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Lab Info
The information on this page contains basic information about the operation of our lab. Please read the entire page before beginning lab work.
Labs run from 1:10-5 pm and often begin with a short lecture. Please arrive a few minutes early (1 pm) so that you can hang up your backpack, get out your notebook, and be ready to start work on time.
For safety reasons, students may not conduct any type of lab work without an instructor's approval and supervision. No lab work can be performed before 1:10 pm and no lab work can be performed after 5:00 pm unless an instructor is present. In addition, no lab work can be performed except for the experiments described in this manual. Students who undertake unapproved and/or unsupervised experiments risk being dismissed from the course. If you are interested in doing lab work beyond the experiments described here, talk to your instructor about independent study projects.
Responsibility for lab Equipment
All of t he lab equipment needed for your experiments will be "checked out" to you at the beginning of the semester. You are expected to assume a limited degree of financial responsibility for this equipment so we ask you to verify that you have received this equipment and that it is in satisfactory condition. Safety goggles will also be provided to you and these must be worn whenever any student is conducting an experiment (this also applies to lab visitors).
Your lab equipment and goggles should be stored in an unlocked cabinet that is assigned to you alone. You may not take any of these items away from the lab. Likewise, you should never "borrow" equipment from other student cabinets unless directed to do so by an instructor. Since it is impossible for instructors to differentiate between "unauthorized borrowing" and "stealing", anyone found removing equipment from another student's drawer without the expressed approval of the instructor may find themselves in front of the Judicial Board.
A basic requirement for passing Chemistry 201 and 202 is satisfactory participation in the lab.
"Satisfactory" performance rests on three things: 1) making a satisfactory effort to follow instructions and complete assigned work, 2) keeping a complete and detailed lab notebook, and 3) turning in appropriately detailed lab reports for all experiments. Instructions for kEEPING a nOTEBOOK and are provided in the online lab manual's appendices and in Padias.
Notice that "satisfactory" performance does not imply a particular outcome for your experiments. There is no penalty for unintentional lab accidents, spills, and other routine mistakes. These are all normal parts of the learning process. All we ask is that you come to lab prepared, that you follow instructions as best you can, and that you attend to what is going on in your apparatus and around you.
