Course Syllabus

Chemistry Department, University of California, Santa Cruz          Chemistry 1M, General Chemistry Lab

*Please see the Syllabus page in Canvas, too*

 

Materials:  Purchased access to online lab materials and assignments through http://webassign.net

ISBN 978-1-92-855080-8  General Chemistry Labs  CHEM 1M and 1N  $25-$37

Scientific calculator; device capable of online Zoom meetings

 

Grading (subject to updates)

14%	Pre-section assignments (7)
42%	Online inlab assignments in WebAssign (7)
12%	Online review assignments in WebAssign (7)
16%	Section attendance and participation (8) + videos
16%	Formal abstracts (2)

 

You must be officially enrolled in lecture and section. Please attend all of your weekly Zoom sections on time, and you must please attend the section in which you are officially enrolled in order to get credit.

If you get into the course after the first meeting, please contact your TA so that you are ready for the next meeting.

 

Please log in to WebAssign using the section-specific class key ucsc #### #### (to be provided in Canvas) before the second meeting.  Please make sure your correct student ID is associated with your account.

 

To pass this course, you should “perform” all experiments/participate in all Zoom sessions**; turn in both abstracts; and, finish and submit all Canvas pre-section assignments and WebAssign inlab assignments by the required due date/time.  Changes to this grading scheme will be announced. 

 

**Please do not miss section.  However, if you must be absent, you must notify the instructor and your TA in advance of an absence.  Deductions may apply.  All absences will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.  If you do not contact the instructor and TA in a timely manner, you may not be able to complete the assignments, and this can result in a non-passing course grade. 

 

It is your responsibility to keep track of due dates and times.  Deductions may be applied for late work (this includes turning work in at the end of the lab period).  Generally minimum deductions are 25% per day.

 

Please submit original work; plagiarism/cheating will result in a failing grade in the course and possible disciplinary action. It is always fine to discuss with a peer, but please make sure your words are your own.

 

Please complete each pre-section assignment before section for that experiment; please see the instructions in Canvas (see Assignments in Canvas).

 

Please complete the online inlab assignments in WebAssign by the specified due date/time.  This assignment includes data, data analysis, results, and brief concept assessment questions. Calculations and significant figures are graded.  Your TA will grade the free-response questions after the assignment closes. Incomplete assignments will result in a minimum 50% deduction.  If values are nonsensical and/or incorrect (and it is not due experimental issues), you will lose at least 50% of the points.  You have 10 submissions in WebAssign, no deductions.

Please complete the online review assignments in WebAssign by the specified due date/time. You have 5 submissions in WebAssign, -10% after the first submission (per question).

Two abstracts will be collected for the specified experiments.  An abstract is a brief statement discussing procedure, results, and error analysis.  Please see the guidelines and rubrics in Canvas and consult with your TA on the format and content.  The abstracts must be submitted in Canvas by the start of the next lab section.

 

Your TA is your first and primary contact.  Make sure you have his/her/their contact information.  Please email all of us (TAs and Randa) so that we can get you the help you need as soon as possible, and we will happily set up office hours for you!

 

UC Santa Cruz is committed to creating an academic environment that supports its diverse student body. If you are a student with a disability who requires accommodations to achieve equal access in this course, please submit your Accommodation Authorization Letter from the Disability Resource Center (DRC) to your TA privately during office hours, before or after section, or by appointment, preferably within the first two weeks of the quarter. We can also discuss ways to ensure your full participation in the course. We encourage all students who may benefit from learning more about DRC services to contact DRC by phone at 831-459-2089 or by email at drc@ucsc.edu.

 

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We adhere to UCSC's Principles of Community.  Please respect your classmates, staff, and TA.  Thank you!

 

If you have questions, please email your TA first and as soon as possible. Email all of us!!! We want to help.

Faculty Supervisor:         Dr. Randa Roland, randaro@ucsc.edu  (Thimann 317; voicemail 831-459-5486)        

 

Date	Exp.	Title	Due by the start of section
9/28-9/30	---	Intro, course policies, etc.	If you have DRC accommodations, please email the letter to Randa and to your TA as soon as possible. We're happy to work with you!
10/5-10/7	1	Density	Intro to WA and tutorials in WebAssign Pre-section assignment lab #1 in Canvas Lab room video and lab locker video in Canvas Density and pycnometry video in Canvas
10/12-10/14	2	Empirical formula*	Inlab #1 and review #1 in WebAssign Pre-section assignment lab #2 in Canvas Empirical formula video in Canvas
10/19-10/21	4	Antacid analysis	Inlab #2 and review #2 in WebAssign *Abstract lab #2 in Canvas Pre-section assignment lab #4 in Canvas Intro to the buret and titration video and Intro to volumetric pipets and flasks video in Canvas
10/26-10/28	6	Atomic emission	Inlab #4 and review #4 in WebAssign Pre-section assignment lab #6 in Canvas Review Using Excel for Slopes and Graphical Analysis file in Canvas
11/2-11/4	9	Allura red*	Inlab #6 and review #6 in WebAssign Pre-section assignment lab #9 in Canvas Intro to the Spec 20 video in Canvas
11/16-11/18	12	Kinetics	Inlab #9 and review #9 in WebAssign *Abstract lab #9 in Canvas Pre-section assignment lab #12 in Canvas
11/30-12/2	14	Vitamin C analysis	Inlab #12 and review #12 in WebAssign Pre-section assignment lab #14 in Canvas
			Inlab #14 will be discussed