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New Stuff for Fall '10

Posted on August 20, 2010 by alan

Classes won't start for another 10 days and I will be making a number of changes to this web page before then. please check back from time to time to learn about the latest changes. Friday, Aug 20, 2010Pre-registration, wait… Continue reading →

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Last Semester's Paperwork

Posted on January 22, 2010 by alan

I spent a good chunk of winter break buried in paperwork. The stack of final exams, lab reports, and late homework assignments was almost 10 inches thick, but I eventually got through it.Now I want it to go away, all… Continue reading →

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The Paper Trail

Posted on December 11, 2009 by alan

I will try to keep you up-to-date by email, but here is where things stand:HW #1-7 – everything that I have ever received has been read and returned. If you don't have your assignment, check the box outside my door…. Continue reading →

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The Fume Hood

Posted on December 1, 2009 by alan

with gratitude to PHD comics, the most inspired observers of the modern "scientific condition" …click on image for full picture… Continue reading →

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Printing Acetylferrocene NMR – 2009

Posted on November 30, 2009 by alan

Instructions for completing the acetylferrocene lab were posted online in 2008 and they still look relevant to me, so let's try them again. The 2008 NMR printing instructions are posted here. I do not have a due date yet for… Continue reading →

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Lab schedule Th & next week

Posted on November 17, 2009 by alan

Lab continues to meet this week as normally scheduled.Lab lecture on Thursday night, Nov 19, is cancelled.The only lab operations scheduled for the following week, M-W, Nov 23-25, are wrapping up the acetylferrocene experiment. If students are unable to finish… Continue reading →

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Isopentyl acetate report – due date & extra info

Posted on November 5, 2009 by alan

As reported in lecture this evening, the lab report for this experiment will be due at the "end" of Monday, Nov 16. FYI "end" means before I arrive on Tuesday morning.I forgot one vital piece of information concerning the lab… Continue reading →

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Lab this week – NMR Workshop

Posted on November 1, 2009 by alan

Those of you who check the online lab calendar have probably wondered what is an NMR workshop?Simple. It's classroom time devoted to studying Loudon, Chapter 13, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy.The students in each lab session this week will spend… Continue reading →

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pKa of Bromcresol Green lab – feedback

Posted on October 11, 2009 by alan

I made two marks on each lab. Report indicates whether the written document was prepared properly. In-lab/Models indicates whether you followed directions reasonably well during the two lab periods.A number of "unsatisfactory" Report grades were issued. Most of these were… Continue reading →

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Updates – Salicylic acid, banana oil labs, and more…

Posted on October 8, 2009 by alan

Salicylic acid experiment. You should go into lab on your own and perform the two activities needed to complete this experiment:weigh your productmeasure its melting "point"These operations may be performed on any week day (9 AM – 5 PM) between… Continue reading →

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