*Please note that this syllabus is tentative, the final syllabus will be provided on the first day of class. Instructors: Columbia University S1500Q General Chemistry Laboratory Sarah Hansen sjh2115@columbia.edu (212) 854-8120 Mailbox: #3184 Office: 452 Chandler Hall Joseph C. Ulichny jcu2102@columbia.edu (212) 854-4122 Summer 2015 Teaching Assistants: TBD Undergraduate Chemistry Office: 340 Havemeyer (212) 854-2163 The basis of our understanding of the chemical world comes from controlled experimentation and observations made in the laboratory. This course is designed to introduce you to common laboratory techniques and procedures used in the chemistry lab. This learning experience will focus on developing laboratory skills and strengthening your understanding of the concepts behind the experimental findings. We will operate common lab instruments, such as the balance, spectrometer, and ph meter. We will perform experiments that demonstrate fundamental concepts in chemistry, such as kinetics, solubility, acid-base theory, coordination chemistry, and electrochemistry. In addition to familiarizing you with common lab practices, we hope to increase your comfort level and self-confidence in the lab. Regardless of your purpose in taking this course, we hope you will encounter practical applications of chemistry to the non-laboratory world and that your chemical understanding will increase. Course Objectives This laboratory course introduces standard techniques basic to chemistry laboratory work, such as weighing, filtering, and operating analytical instruments. You will also learn to accurately record scientific data and to derive results from that data. This course seeks to provide you with opportunities to develop your chemical reasoning skills.
Course Organization Each section of students is taught by a Teaching Assistant (TA) and supervised by an Lecturer in Chemistry. You must be registered for BOTH lab lecture (S1501.002), as well as a lab section (S1500.002). The REQUIRED lab lecture will be held in 209 Havemeyer Hall from 1:00 PM 2:15 PM followed by a laboratory session from 2:25 PM - 6:00 PM to complete the experiments. Course Materials On the first day in the lab, you will be provided with goggles and a lab coat. The required textbook for this course is Laboratory Manual for General Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2012. This book is a Wiley Custom Manual derived from Jo Allan Beran, Laboratory Manual for Principles of General Chemistry, 10 th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2011. There are several options available through which you can purchase this book. The lab manual will be available at the Columbia Bookstore in hard copy. You can also order the lab manual directly from Wiley in either hard copy or ebook at the following link: http://www.wiley.com/wileycda/section/id-811660.html It is advisable that you consult a General Chemistry textbook in addition to the manual. Following is a list of possible references that are on reserve in the Science and Engineering Library (Northwest Corner Building). - Zumdahl, S.S. & DeCoste, D. J. Chemical Principles (7 th Edition). Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2013. - Zumdahl, S. S. Chemical Principles (6 th Edition). Houghton Mifflin Co, 2009. - Oxtoby, D.W., Gillis, H.P., and Campion, A., Principles of Modern Chemistry (6 th Edition). Brooks Cole, 2008.
Grading of the Course The average grade in this course over the past few years has been B+. Most students who completed this course have received grades between B- and A. Questions about all graded assignments need to be asked within one week of receiving the graded item (quiz, lab report, etc.) back. Such questions should be brought to the attention of the person who graded that assignment. Questions brought one week after the material is returned will not be considered. Full Lab Reports: Exp. 3, 4, 5, & 9 4 x 35 pts = 140 Pre-Lab Notebook Preparation 10 Safety, Technique, Knowledge of Procedure & Clean-up Observations & Data 2 Calculations & Graphs 10 Results & Discussion 10 Full Lab Report Total 35 Notebook Lab Reports: Exp. 1, 2, & 7 3 x 30 pts = 90 Pre-Lab Notebook Preparation 10 Safety, Technique, Knowledge of Procedure & Clean-up Observations & Data 2 Calculations & Results 10 Notebook Discussion 5 Notebook Report Total 30 Partial Lab Report: Exp. 6 & 8 2 x 25 pts = 50 Pre-Lab Notebook Preparation 10 Safety, Technique, Knowledge of Procedure & Clean-up 3 Observations & Data 2 Calculations, Graphs, & Results 10 Partial Lab Report Total 25 9 Quizzes (10 points each) 90 Writing Assignment (10 points each) 10 Quiz Questions (2 x 5 points each) 10 Dry Lab 2A (5 pts); Dry Lab #3 (10 pts); Titration Simulation (5 pts); Excel Activity (5 pts); Bio. Chem. Worksheet (15 pts) 40 Midterm (Experiments 1-6) 45 Final Exam (All Experiments) 90 Lab Lecture Participation (3 points each lecture) 9 x 3 pts = 27 Design your own experiment 18 TOTAL 610 3 3
Course Information Calculator The only calculator permitted for use on exams and quizzes is the TI-30XS MultiView. This is the policy of the Chemistry Department. You should label your calculator with your name and UNI. Lab Locker You will have access to a locker outside the lab only for the duration of your lab session. You may only store your belongings in the locker during your lab session since other lab sessions use the same lockers. You must bring a lock for this locker. We reserve the right to cut off any locks after your lab session has ended. Proper Lab Attire You are required to wear completely closed (toes, heels, tops and sides), non-absorbent shoes in the chemistry laboratory; completely closed tennis shoes are permissible. You must wear ankle length attire (no shorts, nylons, leggings, spandex, short skirts, Capri pants, etc.) that reaches your shoes, and remove contact lenses before entering the lab. Long hair should be pulled back and all jewelry removed. You must wear lab glasses/goggles at all times in the lab, even if experimentation is complete. Late Work A three-point deduction will be imposed for the first day a laboratory report is late. An additional two points will be deducted for each day thereafter (excluding weekends and holidays). The last day to turn in any work is the day of the final exam. Note: If a legitimate reason prevents you from completing an assignment on time or if you cannot attend lab due to an acceptable excuse, email Sarah as soon as possible. Makeup Policy Due to the nature of a six-week course it is critical you email your Associate as soon as you miss a lab session or know you will be absent. A legitimate excuse (medical/family emergency/religious holiday) grants you the right to make up the missed lab for full credit. No make-up days are included in the schedule, if you are absent or know you will be absent contact Sarah ASAP as a make-up cannot be guaranteed and completion of ALL experiments is required to receive a grade in this course. Unexcused absences result in a 5-point penalty (i.e. the lab is worth a possible 35 points instead of 40 or 25 points instead of 30) when you make up the lab. Even if you have already missed the lab, you must speak to Sarah regarding the absence. Recording the Course Lecture All students who would like to record the class lecture must contact Sarah to fill out a waiver form.
