Policy Statement, Chemistry 112 Lab, Spring, 2001

Safety in Lab

We are all to wear lab goggles, lab aprons and gloves at all times in the laboratory. Approved goggles are available in the bookstore. Lab aprons and gloves are provided. They must be worn.

Know what you plan to do each day before you come to laboratory. Keep yourself alert and aware as you carry out your experiments.

If an accident occurs, ask the instructor or laboratory assistant immediately to help take care of the problem. Also familiarize yourself with the location and use of all safety devices.

Format

This course will use Chemistry Laboratory by Faber, Martin and Tate. The course is designed as a problem-solving approach to chemistry laboratory. The format is to:

1. present a set of skills and techniques that can be employed to solve a chemical problem

2. provide reagents, equipment and known compounds that can be employed to develop particular skills and techniques

3. encourage the student to evaluate his/her mastery of these skills and techniques by use of available references to the known compounds such as the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

4. present a problem to be solved by the student by the application of the skills and techniques developed.

You will need a lab notebook from the bookstore. It consists of graph paper pages with yellow sheets for a carbon copy. One of the copies will be turned into the laboratory instructor each week at a place and time designated by the instructor.

All lab work must be done during the regularly scheduled lab hours. Therefore, to complete the work presented, you will need to plan the use of your 3 hours in lab each week. The lab manual, question sessions at the beginning of each lab, your lecture text and library resources are available to help you plan your work.

A series of self-tests and answers is available in the back of your lab manual for you to check your understanding of the concepts in each project. A test will be given on each project in the last week of that project. A comprehensive exam will be given during the examinations period.

Students must present receipts of payment for any breakage fees before they will be allowed to take the examination. If you drop lab, be sure to return for check-out. A $5.00 check-out fee will be charged if a student does not check-out.

Grade determination will be based upon: 50% for method and results of projects; 30% for tests; and 20%

for examination.

Chemistry 112 and 112 lab are separate courses but are co-requisites which means they must be taken together unless you have previously earned credit in one of them. If one is dropped, the other must be dropped also.

Each student must do each experiment individually except when explicitly directed otherwise by the instructor. Reports from other students must not be used in preparing your own report. Falsification of data is a violation of the Honor Code and will be reported to the Dean's office. If you have any questions regarding the Honor Code consult your instructor.

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM CLASS WITH “W” – February 21, 2001