Chemistry Laboratory 2221, Fall 2015 (CCS Building)
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The is a draft syllabus which can/will be subject change before and during the semester. You are solely responsible for assuring you have the most up to date version. Chemistry Laboratory 2221, Fall 2015 (CCS Building) Teaching Assistant: To be determined TA Office: To be determined TA Office hours: To be Arranged with TA Instructor of record: Carl Dirk; Office: PSCI 309 c&d; email: [email protected] x-7560 Office Hours: To be determined and by appointment Course objective: The Objectives of this course are that you: Become familiar with basic organic chemistry methods and techniques Learn how to comply with laboratory safety polices Maintain a proper laboratory notebook Learn how to follow proper chemical waste disposal procedures Some Essential dates: (In the event of a discrepancy of these dates with the official university calendar, the university calendar prevails. Please check the university calendar to assure essential dates) August 24 - Fall 2015 semester begins – Note this is not when the first meetings of this course begin. We cannot begin lab courses until TAs have been appointed and received preliminary training in safety and course management. Typically, the first meeting of the lab is the second week (less commonly, the 3rd week) of the semester. Monitor your email for alerts on changes in the start week. September 7 – Labor Day – the University is closed October 30 – Course drop deadline November 26-27 – Thanksgiving Holiday. For CHEM 2221, both Tuesday and Thursday labs will not meet this week. December 3 – Last Day of classes and complete withdrawal from the university LABORATORY ROOM: depends on section (CRN #) CRN# lab room DAY Time 13633 1.0506 Tuesday noon(12)-5:50PM 18633 1.0508 Tuesday noon(12)-5:50PM 14112 1.0506 Thursday noon(12)-5:50PM 13634 1.0508 Thursday noon(12)-5:50PM Please make sure you are in the correct room. If you are attending the wrong section, you will not be graded properly. Each TA maintains separate grading for their section, but they all following the grading scheme outlined in this syllabus. TEXTBOOK: Experimental Organic Chemistry, (A Small -Scale Approach) By nd Charles F. Wilcox and Mary F. Wilcox, 2 edition 1 The is a draft syllabus which can/will be subject change before and during the semester. You are solely responsible for assuring you have the most up to date version. All students are expected to have read the information about each lab in the Wilcox/Wilcox text book in advance, so that they are fully prepared for the weekly quiz at the beginning of each pre-lab, and for the laboratory activity of that day, see detailed curriculum above. Students should also know the structures of the chemicals they are working with. The structures may be found in the students’ organic chemistry textbook, in chemical catalogs, or on the internet (Google, Wikipedia, etc.). Students should also prepare their lab notebook, in advance, before coming to lab. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), required by UTEP EH&S: 1) You will be required to provide and wear your own Z87.1 safety goggles (generic picture at the end of this syllabus) 2) You are required to provide and wear a lab coat PPE can be obtained in the UTEP bookstore, or online. Note that UTEP Chemistry will provide disposalable protective gloves GRADING: The grades for the laboratory will be made up of: 1/4 Attendance 1/2 Reports & Notebooks & Cleanliness & Comportment 1/4 Quizzes Note that if you miss a lab, unexcused, you lose not only the attendance grade, but also all other components that you could have only earned by being present. Attendance Policy: Note that if you are absent for a lab session, in addition to loss of credit for an absence, you will also receive a deduction for your corresponding report and notebook, as well as any missed quiz. Your TA can also deduct credit if you are late. Missing too many lab meetings will render you susceptible to instructor initiated withdrawal from the course. Missing the first lab meeting at which safety is discussed will render you susceptible to instructor initiated withdrawal from the course. This is because safety is essential information in order to participate in the course. Normally, there is no capability to make up absent work or quizzes. This is because we do not have the capability to make up reagents or supervise makeup work for people who have missed. We will only consider make-up work or quizzes for students who are absent for University sanctioned activities (team or individual sports, attending conferences to present research, etc.). If you believe you will unavoidably miss a class, then we normally need at least a 10 day warning to facilitate an accommodation, if it is possible to accommodate. If you have a scheduled University sanctioned activity for which you will miss a class meeting, please advise the TA early in the semester of the 2 The is a draft syllabus which can/will be subject change before and during the semester. You are solely responsible for assuring you have the most up to date version. scheduled days you will miss, and provide him or her with documentation from the department or supervisor for that event. If you are to miss a class and we can plan well enough ahead, it might be possible to accommodate you in the earlier (Tuesday) or later (Thursday) section meeting of the same week, in lieu of the missed class. However, the maximum enrollment for sections is set to 18, and availability for you to attend another section will depend on the enrollment of that section being less than 18. Contribution to lab cleanliness: Cleanliness is part of your grade. You will not be permitted to leave without cleaning glassware and the hood in which you worked. You will also be expected to contribute to maintaining the cleanliness of the balance room, chemical dispensing, and waste handling areas of the lab. If your TA finds your glassware or work area not properly cleaned, or, you have failed to help keep clean the balance, chemical dispensing, and waste handling areas of the lab, this will be deducted from your grade. Grades will follow the following scheme: 90-100: A 80-<90: B 70-<80: C 60-<70: D <60: F There are no final exams in this course. Your TA: Your main point of contact will be your Teaching Assistant (TA). By the week of check- in, your TA should be assigned, and your TA will check you in, and administer and teach the course. Lectures by your TA will prepare you for the next week’s activity. This lecture activity will occur just prior to beginning the hands-on laboratory activity. Quizzes will test your preparation for the lab you that will complete that day. Neatly typed Lab Reports are due the following week at the beginning of the lab. No credit will be given for reports on days you miss the lab. Late lab reports will not be accepted. Attendance to the pre-laboratory lecture is mandatory. If you miss the pre-lab lecture, you will be subject to instructor initiated withdrawal from the course. Your hood and bench: Note that hoods and benches are labeled, and you will always work in the same hood/bench. ALL chemical activities are done in the hood. The bench is for maintaining your notebook and supplies for your activity. Please make sure that labeled equipment remains in the hood or on the bench that matches that labeling. If your course section needs to keep chemical intermediates from one week to the next, each section has been provided with a locker for storage: 3 The is a draft syllabus which can/will be subject change before and during the semester. You are solely responsible for assuring you have the most up to date version. If you have a morning lab, the locker will be labeled with your day (e,g.: “Monday”) and “AM”. If you have the early afternoon lab, you will be in the “PM1” locker, and if you have the later afternoon lab, you will be in the “PM2” locker. Your TA will supervise this. In the majors sections, students work individually. You will have half of one of the nine student hoods available for your use, and you will have a complete set of ground glassware for your use. You will also have one bench outside the hood for your use, though all activities are conducted in the hood. The Weighing Room, Dispensing hood and handling chemicals 1) Do not leave chemical bottles or loose chemicals in the weighing room 2) Clean up after yourself a. Do not leave chemical spills you caused, Clean them up. b. If you need help with a clean-up, ask your TA for advice 3) Many chemicals are hygroscopic, and will absorb moisture through from the air, ruining them for further use. For example MgSO4 or CaCl2. Please tightly close containers you opened. 4) Many chemicals are volatile and will evaporate away. Please tightly close containers you opened. 5) How you handle chemicals and responsible mess clean-up will be part of your grade. Lab Report: An easy passing grade can be obtained for lab report can be obtained by following format: 1. Date 2. Title (e.g. Determination of the melting point of…..) 3. Objectives: The objective/purpose of the experiment was to….. 4. Procedure: In a paragraph, using past tense, write the procedures that you followed that were agreed upon in the pre-lab. (e.g. Compound A was placed into a 50 mL round bottom flask and cooled down in an ice bath.