Office Hours (Schedule is available on Courseworks) Teaching Assistants and Instructors will hold weekly office hours in Chandler 454 and the schedule will be posted online once the semester begins. You may ask any TA or Instructor about the experimental write-ups, Post Laboratory Questions, Study Problems or Prelaboratory Assignments. However, all questions about grading must be discussed with the person who actually graded the assignment within one week of receiving the graded item. Calculation and conceptual questions must be addressed at office hours and not through email. Email is reserved for notification of class absences, administrative issues and related items that lend themselves to electronic correspondence. Email Communication The University expects that every student will receive email at his or her Columbia University email address and will read email on a frequent and consistent basis. A student's failure to receive and read University communications in a timely manner does not absolve that student from knowing and complying with the content of such communications. For more information, please see: http://www.essential-policies.columbia.edu/studentemail-communication-policy. Academic Integrity Cheating of any form will not be condoned in this course. Students are expected to work in accordance with the Honor Code (https://www.college.columbia.edu/ccschonorcode). Some relevant examples of cheating (this list is not comprehensive) that pertain to S1500 General Chemistry Laboratory include: copying answers from another student during quizzes, exams or for lab reports, talking to another student during a quiz or exam, possessing course material (quizzes, lab reports, exams, lab data) from a previous semester of W1500 or S1500 General Chemistry Lab, plagiarizing in lab reports. All instances of cheating will be brought to the attention of the Office of Academic Affairs. For more information, see: https://www.college.columbia.edu/academics/academicintegrity https://www.college.columbia.edu/academics/integrity-statement In addition to hard copy submission of all lab reports, we will be using TurnItIn, an online evaluation program. Your writing assignment will also be uploaded to TurnItIn, along with a copy in the dropbox on courseworks. You will be submitting the discussions and writing assignment to this program. To submit your discussion, go to www.turnitin.com. You will need to create a free account in order to access the program. The login information for this class will be provided once the semester begins.
General Chemistry Laboratory (S1500Q) Summer 2015 Course Schedule DATES ACTIVITIES / EXPERIMENTS QUIZ ASSIGNMENT DUE Course Intro/Lab Check-in No M.07.06 Lab warm-up: Biological Chemistry Experiment Quiz Exp. 1: Basic Lab Operations (1) & Identification of an No W.07.08 Biological Chem. Worksheet Unknown Compound (2) Quiz Exp. 2: Limiting Reactant (8) + Dry Lab 3 M.07.13 Exp. 1* Exp. 1 Report (Notebook) *Technique demonstration/video sign up Exp. 3: Vitamin C Analysis (30) + Dry Lab 2A Exp. 2 Report (Notebook) W.07.15 Exp. 2* Simulations and Excel Lab Dry Lab 3 Exp. 4: Spectrophotometric Metal Ion Analysis (35) + Exp. 3 Report (Full) M.07.20 Exp. 3* Preparing a Vitamin Sample (from pdf on Courseworks) Dry Lab 2A Exp. 4 Report (Full) W.07.22 Exp. 5: Acid/Base (9 and 18) Exp. 4* Simulations Worksheet Due Exp. 6: Transition Metal Complexes (36) + Malachite M.07.27 Exp. 5* Exp. 5 Report (Full) Synthesis (see pdf on Courseworks) M.07.29 Exp. 7: Galvanic Cells (32) + Electrolytic Cells (33) Quiz 6* Exp. 6 Report (Partial) W.08.03 Midterm Exam: 1-2 pm in 209 Havemeyer Hall Quiz Question #1 W.08.05 Exp. 8: Kinetics (24) & Catalyst (23) Exp. 7* M.08.10 Exp. 9: Aspirin Synthesis and Analysis (19) Exp. 8* W.08.12 Check-out Exp. 9* Exp. 7 Report (Notebook) Excel Lab Due (Dropbox) Exp. 8 Report (Partial) Design your own exp. due Exp. 9 Report (Full) Writing Assignment due by midnight F.08.14 Final Exam: 1 3 pm in 309 Havemeyer Hall Quiz Question #2 Quizzes may include questions from the prelab assignment for the experiment being carried out that day; although these prelab assignments are not graded, it is suggested you complete them.