LECTURE: 12:00 - 12:50 MWF in Schlundt 209

CHEMISTRY 3700 GENERAL INFORMATION

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Undergraduate Seminar in Chemistry (3). Methods for locating and presenting chemical information, data analysis techniques, professional issues. Prerequisites: CHEM 1330 or 1500H; CHEM 2100 or 2160H.

TEXTS:

J. R. Taylor, "An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainty in Physical Measurements", 2nd edition, University Science Books, 1997. A. M. Coghill and L. R. Garson, eds. "The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information", 3nd edition, American Chemical Society, 2006.

TOPICS COVERED (not necessarily in this order):

 A brief history of the discipline  Statistical analysis of data  The structure of the chemical literature  Searching the chemical literature  Reporting chemical information  Chemical industry/Interviews and job searching/Entrepreneurism  Professional Ethics  Making oral presentations

ATTENDANCE:

Learning what it means to be a professional is one of the goals of this course. Clearly class attendance is part of that professionalism. Since class participation is an integral part of this course, you will be expected to attend regularly unless prevented from doing so by illness. Please do not schedule any other activities that would cause you to miss class.

COMPUTER LABORATORIES:

The Department of Chemistry maintains two computer labs in Schlundt 101 and 105, which are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday. A number of software programs, including the Microsoft Office suite of programs, are available for your use. Some of our class sessions will be held in the computer labs. All such sessions will be announced in advance in class and in the Blackboard announcements and calendar.