Chemistry Laboratory L5lll

Dr. Paul McElligott CHM151LL.

Chemistry Laboratory l5lLL Spring Evening Session 2008 Sections 7355 7:15-10:00PM

Instructor: Paul McElligott, PhD. Website: pmcelligottcom.com Office Phone: 480.664-5573 (Voice Mail Messages) Office: Adjunct – Not on Campus Department phone: 480.423.6111 (secretary), 423-6103 (stockroom)

1. Required Text: Laboratory Inquiry in Chemistry, Bauer, Birk and Sawyer, Brooks/Cole. 2. The Schedule of Experiments is shown on page 1. Supplemental information and sometimes problems, will be supplied by the instructor on the experiment date. 3. Withdrawal from class is the responsibility of the student and will follow guidelines set by the college/department in the SCC Class Schedule. Failure to withdraw by the required date, including "no shows", results in holding of grades, and an "F" for the course. If you stop coming to class, instructor may drop you with a “Y”. Dropping the course means you also must drop the laboratory. 4. Reports: See the Reports Page 4 for details. Accuracy and organization is important; neatness and conciseness will help you because I have to read it. Example calculations must be shown. Stay the entire lab period to draft the report and get help with calculations as required. 5. Notebooks: A hardbound laboratory notebook is required. Have it there by the second lab class at least. See the instructions, page 5. 6. Due Dates: The reports are due at the beginning of the first lab class the week following the experiment. Experiments may be turned in up to one period later for a loss of 10 points, except for the last two. Reports more than one week late will not be accepted, but recorded as a zero. Recalculations are required for all wrong answers with a loss of 5 points for the first recalculation and five point for each additional recalculation. Recalculated reports are given some points until returned. Corrected reports are due the following lab period. All laboratory reports are due on the last class period. 7. Examinations: Two comprehensive laboratory exams are given on the scheduled dates, each approximately one and one half hours long covering only the first or last half of the experiments. A calculator is required. All setups and work must be shown on the exam paper. Exams are individual. McElligott CHM 151LL.S07 page 3 of 5

8. Make up experiments and exams will be given only at the discretion of the instructor. a. If you are unable to attend due to illness or other matters of an emergency nature, notify the instructor or leave a message with name and a return telephone number. b. Labs missed for reasons of personal convenience shall not be made up. c. All makeup labs should be scheduled with Ms. Fong (423-6103), times are subject to her convenience keeping in mind that an instructor must be present. See your instructor for an explanation of the directions before going into lab.

9. Grades: Each experimental lab period is worth 50 points. The lowest of the 50 points will be dropped.

12 Lab reports @ 50 pts each (lowest 50 pts. dropped) 600 points 2 Lab examinations @ 100 pts each 200 2 Lab Notebook checks @ 25 points each 50 Total possible points 850

Letter grades will be assigned as follows: A 88.0 - 100 % B 78.0 - 87.9 C 60.0 - 77.9 D 50.0 - 59.9 F Less than 50

You will earn the grade you receive and receive the grade you earn. There will be no curved grading. However, the instructor reserves the right to increase (but not decrease) the entire class’ points by a factor. NOTE THIS EXCEPTION: Your points on laboratory reports can AT MOST raise your course grade by one letter grade above your exam average. You must understand the material for tests and not rely on a lab partner.

Teamwork: You will be working with a laboratory partner(s) on set up and data collection. Communicate with that partner, but be responsible to do your share. No reports are group reports. All reports are individual work. If you miss class, you may not use you partner’s data. Each person is responsible for their own notbooks, i.e. do not copy your partner’s. All exams are strictly ATTENDANCE: Attendance is required for all lab periods. If you miss lab, for a valid reason, you must contact Elsa Fong at [email protected] or (480) 423-6105, within 24 hours of the missed lab to arrange a make-up. In addition, you must contact me to notify me of the date you arranged to make-up the lab. Otherwise, if you miss more than 1 lab period with no valid excuse and do not contact me, I have the option to withdraw you (with grade of W or Y, depending).

SPECIAL NEEDS: If you have special needs or disabilities, contact Disability Resources and Services in the Student Center at (480) 423-6517.

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT/ACCESS NEEDED Sample Language:

For this course, you will need a working email address, a Blackboard account, and access to the Internet. Internet access can be from school, home, or work.

 If you do not have an email account, you can get one for free at www.yahoo.com or http://www.msn.com/ (under Hotmail) or a number of other sources.  You can look up your Blackboard account at http://www.maricopa.edu/blackboard/ under “Student Resources.”

