non-graphing, non-programmable scientific calculator is also needed.
Student Performance
1. Make and perform basic calculations using the metric system of measurements.
2. Demonstrate good laboratory practices.
3. Perform laboratory operations using safe procedures.
4. Explain basic reactions from an experimental basis.
Course Objectives
1. To develop fundamental laboratory skills.
2. To study laboratory reactions and their relation to lecture materials.
3. To develop problem solving skills.
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Please turn off your cell phones and pagers before class begins. If it is necessary to have a phone or pager on, please see me about it during the first week of class.
All students are required to wear approved safety glasses or goggles at all times in the laboratory. There are absolutely NO EXCEPTIONS! Plastic aprons are also required to be worn in the laboratory. No shorts, no sandals or other open type shoes. Pants must cover the knees. Your feet must be covered at all times with closed shoes. Muscle shirts, half shirts, and mini-skirts are strongly discouraged. Baseball hats and other types of hats are not allowed in the laboratory. No food or beverages are allowed in the laboratory at any time. These rules are for your safety as you learn to work in the laboratory. Failure to comply with safety regulations will result in dismissal from class.
Cheating – If a student is caught cheating on a quiz or an exam in this class, the quiz or exam will be taken up and a grade of zero will be assigned for that item. The grade assigned for cheating may NOT be the grade dropped!
Tobacco and Tobacco Products Use – According to the Student Rights and Responsibilities document, tobacco and tobacco use is prohibited inside college buildings. This includes smokeless products (i.e. chewing tobacco) as well as cigarettes, pipes, and cigars.
The safety quiz will be taken during the first lab period. A grade of 90% or higher must be obtained in order to attend the rest of the laboratories. Failure to take the safety quiz and pass it stops you from completing lab. There will be a comprehensive written final exam. During the term, there will be a mid-term "practical" lab exercise. The final grade will be determined by the grades on your laboratory reports, mid-term exercise, and the final exam. Prelabs must be turned in at the very beginning of the lab period to receive credit; a zero will be recorded for any missing or late prelabs. Postlabs are due at the beginning of the next week's lab period. Points will be deducted for late postlabs. Lab reports are normally due before leaving the laboratory; however, in the case of some longer labs students may be allowed to finish calculations at home. In those cases, points will be deducted for turning them in later than the due date announced in class. Students arriving late to lab after the prelab quiz has been given out will not be allowed to take the quiz. In the case of lab reports, the lowest grade will be dropped. The midterm and final cannot be dropped.
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Reports |
75% |
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Midterm exercise |
10% |
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Final Exam |
15% |
It is important that you do not miss a lab. There are no make-up labs. Your lowest lab report grade will be dropped when calculating the final grades. If you miss a lab, that will count as your drop grade. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE INSTRUCTOR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DROPPING A STUDENT FROM THE CLASS!
LABORATORY SCHEDULE: (Subject to adjustment)
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Date |
Exp # |
Assignment |
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8/21 |
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Laboratory orientation, Safety orientation, Safety quiz Introduction to basic measuring devices used in the laboratory |
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8/28 |
1 |
MEASUREMENTS AND THE METRIC SYSTEM - must have goggles for this class. |
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9/11 |
2 |
Check into lab. HEAT TRANSFER AND SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY |
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9/18 |
3 |
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES |
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9/25 |
4 |
MIXTURES AND PHYSICAL SEPARATION |
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10/2 |
(handout) |
Periodic Table Exercise |
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10/9 |
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Midterm exercise – will cover material from the first several weeks of lab. |
| 10/16 | No Lab | |
| 10/23 | 5 | Nomenclature |
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10/30 |
6 |
Chemical Changes and Reactions |
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11/6 |
7 |
Chemical Reactions and Equations |
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11/13 |
8 |
Hydrates, Percent Composition, and Formulas |
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11/20 |
9 |
Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions |
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11/24 |
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No Labs-Thanksgiving |
| 12/4 |
Check Out and Final Exam |
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November 21. 2017 is the last day to withdraw from this course and obtain a "W". Please note that if you entered college for the first time in the Fall 2007 or after, you are only allowed 6 withdrawals within your college career. It is your responsibility to officially drop if you should choose to; the instructor will not do it for you.
INCLEMENT WEATHER: If classes are canceled due to inclement weather, you are responsible for reading and learning the material that would have been covered. If an exam was scheduled and classes are canceled, the exam will be given the next class meeting. Cancelations will be announced on the radio by 6:30 AM or by 3:00 PM for evening classes. Also check the AC website.
08/20/17 10:08 PM
09/09/17 6:48 PM