The best way to reach me outside of class is by e-mail.  You will usually get an answer to your question within 12 hours.  I check my phone mail sporadically.

            I.  Required Books and Supplies:

Zumdahl & Zumdahl, Chemistry, 6^th Edition                                          Calculator with logs

Chemistry Staff, Laboratory Manual for Chemistry 1B               WebAssign account     

Laboratory notebook with carbon or carbonless copies             Safety goggles (not glasses)      

A WebAssign account is required for this section of Chemistry 1B.  WebAssign will be used to grade homework and worksheets.  You can get your account at the bookstore (check at the counter where calculators are sold), or online at http://webassign.net.

            II.  Grading:

Exams:  Exams will cover lecture, textbook, and lab material.  There will be two midterms (100 points) and one comprehensive final (150 points). See class schedule for dates.

Quizzes:   All quizzes will be announced at least one week in advance.  They will be worth 20 points.

Homework:  Homework will be due as announced.  Homework will be turned in through WebAssign. 

Project:  To be announced.  50 points. 

Grades:           

            90-100%    A               80-89%    B                 70-79%     C                60-69%     D

Borderline grades at discretion of instructor.

In order to receive a passing grade the student must complete all experiments and submit an acceptable report for each.

Quizzes, exams, and laboratory reports must be done by each student individually, unless otherwise instructed by me.  Laboratory reports must be based on YOUR data, as recorded on your yellow sheets.  After you have done your laboratory report calculations, it is fine to discuss them with your lab partner or others in the class.  It is NOT OK to copy from someone else's lab report, or to allow someone to copy from your lab report.

Cheating offenses (as described in the previous paragraph) will result in a zero on the first such incident and dismissal from the class with a failing grade on the second offense.

Missed exams and quizzes:  There will be no makeup exams or quizzes.  See instructor if you must miss an exam or quiz.
                                                                      Laboratory

Pre-Lab:  Pre-labs are due at the beginning of lab the day the laboratory is scheduled.  No late pre-labs are accepted.

Laboratory Notebook:  Each student must have a laboratory notebook with detachable copy sheets.  This is the original account of your work.  All entries must be in INK (not pencil), and mistakes will be crossed out with a single line so that they are still legible.  I must be able to read the copy sheets!

Advance Preparation for Lab:   Before you come to lab, write in your notebook your name, the date, the number and title of the experiment.  Next, you should have one sentence describing the purpose of the experiment.  Then you should have a short description of the procedure.  Concise is good!  Your lab manual is full of details about dishwashing, etc.  I do not want to see all the details, just the big picture.  This is a good habit for all labs; it will be required for some labs.

Before you leave lab:  you must either have my initials on the day’s work, or turn in copy sheets, as announced in class.

Lab Reports:   Laboratory reports are due at the beginning of lab one week after we finish the lab. Late reports will be docked 2 points for the each class meeting they are late.  Lab reports should be neat, and either typed or in ink. If I cannot read it, I will not grade it.  The lab report will contain the following:

1.  Your name, the date, the title of the experiment, and the names of any partners.

2.  Unknown number.  Missing unknown numbers result in loss of all accuracy points.

3.  Purpose (one or two sentences.)

4.  Procedure.  “See yellow sheets for procedure” is sufficient if the procedure in your yellow sheets is reasonably complete.  Note any changes in procedure.

5.  Data and observations.  Neatly organized in tables, please.  Make sure raw data (the numbers you originally measured) are shown, not just the results of calculations.  Correct units and correct significant figures are required.

6.  Calculations and graphs.  Show set up for one run; answers for all runs.

7.  Results and conclusions.  Include relative range for your final answer and a discussion of errors.  In experiments that are not quantitative, summarize the major principles learned.  Finally, a reflection on what went well and what did not.

Some of our labs will be in a different format.  I will go over this separately.