CHEM 1210 - Sp20

LAB: CORRECTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, PRELAB & REPORT QUESTIONS

Last Modified: Friday, 03-Jan-2020 00:46:48 EST

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Always do INDIVIDUAL WORK (i.e. work ALONE) both in the lab and on your reports. The only time you can work together in the lab is if your TA gives you permission. You can discuss the lab with each other before and after lab but when it comes time to answer any questions it must be your own work.
ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES - failure to do so will result in:
- First offense - loss of 5 points.
- Second offense - loss of additional 5 pts.
- Third offense - loss of all points (100% pts.) for that day's exp.
- Continued violations may result in dismissal from the course.
- Wearing contact lenses is NOT recommended.
Lab Policies and Procedures - Slide Show
Lab Policies and Procedures - PDF version
Lab Technique Videos - OSU Chem Dept
Lab Technique Tutorials
Developing Good Lab Techniques
General Comments about Lab
Complete List of Pre and Post-lab Assignments
Laboratory Videos for Experiments
OSU Chemistry Undergraduate Laboratory Server - Very useful
Chem Lab Notebook - Departmental Guidelines for Lab Notebooks
My Suggestions for Writing a Notebook Procedure
Chem Lab Report - Departmental Guidelines for Writing a Lab Report
Lab Report Format - My Lab Report Example (Outline - use Template on Carmen)
Pre-lab and Data-Entry link
Using MS Excel for Reports
Sample Graphs
Treatment of Numerical Data (Error Analysis, sig. fig., graphing)
Reports are due BEFORE lab ONE week after the work is completed.
- Reports are submitted on-line in Carmen (directions are there). You'll use the report template in Carmen for your report.
- It is YOUR responsibility to make sure the report is submitted properly. A Word file (.docx) or PDF file (.pdf) must be submitted.
- Any report submitted after the due date (even if on the same day) will be penalized 10% per day.
- NO credit will be given after 1 week (7 days) or past the due dates shown in the syllabus.
- If you must submit a late report you must notify your TA by e-mail within 1 day after submission.
- Lab reports should be graded by your lab instructor and within one week after submission.
Report Quizzes are due BEFORE lab ONE week after the work is completed.
- Reports Quizzes are on Carmen (directions are there). These are instead of a lab report. It consists of questions you'll answer. You'll also upload your data using a Presentation of Data Template found on Carmen) in this quiz.
- Report Quizzes can not be submitted after the due date/time (even if on the same day). NO credit will be given after due date/time. There's NO grace period with late points like there is for reports.
- These should be graded by your lab instructor w/in one week after submission.
Post-labs are due BEFORE lab ONE week after the work is completed.
- Post-labs are submitted on-line in Carmen (directions are there). You'll use the post-lab template (PowerPoint) in Carmen.
- It is YOUR responsibility to make sure the report is submitted properly. A PowerPoint file (.pptx) must be submitted.
- Post-labs can not be submitted after the due date/time (even if on the same day). NO credit will be given after due date/time. There's NO grace period with late points like there is for reports.
- These should be graded by your lab instructor w/in one week after submission.
General Directions for on-line Data-Entry Prelabs and Postlabs (reporting exp. results)
Changes or corrections generally will be minimal and announced before the lab. Make sure your lab manual is the 2019-2020 printing. I have most of these changes listed below for each experiment. Some may have already been fixed in this latest edition of the manual.