CHEM 111/113: Experimental Chemistry 1 & 2
Course description: CHEM 111 is a one-credit introductory general chemistry laboratory. It is designed to complement the lecture course CHEM 110. The students are introduced to laboratory safety and good experimental technique, how to keep a proper laboratory notebook, interpret data, and write a formal report. The course introduces laboratory experimentation in the context of a variety of specific topics, such as reactions in solutions, spectroscopy, chemistry of natural waters, acids and bases, and the synthesis and analysis of chemical compounds. GN credit for CHEM 111 requires that CHEM 106 or CHEM 110 or CHEM 110H also be completed.
CHEM 113 is a second-semester, one-credit introductory general chemistry laboratory course meant to complement the lecture course CHEM 112. The course builds on material learned in CHEM 111 with emphasis on quantitative analytical procedures. Essential material covered includes proper use of a laboratory notebook, writing of a formal laboratory report, use of the chemical literature, experimental design, interpretation of data using statistics, laboratory safety procedures, and an appreciation for what instruments can and cannot do. The course introduces laboratory experimentation in the context of a variety of specific topics, for example: halogens, their compounds and their reactions chemical kinetics of a simple chemical reaction; acid-base equilibria and titrations; oxidation-reduction reactions and electrochemistry; separations of compounds using paper and liquid chromatography; separations using gas chromatography. GN credit for CHEM 113 requires that CHEM 112 or CHEM 112H also be completed.
Both courses were graded based on weekly pre/post-lab quizzes, graded lab notebooks, one formal lab report per semester, and a final based on all labs completed in that respective course.
Formal Lab Reports:
Chromatography Paper Lab Report: This was CHEM 113's formal lab report for the semester. The paper was based on information and data obtained during a lab that focused on different types of chromatography and their applications in a lab setting. The file below will explain exactly what chromatography is, how it was used experimentally, and what knowledge was gained from the lab itself.
CHEM 113 is a second-semester, one-credit introductory general chemistry laboratory course meant to complement the lecture course CHEM 112. The course builds on material learned in CHEM 111 with emphasis on quantitative analytical procedures. Essential material covered includes proper use of a laboratory notebook, writing of a formal laboratory report, use of the chemical literature, experimental design, interpretation of data using statistics, laboratory safety procedures, and an appreciation for what instruments can and cannot do. The course introduces laboratory experimentation in the context of a variety of specific topics, for example: halogens, their compounds and their reactions chemical kinetics of a simple chemical reaction; acid-base equilibria and titrations; oxidation-reduction reactions and electrochemistry; separations of compounds using paper and liquid chromatography; separations using gas chromatography. GN credit for CHEM 113 requires that CHEM 112 or CHEM 112H also be completed.
Both courses were graded based on weekly pre/post-lab quizzes, graded lab notebooks, one formal lab report per semester, and a final based on all labs completed in that respective course.
Formal Lab Reports:
Chromatography Paper Lab Report: This was CHEM 113's formal lab report for the semester. The paper was based on information and data obtained during a lab that focused on different types of chromatography and their applications in a lab setting. The file below will explain exactly what chromatography is, how it was used experimentally, and what knowledge was gained from the lab itself.
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Chemistry of Natural Waters Lab Report (CHEM 111): This was CHEM 111's formal lab report for the semester. The paper was an analysis of a lab that looked at specific molecules in different samples of water. The lab focused on the "hardness" of water and the different ways to find it and what to take away from these findings.
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