SETON HALL UNIVERSITYDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry

CHEM 1125General Chemistry Laboratory

Fall 2014Syllabus

General Information

Instructors:

Dr. Nicholas H. SnowProfessor and ChairOffice: SC 312Lab: SC 420Office Hours: T 2-5973.761.9035Nicholas.snow@shu.edu

Dr. Shilpi ChopraAdjunct ProfessorOffice/Lab: SC 420Office Hours: TBA973.761.9000 x****Shilpi.chopra@shu.edu

Teaching Assistants:

Name Sections Email Office HoursJohn Boczany CB, CD John.boczany@student.shu.edu TBAHader Elashal AE, BD Hader.elashal@student.shu.edu TBALais Ghiraldeli DD Lais.ghiraldeli@student.shu.edu TBADaniel Guerrero EB, EE Daniel.guerrero@student.shu.edu TBAFrank Hung AD, ED Frank.hung@student.shu.edu TBAFranck Nelson CA, CC Franck.nelson@student.shu.edu TBAMayur Patel AA, AB,

ACMayurbhai.patel@student.shu.edu TBA

Valli Ramji BB, CE Karpagavalli.ramji@shu.edu TBANiki Rana DC Niki.rana@shu.edu TBA

Except as noted, all TA office hours will be conducted in room SC 114.

Course Meetings

Lab Lecture: Thursday 1:00-1:50 PM, Jubilee Hall Auditorium

Lab Sections:

Section Day Time Location TAAA Mon 0800-1050 SC 113 M. PatelAB Tues 0800-1050 SC 113 M. PatelAC Wed 0800-1050 SC 113 M. PatelAD Thu 0800-1050 SC 113 HungAE Fri 0800-1050 SC 113 ElashalBB Tue 200-450 SC 113 RamjiBD Thu 200-450 SC 113 ElashalCA Mon 500-750 SC 113 NelsonCB Tue 500-750 SC 113 BoczanyCC Wed 500-750 SC 113 NelsonCD Thu 500-750 SC 113 BoczanyCE Mon 500-750 SC 115 RamjiDC Wed 0800-1035 SC 111 RanaDD Thu 500-750 SC 111 GhiraldeliEB Tue 200-450 SC 111 GuerreroED Thu 200-450 SC 111 HungEE Fri 200-450 SC 111 Guerrero

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, you will.

1. Understand and have applied the fundamental principles of scientific laboratory work2. Be proficient in basic laboratory techniques including transferring solids and liquids,

measuring volumes and masses, using glassware and operating basic instrumentation3. Know how to properly document scientific work, maintain a proper laboratory notebook

and write a scientific report4. Understand basic chemical principles including physical properties, chemical formulas,

mass relationships, identification of compounds, atomic and molecular structures and useof the scientific literature

5. Have begun serious preparation toward a career in health professions, scientific researchor industry

Course Materials:

All materials will be provided through the Blackboard system. Use the blackboard group titledCHEM 1125 Briefing Lecture.

You will need to purchase a simple bound composition book as a lab notebook. Please bringthis to all laboratory meetings. You will record all data and observations in the lab notebook.Purchase a simple, inexpensive one; you do not need a fancy expensive one.

Attendance:

All lab lectures and laboratories will begin promptly at the scheduled time. Do not be late or youmay not be admitted to that period and you will be penalized as if you were absent.

1. Absences:a. Lab Lectures: Do not be absent. Attendance will be taken. There will be an automatic

penalty of 2% of the final course score for each missed lab lecture. If excessiveabsence is noted, pop quizzes with no makeup may be given. There are no excusedabsences from the laboratory lecture under any circumstances.

b. Laboratory Sections: Do not be absent. Excused absences will only be granted in thecase of documented illness, your own wedding or death in the immediate family.Seton Hall student athletes must provide the proper documentation regarding conflictsdue to competition at the beginning of the semester.

2. Excused absences will only be granted in advance of the absence. The moment youknow that you will miss a laboratory meeting, you must call or email your TA and Dr.Snow. No absence will be excused after the fact.

3. Makeups: There are no makeups for laboratories or lab lectures. If an absence from alaboratory meeting is excused, your grade will be scored for the semester from one fewerlab report. There is no benefit or loss of points or grade for an excused absence.

4. Excessive Absence: If three laboratories are missed for any reason, you will besummarily dropped from the course and must repeat it. The grade of “incomplete” willnot be granted under any circumstances.

Academic Dishonesty:

Lying, cheating and stealing are not tolerated in civilized society and in scientific work. Whileyou will be encouraged to collaborate, you must follow directions regarding report preparationcarefully.

