Physical Science 14 Lab

 

Ticket Number 6522

8:10 – 10:15 P.M. Tuesday

12:30 – 2:30 P.M. Saturday                                                                                             Room: Instr-2012

 

Instructor:................ Professor Charles Mallory

 

Email:........................ charles.mallory@ieee.org

 

Web Address: ......... http://home.ca.rr.com/profmallory/

            This location will contain laboratory experiments, handouts and study guides.

 

Office Hours:........... 6:30 – 7:00 PM Thursday

And by arrangement

 

Required Materials:

·         Scientific Calculator (YOU WILL NEED THIS!!!)

·         Laboratory Notebook

·         Laboratory Manual for Physical Science 3rd Edition, Said Pazirandeh  (Available for download on the web)

 

Grading:

·         Your final grade is based upon the following breakdown:

 

                        Laboratory Reports                 55%

                        Laboratory Notebook              20%

                        First Laboratory Exam              5%

                        Second Laboratory Exam      15%

                        Attendance                                5%

 

Laboratory Reports:

·         Laboratory reports are due one week after the completion date of the experiment.  Late reports will be subject to a 25% per class meeting late penalty.

 

Laboratory Exams:

·         Two exams will be given on the scheduled date only.  These laboratory exams will be closed book, closed notes with the only resource being your laboratory notebook!  Failure to take the Final Exam will result in an automatic fail in the course.

 

Laboratory Notebook:

·         The laboratory notebook is used for your data.  Anyone not having the laboratory notebook before the second day of class will be excluded from the laboratory.  All notes MUST be taken down in the laboratory notebook.

 

Safety Goggles:

·         During the Chemistry experiments, unless specifically told by your instructor, you must ALWAYS wear safety goggles while in the laboratory.  Failure to wear safety goggles will dismiss you from the laboratory.

 

Safety Rules:

·         Failure to follow the safety rules will result in your dismissal from the laboratory.  Safety is the responsibility of all persons within the laboratory.  Make sure you read the Safety Rules and Regulations and follow all guidelines.


 

Attendance:

·         College regulations state that a student MAY be excluded from a course following accumulation of absences equal to a week of course work.  If you are going to miss a week, PLEASE let me know so that you do not get excluded.

 

·         If you decide to not take the class, it is your responsibility to drop the class.  Failure to drop the class can result in a failing grade for the class.

 

Anyone found cheating WILL receive and “F” grade

 

Safety Rules and Regulations

Laboratory Safety is Not Just the Responsibility of the Instructor.

It is the Responsibility of Everyone.

 

While Working in the Laboratory,

You are Expected to be Familiar With the Safety Rules

And to Conduct Your Laboratory Work in a Safe Manner at all times.

 

The Laboratory Instructor will review the following Safety rules and regulations with you and will point out the location and operation of the fire extinguisher, safety shower, eyewash, and other laboratory safety equipment available.

 

1.         While in the chemistry laboratory, you must wear approved safety goggles, wear shoes, confine long hair, and confine combustible clothing at all times.  You will be working with chemicals that will stain clothing if you or your classmates are not careful, you may want to invest in a lab jacket.

 

2.         You are not allowed to ear, drink, or smoke in the laboratory.

 

3.         Before beginning work in the laboratory you should be familiar with the procedures you will be following as well as any special precautions or changes that the instructor may note.  Report any unexpected events to the instructor immediately.

 

4.         No unauthorized experiments may be performed.  Violators will be subject to disciplinary action.  Do NOT begin any experiment without the instruction in the classroom.

 

5.         Before leaving the chemistry laboratory, be sure to wash your hands carefully.

 

6.         In the event of an accident, the laboratory instructor should be immediately notified.

            a.         If you receive a chemical burn, immediately flood the area with cold water while another student summons the instructor.

            b.         Treatment for injuries may be obtained only from qualified medical personal.

 

 


 

 

Tentative Laboratory Schedule

 

Date

 

Experiment

Material

Subject

4/8/2008

Tuesday

Instructor Not Present

4/12/2008

Saturday

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Handout

Introduction

Review of Safety Rules

Review of Notebooks

Significant Digits

Graphing

Physics / Chemistry / Astronomy

4/15/2008

Tuesday

1

Using Graphs

Physics / Chemistry

4/19/2008

Saturday

2

Density of Liquids and Solids

Physics / Chemistry

4/22/2008

Tuesday

3

Velocity and Acceleration

Physics

4/26/2008

Saturday

4

Vectors and Equilibrium

Physics

4/29/2008

Tuesday

5

Simple Pendulum

Physics

5/3/2008

Saturday

6

Energy of Falling Bodies

Physics

5/6/2008

Tuesday

9

Comparing Indices of Refraction

Physics

5/10/2008

Saturday

First Lab Exam

All Notebooks Due

5/13/2008

Tuesday

Handout

Paper Chromatography

Chemistry

5/17/2008

Saturday

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7

(Notebooks Returned)

Specific Heat and Calorimetry

 

Chemistry

5/20/2008

Tuesday

Handout

Chemical Bingo

Chemistry

5/24/2008

Saturday

11

Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes

Chemistry

5/27/2008

Tuesday

13

Identification of Unknowns

Chemistry

5/31/2008

Saturday

Final Exam

All Notebooks Due

 

 

 

 

 

Laboratory Notebooks

(Note: Your Notebooks will be graded using this criterion.)

General Directions

 

1.         Always write in ink.  (NO PENCIL!)

2.         Write only on the right-hand side of the page.  (The left-hand side of the page should be used for calculations, notes, etc…)

3.         Number all right –hand pages in the upper right-hand corner.

4.         Just beneath the page number indicate the date on which the laboratory work was done.  When the experiment work is done on two different dates, indicate the second date (right –hand margin) at the point where the second day’s work begins.

5.         The laboratory notebook is an original permanent record.  This means several