The IT Help Desk can also provide support and assistance with your technology needs and questions. For 24/7 help with Blackboard, call the HelpDesk at 480-423-6274 and selection option #1. Check out the HelpDesk web site at www.sc.maricopa.edu/its/Services/HelpDesk.html including the self-service “Help Yourself Desk.”

ATTENDANCE Sample Language:

 Attendance is required and essential to achieve course objectives. Active participation in class is an important component of your grade.  After four absences you may be withdrawn from the course.  Official absences (field trips, tournaments) and religious holidays shall not count among the total number of absences allowed. However, students shall obtain an official absence verification from the appropriate dean, and present it to the instructor before the absence. Prior arrangements must be made with instructor for make-up work. If arrangements have been made, student shall not be penalized.  Tardiness – Frequent lateness will result in a reduction of points. WITHDRAWAL POLICY Sample Language:

 Student may initiate an official withdrawal from any course by submitting a withdrawal form with required signatures to the A&R office within published deadlines.  Failure to attend any classes is not a guarantee for a refund or an excuse of debt incurred through registration.  Official date of withdrawal is last date of attendance as determined by student’s withdrawal or as reported by the instructor.  The official date of withdrawal will determine degree of refund, if any.  Failure to file official withdrawal form within published deadlines can result in a failing grade and may effect refund of course tuition and fees.  Additional information on Withdrawals can be found in the 2004/05 College Catalog http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/catalog/ on page 31. ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES Sample Language:

A variety of student services can be accessed online. Please refer to the SCC Student Home Page at: http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/students/ . Services are free of charge to all registered SCC students.

Check the following websites for information and operating hours:  Online library resources through NetLibrary at http://www.netlibrary.com/  Social/Behavior Sciences Independent Study Lab, Room SB158, http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/sbscience/sb_pages/sb_isl.html  Writing Center, Room LC379, http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/writingcenter/  Open Computer Lab, Room BU133W, http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/its/Services/Labs.html  Counseling Center, Room SC108, http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/counseling/  Advisement Center, Room SC118, http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/advisement/ ACCOMMODATIONS Sample Language:

Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact Disability Resources & Services office, Building SC-144, 480-423- 6517.

It is a college policy to provide reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities. If you would like to request accommodations due to a physical, mental, or learning disability, please contact the Disability Resources & Services office, SC-144, 480-423- 6517. ACADEMIC HONESTY Sample Language:

 Every student in this class is expected to produce his/her own original work.  Plagiarism is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.  Plagiarism will result in being dropped from the course with a failing grade.  Plagiarism will result in a letter to the Dean of Students for further action.

CODE OF CIVILITY Instructors are expected to be professional, courteous, respectful and empathic to students. They will:  Begin and end class on time  Be prepared for each class session  Provide academic feedback and grade assignments in a timely manner  Be available for individual consultation  Clarify assignments and inform students of any adjustments to the class schedule Students are expected to be reflective, courteous, respectful and emphatic to classmates, instructor and other college staff assisting in their learning. Students are expected to arrive on time for class and remain until class has ended. The instructor should be notified in advance if there is a need to leave early. Students will be expected to:  Turn off cell phones and pagers before entering classroom.  Be in class and be on time  Be prepared for class sessions  Participate in class activities  Follow instructions and complete assignments.  Keep up with and turn in assignments by due dates  Put forth their best efforts  Exchange phone numbers with two classmates in order to keep current.  Ask questions when they don’t understand  Maintain knowledge of their grade status  Contact instructor right away about concerns or situations that interfere with their success in class  Comply with policies found in the SCC Catalog and SCC Student Handbook

MCCCD’s SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY Everyone in this class, including the instructor, must adhere to the policy of the Maricopa Community College District which states: “The policy of the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal and/or physical conduct or communications constituting sexual harassment as defined and otherwise prohibited by state and federal law.” For additional information, please check SCC’s 2006-07 General Catalog & Student Handbook, page 218. You may also visit the website at: http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/catalog/2006-2007_catalog.html .

