LABORATORY TECHNIQUES & EXPERIMENTS
Organic Chemistry I William Collins & Kenny Miller The Lab Notebook and Grading
A copy of Edison’s lab notebook.
1 SECTION 1 Chemistry 250-251 Lab Policies
The lab is an integral and essential part of the Organic Chemistry c) Be aware of all safety precautions discussed in each experi- course. It must be completed satisfactorily in order for the student ment and in the prelab safety lecture. to receive credit for the course. Please note the following FLC d) Pay particular attention to proper ways of cleaning equip- policies. ment and disposing of chemical wastes. • The student must attend his/her scheduled lab section and e) Keep your drawer and equipment clean and organized for carry out the experiment in the week that it is scheduled. Un- efficient laboratory work. der extenuating circumstances, the student may attend a “make‑up” lab section at another time during the same week • All lab work should be written up and reported in a manner de- with the prior approval of the scheduled instructor and the scribed in this lab manual. Late lab books will receive lower make‑up instructor. Otherwise, credit will not be given for that grades. Please consult your laboratory instructor for further in- experiment. structions.
• If the student fails to satisfactorily complete any experiment or fails to properly check out of lab at the end of the course, he/she may be assigned an incomplete (I) for the course or a failing grade (F).
• In order to insure your safety in the laboratory, it is important to come well prepared to the lab each week:
a) Please read all assigned material in this manual before each experiment.