Laboratory to accompany integrated chemistry for health sciences. Experiments will span general, organic, and biochemistry topics to enhance the material covered in the lecture course. Three hours of lab per week.

Co-requisite: CHEM 1130

• Lab Manual: Experiments for Integrated Chemistry – CHEM 1135
• Your own pair of OSHA-approved chemical safety/splash goggles, which you will bring to every lab
  Students without eye protection will not be allowed to work in the laboratory and will receive a zero
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• A real calculator – A phone, smart watch, smart glasses, tablet, etc. is not an acceptable option for use on quizzes/exams

• Reinforce principles and critical thinking skills established in CHEM 1130 through experimental means.
• Display an understanding of the relationship between structure and reactivity of inorganic, organic, and bio- organic molecules.

Grading

• Pre-lab Assignments (10 pre-labs) varies
• Lab Reports (11 reports) varies
• TSCU (6 pts/lab) 66 pts
• Office Visit 25 pts
• Final Exam 200 pts (maximum)

A letter grade will be assigned according to the following grade scale:

A 93—100% B+ 87—89% C+ 77—79% D+ 67—69% F < 60%

A– 90—92% B 83—86% C 73—76% D 63—66%

B– 80—82% C– 70—72% D– 60—62%

Coursework

Pre-Lab Assignments

You are responsible to read the lab description and background, in addition to any assigned reading, and complete the pre-lab section of the report for each week’s experiment before coming to class. The pre-lab is due at the beginning of class every week. You will find the pre-lab at the beginning of each experiment.

Lab Reports

Completed lab reports are due at the beginning of the next class meeting after each experiment. You will be turning in the hard copy of the lab report. If you need more space to write your answers, you may add in additional pages as needed. Please have your report stapled, with the pages in order, when you turn it in. I will not be responsible for any lost or missing pages/parts.

TSCU

TSCU stands for Technique, Safety, and Clean-Up. They are participation points, and you start every lab with 6 points. You lose part or all of these points if you are not participating, if you break or lose equipment, if you are not following the safety rules, or if you do not clean up your assigned work area.

Clean-Up: You are responsible to clean up the equipment that you use and the area that you work in every week.

Office Visit

You are to complete an office visit at least once throughout the semester. This is so I can get to know you, know where to come for questions, etc.

The visit will count beginning the week of the first lab experiment through the last week of classes.

Final Exam & Review

There will be a comprehensive final worth up to 200 points.

Late Work

I will accept late pre-labs and lab reports up to one week after the original due-date (or one week after your scheduled make-up time due-date) at 80% of the original graded score. Pre-labs and lab reports more than one week late will not be graded and receive a score of zero.

Additional Information

Recording devices of any kind are not allowed to be used during any exam or in-class assignment. Recording lectures and class discussions is not permissible unless a student has received authorization from the DRC to record as a reasonable accommodation for a disability.

You have one week from the date an assignment score is posted to discuss the score with me, or it will stand as is.

I do not provide translation services for your assignments, exams, etc. If I cannot read/understand what you’ve written, I cannot accurately assess your work, and as such it may consequently affect the score you receive. This includes using legible penmanship, proper grammar, and full sentences and paragraphs when necessary. (This also applies to an IA/grader that is grading your assignments.)

Email: Please make sure you check Canvas regularly for announcements and updates regarding class. Also please make sure your email address is up to date, as these are the main ways in which I will communicate with you outside of class-time. When messaging/emailing me, I expect you to use proper email etiquette and format. This includes having a pertinent subject line, appropriate greeting, and signing your name at the end. (An email/Canvas message is not the same as a text message/DM/chat etc. you send to a friend, so please be professional and do not use it as such.)

Attendance

You must be in the lab and participating to receive full credit each week. You are expected to attend the section you registered for. Make-up labs may be allowed on an individual basis at my discretion, but only in appropriate circumstances (such as university excused absences), and only if you contact me about it ahead of time so that suitable arrangements can be made for you to make up the work.

If you choose to miss class, you are accepting the consequences that come with it. This includes missing such things as discussion items, alterations to assignments, participation points, etc.

Lab Drawer & Glassware

A drawer stocked with glassware and equipment, along with a key for the drawer, will be checked out to you and your lab partner on the first day of class. You are responsible for maintaining the glassware and equipment throughout the semester and returning it clean and in good condition at the end of the semester. You are also responsible for keeping track of, and maintaining in working order, the key for the drawer that is checked out to you.

The fee for this course only covers chemicals and general lab maintenance; you will be charged for any loss or breakage of the glassware/equipment/key that you incur. All fees must be paid before you will receive a grade for this class.

Chemical exposure is a constant risk in a chemistry lab. By taking this course, you understand you are voluntarily exposing yourself to a variety of potentially irritating/hazardous chemicals. To minimize the risk to yourself and those around you, the rules outlined in the first experiment, as well as those in the Safety Contract (see below), must be followed.

If you cannot follow these rules, you will be asked to leave the laboratory and you will not receive a grade for the experiment or any participation points for that class period.

You are required to read and sign a safety contract for this lab course. It includes additional rules and policies (along with the above) that must be followed in order to participate in this course. If I do not have a safety contract on file for you, you will not be allowed to participate in the course until I do.

If you have reached this point in reading the syllabus, for 15 points of extra credit, email me (using the proper format; see above) your favorite meme or gif (nothing inappropriate or obscene, please) before the day of the reactivity of hydrocarbons experiment.