Instructors:   Gary W. Rice                                        Robert D. Pike            
                    Rogers Hall 201                                      Rogers Hall 228                 
                    phone: (757) 221-2540                           phone: (757) 221-2555                
                    email: gwrice@wm.edu                             email: rdpike@wm.edu                 

                    Office Hours:                                          Office Hours:
                    Monday 1:00-3:00 PM                            Tuesday 9:00-10:30 AM
                    (and by appointment)                               Thursday 2:30-4:00 PM
                                                                                   (and by appointment)

Course Rationale: This laboratory course is inteded as an optional substitute for Chemistry 354 (General Laboratory IV). It is specifically designed for chemistry majors, with the intention of better preparing them for the upper level laboratory courses (Instrumental Analysis and Physical Chemistry). It is expected that the students enrolled in Chemistry 356 are concurrently enrolled in Chemistry 305 (Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry) or have previously completed Chemistry 335 (Principles of Inorganic Chemistry). Although Chemistry 356 is primarily intended for chemistry majors, it also satisfies the fourth semester laboratory requirement for geology, biology, and premedical students.

Texts:  Chemistry 356 Laboratory Manual, available in the College Bookstore

Laboratory Sections: 356-01: Tuesday 2:00 - 4:50 PM, Rogers Hall 211
                                    356-02: Wednesday 2:00 - 4 :50 PM, Rogers Hall 211

Course Structure: Students must maintain a laboratory notebook for experimental data collected during the labs. Students must prepare and submit their own laboratory reports according to the schedule given in the schedule of experiment dates and report due dates. Spreadsheet software must be used for data analysis and graphing. Grading is based solely on the quality and content of the laboratory reports since there is no laboratory quizzes or final exam. There is no separate pre-lab discussion section.

Schedule of experiment dates and report due dates

 
Robert D. Pike, January 14, 2005