SCC STATEMENT OF CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE AND EXPECTATIONS: To establish a positive learning environment for this class: as an instructor, I am expected to be professional, courteous, respectful, and empathetic to students, and to 1. Begin and end class on time 2. Be prepared for each class session 3. Provide academic feedback and grade assignments in a timely manner 4. Be available for individual consultation 5. Clarify assignments and inform students of any changes in course requirements or policies As a student, you are expected to be reflective, courteous, respectful, and empathetic to classmates, instructor, and other College staff assisting you in your learning, and to 1. Be in class and be on time 2. Be prepared for class sessions 3. Participate in class activities 4. Follow instructions and complete assignments 5. Keep up with and turn in assignments by the due dates 6. Put forth your best effort 7. Ask questions when you don’t understand 8. Maintain knowledge of your grade status 9. Contact instructor right away about concerns or situations that interfere with your success in the class Comply with policies found in College catalog and student handbook

IMPORTANT NOTE: Your overall lab grade can be, at most, one letter grade above your lab exam average. Lab exams are individual! In other words, YOU must understand the material and not rely on lab partners. Keep this in mind when collecting data. Since you will be working with lab partners, any collected data must be available to ALL group members. Communicate with those partners, but be responsible for your share. If you miss lab, you MAY NOT use your partners’ data. LAB REPORTS: Accuracy and organization is important! Neatness and conciseness will help you, because I have to read it! Sample calculations MUST be shown. I highly suggest you stay the entire lab period to draft the report and get help with calculations, as needed. The following is a general outline of what should be included in a lab report1:

I. Basics a. Name, instructor name, section, lab report title, partner(s), date, etc. II. Abstract a. Condensed version of the entire lab report (~250 words). b. A reader uses the abstract to quickly understand the purpose, methods, results, and significance of your research. c. Begin the abstract with a brief, but specific, background statement to introduce your report. d. State your main purpose or objective and hypothesis. e. Describe the important points of your methodology (reagents, # of samples, and techniques or instruments used). f. Summarize the main results numerically and qualitatively. III. Introduction a. Why did you study this problem? b. Identify the problem or issue and provide background information that the reader needs to understand your experiment. c. Use any appropriate background information from the lab manual and lectures. d. End with a purpose statement (sometimes in the form of a hypothesis): one sentence which specifically states the question your experiment was designed to answer. e. Use the present tense for most of the information in the Introduction (for current or accepted theory), but the present perfect and the past where logic demands (for specific results of previous studies). IV. Experimental a. What did you do? How did you do it? b. In this section you will describe the experimental design, apparatus, methods of gathering and analyzing data, and types of control. c. Include complete details and write this section clearly enough to allow readers to duplicate the experiment. d. Write in past tense because you have already done the experiment. Use complete sentences, and do not write in the form of instructions or as a list of materials, as in a lab manual. e. Methods adapted from other sources should be referenced. V. Results a. What did you find? b. Present your observations and data with no interpretations or conclusions about what they mean. c. Record all your observations, using complete sentences - usually in the order they were made. d. Tables and figures (graphs, diagrams, etc.) should be used to present the data in a more understandable form. e. All tables and figures must be numbered, in the order they are mentioned. All tables and figures must have self-explanatory captions. f. Here, sample calculations and chemical equations will be included. g. Points will be deducted for incorrect significant figures, if used, in calculations, masses, and volumes. VI. Discussion a. What does it mean? How does it relate to previous work in the field? b. Describe patterns and relationships that emerged. c. Discuss why you observed what you did, how it happened (or the most likely reason), and how it relates to the purpose of the experiment. d. Compare these results to trends described in the literature and to theoretical behavior. e. Support your interpretations with references to course material, the lab manual, or comments from the instructor during the lab. f. Remind the reader of your own results, when relevant, without repeating endless details from results. g. Accept or reject your hypothesis and explain why. It is acceptable to reject your hypothesis as long as you can prove it to be untrue and explain why the results did not turn out as you predicated. You can’t argue the results, but if something went wrong or was damaged, disturbed, or contaminated; if there were changes to the experimental procedure; or if equipment was faulty, you need to include this information and explain how it may have affected the results. h. Your final paragraph is the conclusion. Include a brief restatement of the purpose and the main results and how they are relevant to the field of study. Also include any future direction for your results or changes you would make the next time to produce results that are more significant or noteworthy. i. This section will be written in the past tense when you are describing your experiment, and present tense when comparing to current theory. (1) http://www.learningcommons.uoguelph.ca/ByTopic/Writing/WritingAssignments/Fastfacts-WritingLabReports.html (2) http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/lab_report_complete.html

