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CHEM-1105-040 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 or glasses, and a plastic apron. A non-graphing, non-programmable scientific calculator is also needed.
At the completion of this course
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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Safety goggles must be worn at all times: long pants/skirt (covering at least the top half of the calf), apron or lab coat, hair back, safety goggles, and, if necessary, gloves. No open-toed shoes, shoes with holes in them, shoes that leave the top of the foot exposed, hats of any sort, shorts, food or drink are allowed. Anyone acting in an unsafe manner will be warned once. If seen without safety equipment or acting improperly a second time, they will be asked to leave the laboratory. They will be allowed to return in 30 minutes to finish their work, if they can, but they must finish by the time all students who were not disciplined finish. If they are asked to leave more than once for any given experiment, they will receive a zero for that experiment’s lab report. Safety is the MOST important part of lab. You must attend the safety lecture and pass the safety quiz (with an 80) before you will be allowed to perform experiments for lab. Any experiments missed by failing to do this will be zeroes and cannot be made up.
Use of previous semester’s work, from whatever source, is considered cheating. If you have access to such papers, turn them in to the instructor at the beginning of the semester and they will be returned at the end. If a student is seen to be using any other student’s work, past or present, they will receive a zero grade for that assignment and it cannot be dropped.
Some labs will be done with partners and all will be done in close proximity to other students. You are encouraged to discuss and/or work with your neighbors; however, working with a student does not give license to simply copy work/data.
You must clean up your area of the lab. It is not the instructor’s or Mr. Crofford’s job to clean up after you.
Efficient Use of Time: Please be aware that this class is scheduled from 6:30-10pm. This is generally more than enough time to finish most labs, but please expect to be in class for the duration of the scheduled time.
Please read and abide by the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
You must have completed and turned in the pre-lab from the text at the beginning of the lab period in order to be allowed to do the lab—you MUST come to lab prepared. This means all blanks must be filled in with reasonable answers to be allowed to complete the experiment. Generally, completion will be assessed very early in the lab period. Pre-labs will also be graded for correctness and incorrect answers will lower your lab report grade by up to 20 points. If you arrive tardy and have missed too much of the pre-lab lecture (as determined by the instructor) you will not be allowed to begin the experiment. Please, arrive ON TIME to avoid a zero grade. If you do not complete the lab, you cannot turn in a lab report for that lab, but you may turn in the post lab. A weekly quiz on the pre-lab may be given at the beginning of lab class—you must be prepared for lab before coming to lab. Students are required to turn in the report for an experiment at the end of the lab period, though some exceptions may be made for the CLASS, depending on circumstances. The post-lab is due the following week at the beginning of lab. No late work is accepted. Exact criteria for grading lab reports will be discussed during the pre-lab. Dropping the course is the sole responsibility of the student. The last day to drop without written permission is November 22, 2016
Failure to leave a clean lab will result in a 10 point deduction on your lab report for that week. If the lab in general is left messy rather than an individual’s area, the whole class may be docked points on their lab report. All students are required to clean their laboratory equipment and check out of their locker. Failure to check out of your locker will result in one letter grade deduction for the course. Failure to officially withdraw will result in a grade of F. Grades are based on 90+ = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C, 60-69 = D, and 59 and lower = F.
Overall Grade:Prelab+ post lab + lab report = 50%, Midterm and Final Exam = 25% Each
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.
| 1/22 | Intro and Lab Safety |
| 1/29 | Equipment Review |
| 2/5 | Ex 1 |
| 2/12 | Ex 2 |
| 2/19 | Ex 3 |
| 2/26 | Ex 4 |
| 2/4 | Ex 5 |
| 3/11 | Midterm |
| 3/25 | Ex 6 |
| 4/1 | Ex 7 |
| 4/8 | Ex 8 |
| 4/15 | Ex 9 |
| 4/22 | Ex 10 |
| 4/29 |
Ex 11 |
| 5/6 | Final |
***This syllabus is subject to change. You will be informed of any changes to the syllabus in class, email, and posting in AC Online.***
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