Course Information Chemistry 14BL Fall 2002 Instructor Arlene A Russell russell chem ucla edu Office Hours Monday 4 5pm Tuesday 9 10am Young Hall 1039 Lecture Tuesday 8am Lab various times Young Hall Court of Science 24 1049 1067 Young Hall Virtual Office Hours Chem 14BL will use the Department of Chemistry s Virtual Office Hour web site VOH for posting report guidelines and office hours on the Internet The address is http voh chem ucla edu Lecture Schedule October 1 Introduction Equipment October 8 Measurements Concentrations October 15 Beer s Law October 22 Acid Base Equilibria I October 29 Exam 1 November 5 November 12 November 19 November 26 December 3 Acid Base Equilibria II Kinetics Melting Point Determination Review Exam 2 Lab Preparation On line Quizzes and Pre lab Reports You must be prepared for the experiment before you come to lab if you wish to complete the experiment in the time allotted The course is impacted 1 there is neither make up time in the course nor space for you to work in other sections You must to do your lab work in your scheduled period In preparation for the lab you should first study the pertinent sections in the text review the lecture notes pertaining to the experiment view and possibly review the appropriate videotapes2 for any new techniques to be used in the experiment Following the instructions in the posted report guidelines write the introduction procedure including a reference to the original source and a flow chart summary of the experimental steps MSDS information about the chemicals you will be using and data tables for the experiment in your notebook before the lab section meets Depending on the experiment you are also required to complete the pre lab quiz on line or the pre lab study questions in your lab notebook before the section meets The report guidelines on VOH will specify whether the quiz or study questions apply to a given experiment During lab you will complete the data tables and record any other observations about the experiment The duplicate copy of all pre lab and in lab work is to be turned in to the TA at the end of the lab period No credit for the pre lab work will be assigned after its due date Post lab Reports The remainder of the lab report the data analysis error analysis discussion and conclusions are to be completed in the lab notebook after the experiment is finished The duplicate copy of this portion of the report is turned in to the TA at the start of the following lab period along with any graphs that have been prepared on fine grid millimeter graph paper Unexcused late post lab portions of the reports will accrue a penalty of five percent of the grade per day No reports will be accepted after 5 00 p m on December 6 2002 Computer programs used to analyze data must be referenced and copies may be requested by the instructor Cheating Plagiarism Dishonesty All cases of cheating plagiarism or dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Students All work that you submit for grading must be your own work Group reports must acknowledge the individual contributions of each person if the work has been shared Bulletin Board The course bulletin board is located on the wall across from the vending machines on first floor of Young Hall Report guidelines will ONLY be available on the 14BL VOH Virtual Office Hours homepage Answer keys for exams will ONLY be posted on the course bulletin board 1 2 The last day to drop Chemistry 14BL is October 11 Available on line at http www oid ucla edu Webcast Chemistry index html Required Texts Chemistry Experiments for Life Science Majors 2nd Ed Russell Burgess Publishing 1999 Introduction to Organic Laboratory Techniques A Microscale Approach 3rd Ed Pavia Lampman Kriz and Engel Saunders College Publishing 1998 3 Recommended Text Chemical Principles The Quest for Insight 1st or 2nd Ed Atkins and Jones or any other equivalent general chemistry text Safety Goggles and Protective Clothing Eye protection must be worn in all laboratories whenever any laboratory work is in progress Recommended safety goggles may be purchased from the Undergraduate Chemistry Fraternity AXE4 Room 1275 Young Hall Other styles of goggles are available at local bookstores A full length lab coat closed toe shoes and long pants must be worn when doing experimental work You will be barred from the laboratory if you are not wearing appropriate protective clothing Latex gloves will be provided for those experiments using chemicals that are hazardous to skin Laboratory Notebooks Laboratory notebooks designed for duplicate records are available from the Undergraduate Chemistry Fraternity AXE Young Hall 1275 and the student store All experimental data and complete reports must be recorded in this laboratory notebook Grading Distribution Prelab Study Questions and Quizzes Prelab Reports Postlab Reports Technique Exams Lab Protocols Total Lab Maintenance up to 55 35 120 15 100 25 350 5 per day To receive a passing grade C you must receive at least 50 of the points in each of the six grading areas Lab protocols include but are not limited to attending lab on time and completing the work in the assigned time leaving your work area and the equipment you use clean and in a condition that the next person can begin work observing safe practices in the lab timely submission of lab work and appropriate contribution to group work and reports Labs instrument rooms and lab areas left in a condition that prevents the students in the next section from beginning their work in a timely manner will also result in a penalty of 5 points assessed against students who were assigned to the area in question in the previous section Grading Detail Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 Lab Activity Check In MSDS Pipets Graphing Solutions etc Vinegar Analysis EXCEL Buffers Analysis Kinetics Aspirin Synthesis Aspirin Analysis Check Out Pre lab Prelab Quiz or Reports Questions 5 5 5 15 10 10 Points Post lab Reports Technique 10 20 20 5 Exams 50 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 15 25 10 10 Both books will be used in 14CL also AXE only accepts personal checks AXE DOES NOT accept cash or credit cards 5 5 50 Overal l Lab Protocols Totals 25 35 55 120 40 100 Course Grades Chemistry 14BL grades are based on demonstrated mastery of the material and the lab procedures Normal grade assignments are A B C D F 90 100 80 90 70 80 60 70 60 Plus and minus grades may be assigned if appropriate
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