CHM 151LL Page 4 of 5

151LL LABORATORY REPORTS

POINTS ITEM/SECTION The percent contributation page for all reports must be the top page on any submmitted report or it will be returned ungraded. I keep that page with my notes and your grade. 5 *Purpose/ Introduction: One very brief statement. See your text! 5 *Experimental: By reference to the procedure in the laboratory manual or any source, note any changes, additions, corrections, different equipment, computer software, instruments, etc. Do not give details except changes, unless there are enough to warrant a completely written procedure or you create it. 20 *Results and Discussion: Outline this with partners before writing! Data: pages or tables, correct information, neat, care in collection. Calculations: sample calculations of items in order, easily followed with units and significant figures identified. Questions: answered briefly, completely. Observations: phenomena, principles, changes or differences from expected results. Results: accuracy, precision, errors, figures, graphical or tabular presentation of results to support trends or conclusions. Discussion: principles involved, conclusions , further work suggested or required to complete the concept or extend studies. 10 *Summary: One or two very brief but conclusive statements related to the work performed and the purpose above. Review this carefully with partners before beginning to write! 10 *Accuracy and precision of final results. (Only where a standard is comparable for your results, otherwise I supply the standard.) 50 Total Points Style Notes: -- Use the least possible words commensurate with an accurate explanation. -- Use third person past tense in all reports, each we or I loses 0.5 point. -- Use full sentences, few adjectives or subjective statements not supported by the experimental data. -- Do not use abbreviations except common chemical ones in tables or graphs. -- Give proper credit to any other bibliographical references. -- Name the laboratory partner(s) with whom the work was done, the author partner and the percent participation by each member. Use the text page or a copy for this when available. , 151LL, page 5 of 5

151LL Notebooks Outline, Summary Requirements for keeping a laboratory notebook are for the express purpose of preparing a document adequate for legal presentation of information. It must be done when the work in lab is done, not at the time of grading. Specific Requirements Notebook: This is to be hardbound with all the pages intact and not removable without obvious signs. It should be new. Many varieties are available from office supply stores, bookstores and scientific supply houses. Page numbering: Every page should be numbered consecutively from front to back before writing a word in it. This clearly shows all pages are present. Numbers may be where you choose but must be consistent throughout the book. Identification: On the front cover have your full name and the class section for your course. e.g. 151LL, Tuesday afternoon, section 4002. Inside the front cover put identification adequate to have this returned to you, this may include name, e-mail, telephone, etc. Home addresses are not necessary or advisable. It sometime helps to have in large letters: Please return if found! Table of Contents: Save the first five pages for the table of contents. This starts with the page immediately inside the cover or the first numbered page for books already numbered. Label it as Table of Contents. Keep it updated by page number and titles each week or at home as you do experiments. Having subcategories, particularly for summary tables, help find things easily. Signing: Each day that you are in the laboratory, work should be recorded and data tables entered. Every page should be signed by the student and also signed by a partner with the partner dating his signature. Data and Results: Keep data in the notebook as you go. If you enter a tare weight, record it as a tare. If the balance subtracts out the tare, label it as direct tare. Sometimes this can help when an error is made. Keep copies of lab data or graphs done on the computer, entering them in you notebook by taping. A full sized copy must be in the report but notebook additions may be reduced in size. Errors: When numbers are in error, do not obliterate the incorrect ones! Simply put one line through the incorrect one(s) and write the correct ones above it. Sometimes the carat, ^ may be used to insert an additional number or draw an arrow down to the corrected information. If a whole paragraph or page is necessary after you have already worked on a page, insert a reference to a subsequent page and initial the reference. Keep notes to yourself! Especially write observations of what happens in reactions. Identify the person who does certain operations. Use summaries! Blank Pages and Partial Pages: For the unused bottom of a page or a whole page, put a diagonal line or an X through the unused portion and initial it. If an entire page is in error and you have redone the work elsewhere put an X through the page and identify the page on which the work is continued. Keep the pages used sequential and use notes to say "continued on page 47". This must be readable to your partners and to me. Grading. Grading is done while you take your exams. Turn them in before exam. Syllabus Receipt Scottsdale Community College Chemistry Laboratory l5lLL Spring Evening Session 2007 Sections 735, 7359

I have read this syllabus and understand its conditions in determining my grade and expectations for this class. I also understand that if this syllabus receipt is not on file with the instructor, I will be dropped as a “no show” from the class. I further understand that the syllabus can be changed at any time by verbal announcement in class.

Printed Name ______

Signature ______

Dated: ______