Chemistry414LaboratorySyllabusSpring2018
Instructor: ProfessorStevenRayOffice: 410NaturalSciencesComplexVoice: 645-4241E-mail: [email protected]: byappointment
TeachingAssistants: KelseyWilliams([email protected]) KaylaNaas([email protected])LaboratoryLocation: NSC350MeetingDay/Time: MondayorTuesday(1:00–4:50PM)
Introduction:CHE414isaone(1)creditlaboratory. The prerequisiteforthiscourseisCHE413. CHE414isdesignedtoexposestudentstothe basictechniques,principles,andinstrumentation associated with modern chromatographic, electrochemical andspectroscopictechniques. Tenexperiments andoneexercisewillbeperformed.Gradeswillbeassignedbasedonthecriterialistedbelow.
LaboratoryExperimentsandExercises:Experiment Experiment/ExerciseTitleExercise StatisticalDataAnalysisC1 GasChromatographyC2 LiquidChromatographyS1 AtomicAbsorptionSpectroscopyS2 UV-VisAbsorbanceSpectroscopyS3 FluorescenceSpectroscopyS4
InfraredAbsorptionSpectroscopy
S5 RamanSpectroscopyE1 CyclicVoltammetryM1 GasChromatography/MassSpectrometryM2 InductivelyCoupledPlasmaMassSpectrometry
Akeyobjectiveofthislaboratoryisthepreparationofconcise,qualitylaboratory reports.LaboratoryReportvolumeandmassarenotgradingcriteria. Reportcontent iscritical. AlaboratorynotebookandreportpreparationguidewillaidyouinyourLaboratoryReportpreparation.EachReportisduetotheTAatthestartofthenextlaboratorysessionfollowingtheassigneddateforyourexperiment.
LabReportSubmission:All laboratoryReportsmustbe typewritten (12pt font,singlespaced,singlesided,1"margins).Reportssubmittedafterduedatewilllose25pointsforonelabperiod,and50pointsaftertwolabperiods.Reportswillnotbeacceptedafterthesecondlabsessionfollowingtheduedateandwillbescoredazero(0)unlessapprovedinadvancebytheInstructor(inwriting).Labreportsaredueasahardcopyatthestartofeachlab.
Grading: Each LaboratoryReports isworth 100 points. Reportsmust be typewritten (seeabove)inyourownwords.InstructionsarepostedontheUBLearnswebsitedetailingthelayoutofthelaboratoryreports.Reportsfollowthebasicoutline:
Introduction(5pts.): Objectiveofexperiment/exercise.TheorySection(10pts.): Detailedbackgroundofthetechnique.ExperimentalSection(15pts.): Outlinetheprocedures,equipment,andreagentsused. Aschematicsketchofthebasicinstrumentandadiscussionofitsoperationalprinciplesaremandatory.Data and Calculations (20 pts.): Present data in tabular and/or graphical format asrequiredandprovideasamplecalculation. ResultsandDiscussion(15pts.): Reportunknownconcentrationvaluesorchemicaldataifapplicable. Summary/Conclusions(5pts.):Commentontheutilityofaparticularmethodandon theexperiment. Questions(30pts.):Answerallquestions(inorder)posedinthelaboratorywrite-up.LabNotebook(100pts.):Studentsmustmaintainadedicated,neatandboundlaboratorynotebookthatisorganizedbyexperiment. TheInstructorwillgradethenotebookatseveraltimesthroughoutthe course. Inkmustbeused,noerasures,etc.areacceptednortolerated.Allwritten notesandcalculationmustbereportedinthenotebookdirectly. Studentswhohavea tendencytowriteonscrappaperwillbedowngradedseverely. Failuretomaintainanaccurate,detailed,up-to-datenotebookwillresultinalowgrade.TOTALGrade:LabNotebook(100pts.)+LaboratoryReports(11@100pts)=1200points.Grades are assigned according to the Explanation of Grades document contained in theUndergraduateDegreeandCourseCatalog.LaboratorySafetyAwarenessTest:Thistestisgivenduringthefirstlaboratoryperiod.Studentsmissingmorethan2questionsarerequiredtorepeatthetestuntilapassinggradeis achieved. No allowance for missed laboratorywork will be provided. To prepare,studentswillbegivenasafetytalkduringthecheck-inlaboratoryperiod.Specificsafetyconcernsapplicabletoeachlaboratoryarenotedinthelaboratoryandintroduction.LaboratoryCleanUpandHygiene: Studentsare responsible forcleaningupaftereveryexperiment. Astudentwillbegiven awarningthefirsttimeiftheyfailtoproperlycleanupaftertheirexperimentandwillbe givenexplicitinstructionsonhowtoproperlycleanup. Ifastudentfailstocleanupafterthemselvesasecondtime,theircoursegradewillbedecreasedbyonefulllettergrade.Department of Chemistry Instrument Laboratory: Several experiments make use ofsophisticatedequipmentlocatedinthesharedinstrumentationcenteroftheDepartmentofChemistry.ThesearesharedresourcesandstudentsMUSTtreattheseexpensiveresourceswith the appropriate care. When using these instruments, you will be under the directsupervisionofateachingassistant.Failuretofollowinstructions,willfulnegligence,willbedealtwithseverely,uptoandincludingdismissalfromthecourse.DataTransferandSecurity:Instrumentationusedinthiscourseiscomputer-based,andthedataproducedwilloftenbeprovidedtotheStudentsinadigitalformat.TheTAswillassiststudentsmovingdatatoonlineaccounts(UBBoxorUBLearns)viaspecialUSBdrives. Inorder to prevent virus infection: No Student may use a personal USB with instrumentcomputers.
