CHEMISTRY 260 – Analytical Chemistry

Spring 2002

Dr. Victor Lau (URL: www.oocities.org/thinkertank)

 

Office:   Harney 406           Telephone: 666-6400                e-mail:    lauv@usfca.edu

 

Class Meetings:Lecture          Tuesday, Thursday                  12:10 pm - 1:00 pm          Harney 510

                           Lab               Tuesday, Thursday                  9:10 am - 12:00 pm          Harney 413

                           or,                Tuesday, Thursday                  2:10 pm - 5:00 pm            Harney 413

 

Office Hours:     Tuesday and Thursday: 1000-1130; 1430-1630

 

Textbook:          Daniel C. Harris, Exploring Chemical Analysis; 2^nd Edition W. H. Freeman:  New York, 2001

Also Required:  Duplicate-page lab notebook.  (Should be right next to the text in the bookstore.)

 

References:       useful sources of fresh explanations and extra problems (in SAACS room)

1.      Contemporary Chemical Analysis (1998), by J. F. Rubinson and K. A. Rubinson.

2.      Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 4th Ed. (1995), by D. C. Harris.

3.      Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry (1988), by Skoog, West, and Holler.

 

Homework:        Throughout the term text problems will be suggested and extra problem sets may be given out.  These are crucial for the development of your understanding, but in general they will not be collected or graded, unless otherwise specified.

 

Exams:               There will be three midterm exams and a final examination:

Exam 1	Tuesday	February 19, 2002
Exam 2	Tuesday	April 2, 2002
Exam 3	Tuesday	May 2, 2002
Final Exam	To Be Determined

                           No Makeup Exams will be GIVEN

 

EXAM REGRADES:  Requests for re-grades must be turned in to the instructor by the end of the first class after the exams have been given back to the students.  On the front of the exam, specify which problem you would like re-graded.  Re-grade requests involving fewer than five points will not be considered.  Also, keep in mind that any test submitted for re-grading may be re-graded in its entirety.

 

Grading:             The course grade will be determined as follows:

Three midterm exams	30%
Final exam	30%
Class/Lab participation	5%
Lab reports	35%

 

Lab Policies:   NO MAKE-UP LABS WILL BE PERMITTED.  Except when specifically instructed otherwise, students must complete all labwork within their designated lab periods.  This means that students are expected to show up for lab on time.  It also means they must leave by the scheduled end of the period.  When working in groups, all members of a group should attempt to make roughly equal contributions in terms of time and effort.  If a student consistently shows up late for lab, his/her lab grade will be lowered accordingly.  If a student accumulates excessive unexcused absences from the lab, he/she will be required to drop the course.

CHEMISTRY 260 –– Spring 2002 Tentative Schedule

 

Week      Day/Date                Lecture (Harney 510)                           Lab (Harney 413)

                       

FINAL EXAM:          To be determined