CHM 1045L - LABORATORY FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

Instructor: Dr. Rosalind Humerick

Office: T-205 Phone: (386) 312-4212 E-mail: RosalindHumerick@sjrcc.edu

Required text: Inquiries into Chemistry, 3rd Edition, 1999

By: Michael R. Abraham and Michael J. Pavelich

Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.

Corequisite: CHM 1045 General Chemistry I

Academic Integrity: Students in this class must know, observe, and not compromise the principles of academic integrity. It is not permissible to cheat, to fabricate or falsify information, to submit the same academic work in more than one course without prior permission, to plagiarize, to receive unfair advantage, or to otherwise abuse accepted practices for handling and documenting information. The grade for this course includes the judgment that the student’s work is free from academic dishonesty of any type. Violations or infractions will be reported to the Vice President for Student Affairs and may lead to failure of the course and other sanctions imposed by the College.

Calculators: A TI 83 graphing calculator is highly recommended for this course. However, it is considered cheating to use a calculator that has stored text or equations in it on a test or quiz. Additionally, the TI 83 plus silver edition may not be used on tests or examinations.

Grading: A number of 10 point quizzes will be given on selected labs and/or topics throughout the semester. These quizzes are given in the first 10 minutes of lab, those of you who are late will not be given extra time. Each lab report carries a maximum of 20 points unless otherwise stated. Your final numerical grade will be the total points received from quizzes and reports divided by the total number of possible points. The grading scale will be 90-100% = A, 80-89% = B, 70-79% = C, 60-69% = D, below 60% = F.

Absences: As stated in the student handbook you may receive a warning with one absence and a drop from the course for the second absence. Do not just stop coming to lab without officially withdrawing - protect your GPA!

Office Hours: Personal help from the instructor is easily available; please do not hesitate to ask. I will be in my office T-205 or in the Chemistry Lab S102. I am available:

Monday: 11:00 – 12: 30 and 3:00 – 3:30

Tuesday: 9:20 – 10:50 and 2:00 – 3:00

Wednesday 11:00 – 12: 30 and 3:00 – 3:30

Thursday 9:20 – 10:50 and 1:30 – 2:30

Friday 11:00 – 12:00

If these hours are not convenient for you please arrange an appointment for an alternative time.

Assignments: Refer to the lab schedule you have been given.

Safety: Refer to safety statement; however, note that lab aprons/coats and safety glasses (even if your wear ordinary glasses) must be worn at all times.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the course students should have an understanding of basic laboratory techniques and procedures; understand and follow basic laboratory safety procedures; make careful observations, report and interpret experimental results; make precision measurements and evaluation of experimental data; perform calculations and draw graphs from experimental data.