AcademicIntegrity:TheUniversitycommunitydependsuponsharedacademicstandards.Academic dishonesty in any form represents a fundamental impairment of thesestandards. If, after consultationwith the student, an instructor believes the studenthascommittedanactofacademicdishonesty,theinstructorhastheauthoritytoimposesanctionsinkeepingwiththisprinciple. TheMINIMUMsanctionstobeimposedinchemistryareasfollows:Firstinfraction:Themaximumpointvaluefortheassignmentwillbesubtractedfromthe student's point total. A subsequent infraction: will result in a minimum penalty ofsubtracting100points.StudentsshouldconsulttheAcademicRegulationsandProceduressectionoftheUndergraduateEducationBulletinforamoredetaileddiscussionofpossibleharshersanctionsandtheappealsprocess.Students Registered with the Office of Accessibility Resources: The ChemistryDepartmentworkscloselywiththeOfficeofAccessibilityResourcestomakeitpossibleforanyonewishingtotakeachemistrycoursetodoso. ArrangementsmustbemadewellinadvancebycontactingtheDirectorofAccessibilityResources,25CapenHallandDr.Ray.LaboratoryManual:ALaboratoryManualisrequiredforthiscourse. Themanualwillbemadeavailable to all students forFREE. It is availableviaUBLearns asaPDFdownload.Studentsmustreadtheexperimentswellinadvanceofthe laboratoryperiodandbereadytoworkimmediatelyonarrivingtothelaboratory.Itisstronglysuggestedthatyouprepareanexperimentaloutlineinyourlabbook, withnotes,andlistsoftablesandgraphsneededBEFOREYOUCOMETOLAB.LaboratoryVideos:Shortvideosintroducingtheinstrumentationusedineachexperimentare posted on the UB Learns website. The videos discuss only aspects of the specificinstrumentationusedintheexperiments,andareNOTasubstituteforreadingthelaboratorymanual.StudentsshouldviewthesevideosBEFORElaboratory!LaboratorySchedule:Arotationschedulewillbeestablishedduringthefirstweekofclass.The experimental portion of each lab is designed to be performedduringone lab period.Consequently,each studentmustbepreparedtobeginexperimentsimmediatelyonarrivinginthelaboratory. DuringthefirstfewweeksofclassallstudentswillmeetwiththeInstructorandtheTAasoutlinedbelowforanorganizationandoverviewlecture. Thepurposeofthesemeetings is to familiarize the students with the experiments, explain the Instructor’sexpectations, and highlight the principles behind and goals for each experiment. It isimperativethatstudentshaveandbringtheirLaboratoryManualswiththem tothesefirstmeetings.Make-upPolicy:Therearenoexcusedabsencesfromthefirstthreeexperiments.Studentsmay not be excused for more than one group work experiment. Students who areunavoidablyabsentfromanyexperimentmustsubmitawrittenrequestforanexcusedabsencetoobtainanymissedin-laboratorycredit.
Week of Monday
Monday Tuesday
January 29 Check in/Safety Quiz/Introduction
Check in/Safety Quiz/Introduction
February 5 Experiment #1 Last day to drop
Experiment #1 Last day to drop
February 12 Experiment #2 DUE: STATS
Experiment #2 DUE: STATS
February 19 Experiment #3 DUE: EXPERIMENT #1 REPORT
Experiment #3 DUE: EXPERIMENT #1 REPORT
February 26 Experiment #4 DUE: EXPERIMENT #2 REPORT
Experiment #4 DUE: EXPERIMENT #2 REPORT
March 5 Experiment #5 DUE: EXPERIMENT #3 REPORT
Experiment #5 DUE: EXPERIMENT #3 REPORT
March 12 Experiment #6- ICP-MS DUE: EXPERIMENT #4 REPORT
Experiment #6- ICP-MS DUE: EXPERIMENT #4 REPORT
March 19 SPRING RECESS-NO CLASS SPRING RECESS-NO CLASS March 26 Experiment #7
DUE: EXPERIMENT #5 REPORT Experiment #7 DUE: EXPERIMENT #5 REPORT
April 2 Experiment #8 DUE: EXPERIMENT #6 ICP-MS REPORT
Experiment #8 DUE: EXPERIMENT #6 ICP-MS REPORT
April 9 Experiment #9 DUE: EXPERIMENT #7 REPORT
Experiment #9 DUE: EXPERIMENT #7 REPORT
April 16 Experiment #10 DUE: EXPERIMENT #8 REPORT
Experiment #10 DUE: EXPERIMENT #8 REPORT
April 23 NO CLASS/MAKEUP DATE DUE: EXPERIMENT #9 REPORT
NO CLASS/MAKEUP DATE DUE: EXPERIMENT #9 REPORT
April 30 NO CLASS/MAKEUP DATE DUE: EXPERIMENT #10 REPORT
NO CLASS/MAKEUP DATE DUE: EXPERIMENT #10 REPORT
May 7 Reading Week Reading Week May 14 FINAL Exam Week
FINAL Exam Week
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