1. Relevant examples of lying include but are not limited to: signing in someone else’sname to the lab lecture roll, falsifying documentation or statements to receive an excusedabsence and purporting to have completed an experiment or to have obtained data thatyou did not obtain.

2. Relevant examples of cheating include but are not limited to: copying another student’slab report and purporting it as your own or collaborating with another student on a quiz orother assignment for which collaborating is prohibited.

3. Relevant examples of stealing include but are not limited to: plagiarism (purportinganother’s work no matter the source as your own), removing any items or equipmentfrom the laboratory that you did not yourself bring in, taking equipment or materials fromanother student’s work area without permission.

Suspected academic dishonesty will be dealt with summarily and harshly.

Disability:

It is the policy and practice of Seton Hall University to promote inclusive learning environments.If you have a documented disability you may be eligible for reasonable accommodations incompliance with University policy, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act, and/or the New Jersey Law against Discrimination. Please note, students arenot permitted to negotiate accommodations directly with instructors. To request accommodationsor assistance, please self-identify with the Office for Disability Support Services (DSS), DuffyHall Room 67 at the beginning of the semester (no later than September 15th). For moreinformation or to register for services, contact DSS at (973) 313-6003 or by e-mail atDSS@shu.edu.

Scoring:

There will be 10 written laboratory reports and associated pre-lab homework, 100 points each.Pre-lab assignments are due on the day of the actual lab section, and must be handed to your TAsbefore the start of the lab. You will not be admitted to the lab without a completed pre-labassignment, and you will receive 0 (zero) score for that lab. Lab reports are due the followingweek, and must be handed to your TAs before the next lab starts. Late reports are not acceptedand will result in a zero score for that lab unless due to an excused absence, in which case youmust hand in your lab report the first time you come back to the lab. The final letter grade willbe determined by adding the total points and converting those points to a percentage that can fallwithin the ranges given below.

Score Grade100-90 A89-80 B79-70 C69-60 D59-0 F

Plus and minus grades are awarded entirely at the professors’ discretion when the score is withinone point of a borderline (for example within 89-91 for the borderline between an A and B). Aletter grade may be raised to a plus if exceptional effort and good citizenship is demonstrated.Likewise, a letter grade may be lowered to a minus if poor behavior or irresponsibility, such aspoor attendance is observed. There is no guarantee or appeal of the awarding of a plus or minusgrade.

Schedule:

Dates Laboratory Date Lecture8/25-8/29 None 8/28 Introduction and Check In9/2-9/5 Check In 9/4 Density and Measurement9/8-9/12 Density 9/11 Stoichiometry by Continuous Variations9/15-9/19

Stoichiometry by ContinuousVariations 9/18

Reactions in Solution: Acid-BaseTitrations

9/22-9/26

Reactions in Solution: Acid-BaseTitrations 9/25 Molar Mass of an Unknown Acid

9/29-10/3 Molar Mass of an Unknown Acid 10/2 Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid10/6-10/10 Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid 10/9 No Lecture10/13-10/17 No Labs 10/16 Determination of the Gas Constant10/20-10/24 Determination of the Gas Constant 10/23 Calorimetry10/27-10/31 Calorimetry 10/30 Line Spectra11/3-11/7 Line Spectra 11/6 Molecular Structure11/10-11/14 Molecular Structure 11/13 Cell Phone Spectroscopy11/17-11/21 Cell Phone Spectroscopy 11/20 No Lecture11/24-11/28 No Labs 11/27 No Lecture12/1-12/5 Check out 12/4 No Lecture

Safety:

Safety glasses, lab coats and gloves must be worn at all times in the laboratory. Do not wearcontact lenses. Do not eat or drink in the lab. Do not deviate from lab procedures. As manychemicals are toxic or flammable, due care and common sense is required when handling anyreagent or solvent. Care should be taken when handling glassware (to avoid cuts) and heated

materials (to avoid burns). If you have any safety concerns, please do not hesitate tocommunicate them immediately to the instructor or the teaching assistant. Common safetyconcerns will be addressed in the first laboratory meeting and lecture. Any disregard for theserules and those covered in the safety lecture can merit expulsion from that lab. Rememberthat safety infractions can result in harm to you and your colleagues. All accidents or safetyconcerns, regardless of magnitude, should be reported immediately to your laboratory teachingassistant, regardless of magnitude.Emergency Numbers: Student Health: X 9175, General Emergency: 911Immediately report any accidents to the TA