Bryan Lynch, 330 Koch Center, 488-2961, bl22@evansville.edu
See my home page (http://faculty.evansville.edu/bl22/) for my teaching schedule and office hours.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 to 10:15 AM, Room 100 Koch Center New Addition.
Monday, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Room 338 Koch Center New Addition.
Chemistry in Focus (3rd Edition) by Nivaldro Tro, Thomson-Brooks/Cole, 2007.
Laboratory Manual and Syllabus for Chemistry 100, University of Evansville, Summer 2007.
Scientific calculator (i.e., one that can do logs and can display and accept scientific notation); safety goggles. Safety goggles are available in the bookstore. I also have about 30 pairs from previous classes that will be available on a first come basis. They must be returned at the end of the semester for use by next year's class.
Wednesday and Friday, 10:30 to 12:30. PLEASE come and see me during office hours, especially if you have unanswered questions from a lecture, a lab session or from homework or exams.
It is generally not a good idea to miss class in a chemistry course. In general, attendance will be used to determine grades that are "on the borderline." If you must miss a lab for a legitimate reason, you may be excused from that lab if you receive permission from the instructor. Permission should be requested prior to the absence or within 2 days of missing the lab; please provide suitable documentation. The laboratory is considered an integral part of the discipline of chemistry; failure to complete the laboratory portion of Chemistry 100 may result in failure in the course, regardless of the overall final average.
Make-up exams will only be given in two circumstances:
Homework will be assigned as necessary and some assignments will be graded. Late homework, if it is accepted at all, will receive a lower grade.
Problem Sets, and answers to problems and exams will be posted on Blackboard.
In general you will work in groups of two. Obviously you and your lab partner will have the same data, but questions on the lab report must be answered in your own words.
Some of the labs will be written up as writing assignments. More information will be given in the laboratory.
All work turned in must be your own work. I understand that it is important for students to discuss homework and lab calculations with one another, but I do not expect to receive "photocopies" of assignments and lab reports. Such practice will be treated as a violation of the honor code. Cheating of any kind on any exam is a violation of the Honor Code.
Your lab grade, which counts toward 20% of your final grade, will be based upon lab reports and writing assignments. Each lab report and assignment count equally toward the calculation of the lab grade.
Your grade will be determined in the following way:
| Week | Date | Topic | Chapter | Lab for the Week |
| 1 | May 21, 23, 25 | Units and atoms | 1, 2, App. 1 | Safety/Science Detective |
| 2 | May 30, June 1 | Atoms and the mole | 3 | NO LAB - Memorial Day |
| 3 | June 4, 6, 8 | Chemical compounds | 4 | TLC of analgesics |
| 4 | June 11, 13, 15 | Molecular structure | 5 | Stoichiometry |
| 5 | June 18, 20, 22 | Organic Chemistry | 6 | Molecular Models |
| 6 | June 25, 27, 29 | Light and energy | 7 - 10 | Mg and HCl |
| 7 | July 2, 6 | The atmosphere | 11 | Making aspirin |
| 8 | July 9, 11, 13 | Liquids, acids and bases | 12, 13 | Food dye in mouthwash |
| 9 | July 16, 18, 20 | Oxidation and reduction | 14 | Analysis of vinegar |
| 10 | July 23, 25, 27 | Household products | 15 | Acid-base lab |