Chemistry in Modern Living Laboratory

CHEM 1500L

Fall Semester 2017

Tuesdays11:00 am - 1:50pmWBH 6048

Instructor:Dr. Nina V Stourman

Office: WBSH 6027E-mail:hone:330-941-7112

Office hours:

MTWF 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.; MW 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. or by appointment

Required materials:

Lab manual:Lab: Steehler, Gail. (2009). Laboratory Manual for Chemistry in Context. Applying Chemistry to Society. (7th ed.) McGraw Hill: Boston.

calculator, notebook, lab coat, safety goggles.

Course Description:

This course is an introduction for students who might have no previous experience with chemistry. The main goal of the course is to develop an appreciation for the role of chemistry in the modern world. The approach for the course is to investigate the connections between chemistry and the concerns of society and present the information for evaluations of the risks and benefits of possible solutions to some societal-technological issues.

This course is a General Education Laboratory course in the Natural Sciences Domain. The learning outcomes for the course are:

  1. Students will successfully perform an experiment to test a hypothesis, including the collection and analysis of data.
  2. Students will demonstrate the knowledge and application of scientific principles.
  3. Students will use and interpret formulas, graphs, and tables.
  4. Students will demonstrate understanding of the interactions of science, technology and society.

Grading:Your final grade will be based on your laboratory reports and four quizzes.

Each lab report is worthmaximum of 20 points; each quiz – 15 points.

Experiments will be done in pairs, but each of you will present your own lab report. All lab reports are due on the same day when the experiment is conducted. Most reports contain a pre-laboratory exercise. The pre-laboratory exercise must be completed and presented before you will be allowed to begin the experiment. Laboratories will be graded based on completeness and quality of lab write-up.

Grading scale:A 90-100%; B 80-89%; C70-79% ; D 60-69%; F <60%

Make-up policy:I recognize that a few of you may have reasonable excuses for missing a lab, e.g. illness or other extenuating circumstances. You must notify me as soon as possible that you will be missing the lab. If your excuse is acceptable to me,you will be supplied with a set of typical data to completeyour lab report. The lab report will be due the next lab period after you received the data. Since you did not actually attend the lab you cannot expect full credit. The maximum number of points for any make-up lab will be 18. Maximum of two labs will be allowed for make-up; you will get zero points for all missed labs exceeding that limit.

Safety:The potential of risk is present in some laboratory experiments. Accidents have been rare, but have happened. Faculty and staff members exercise great care to minimize and, where possible, eliminate all potential hazards. Additionally, minimization of risks requires that students come well prepared for each assigned exercise and are attentive in class.

All students attending the lab are required to wear lab coats, safety goggles, long pants (NO shorts, capries, or cropped pants), and closed-toe shoes! You will not be allowed in the lab without appropriate attire!

Food, drinks, or chewing gum areNOT allowed inside the lab.

Academic Misconduct: Please refer to YSU Code of Conduct for an account of the typical consequences associated with academic misconduct. Any form of academic dishonesty, cheating, plagiarizing, or other academic misconduct is prohibited and will result in grade F for the assignment or the course. Do not take a chance!

ADA Statement:Youngstown State University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. In accordance with University procedures, if you have a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course; please contact me privately to discuss your specific needs. You must be registered with the Center for Student Progress Disability Services, located at 36 West Wood Street, and provide a letter of accommodation to coordinate reasonable accommodations. You can reach CSP Disability Services at 330-941-1372.

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Tentative Schedule

Date / Experiment # / Experiment / Page
8/29 / Introduction to the course syllabus, class description, and grading.
Check -in and Safety
9/5 / 3 / Can I Spot a Trend? A Graphic Experience Weighing Air & Cooling Water / 13
9/12 / 28 / How Much Sugar is in Soft Drinks and Fruit Juices? / 195
9/19 / 5 / Visibly Delighted: How Do Colored Solutions Interact with Light? / 29
9/26 / 4 / Quiz 1 (exp. 3, 28, 5)
What Materials Protect Us From UV Light? / 25
10/3 / 2 / Is it Pure or a Mixture? Chromatographic Study of Felt-Tip Pen Inks / 9
10/10 / 25 / What Drugs are in an Analgesic Tablet? Identification by Thin-Layer Chromatography / 171
10/17 / 1 / Quiz 2 (exp. 4, 2, 25)
What am I Breathing? Preparation & Properties of O2 and CO2 / 1
10/24 / 24 / Why Do Plastics Get Sorted for Recycling? Properties of Common Plastics / 165
10/31 / 6 / What does a Molecule Look Like? Bonds, Molecular Models, and Molecular Shapes / 41
11/7 / 8 / Quiz 3 (exp. 1, 24, 6)
Chemical Moles: Baking Soda to Table Salt. How Do Chemical Equations Connect Compounds? / 55
11/14 / 12 / A Conductivity Detector for Ions / 79
11/21 / 18 / Which Common Materials are Acids or Bases? / 127
11/28 / 13 / How Much Acid is in Food? Analysis of Vinegar / 87
12/5 / Quiz 4 (exp. 8, 12, 18, 13)
Lab Cleanup & Check Out

Last day for withdrawing with a grade “W” -Saturday, October 28