1:00 - 1:50 pm, Chemistry Building Room 352
The first, obligatory lecture will be on Tuesday August 28, 2018 at 1 pm in room 352
You must have already passed or be currently enrolled in CHEM 3510. This means you must have already passed two semesters of calculus.
various sections, Chemistry Building Room 280
You will be given a lecture presentation and supplementary handouts prior to each experiment.
Lecture attendance is required every week. If you miss a scheduled experiment you score zero for that experiment. If you miss a lecture you score zero for that lecture.
Your grade will be based strictly on your laboratory reports, two quizzes, lecture attendance and one extended write-up. Further details about the reports will be provided during Lab Lectures.
Each of the 8 labs is worth 20 points. You will be graded on your best 7 labs, and your lowest lab score is dropped. The two quizzes count 15 points each. The extended written lab report counts 20 points. You will receive 3 points for attendance at each of the 7 mandatory lectures. Your overall average semester percentage is (7 best lab scores + 2 quiz scores + long write-up score + attendance)/2.1
If your semester average is at least 90% your final grade will be A.
If your semester average is 80-89% your final grade will be B.
If your semester average is 70-79% your final grade will be C.
If your semester average is 60-69% your final grade will be D.
If your semester average is below 60% your final grade will be F.
I reserve the right to give a higher grade than allowed by the above scheme.
Wednesdays 11 am - 1 pm and 2 - 3 pm, in Room 274 in the Chemistry Building. You may drop by at any time; outside office hours you might want to check ahead that I will be in or make an appointment.
My e-mail is marshall@unt.edu and my telephone number is (940) 565-2294.
The information on this page is also available online at http://www.chem.unt.edu/~marshall/c3230.htm.
Safety Requirements
The most important safety rule is that you must wear safety goggles or safety glasses at all times in the lab. Students without safety eyewear will be required to leave.
Familiarize yourself with the safety devices in the lab and their locations (fire extinguisher, eye wash and safety shower).
Do not work in the lab alone or without the supervision of your TA or instructor.
Unauthorized experiments are not allowed.
No eating, drinking or smoking is allowed in the lab.
Material Safety Data Sheets
Under the provision of the Texas Hazardous Communications Act, you have the right to examine Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) which provide essential data for any chemicals you may be using. The MSDSs are available upon request.
This department believes in reasonably accommodating individuals with disabilities and complies with the university policy established under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) to provide for equal access and opportunity. Please communicate with your professor as to your specific needs so appropriate arrangements can be made through the department and/or the Office of Disability Accommodation (Room 318A, University Union, (940) 565-4323).
My lectures are protected by state common law and federal copyright law. They are my own original expression. Whereas you are authorized to take notes in class thereby creating a derivative work from my lectures, the authorization extends only to making one set of notes for your own personal use and no other use. You are not authorized to record my lectures, to provide your notes to anyone else or to make any commercial use of them without express prior permission from me in writing.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY Students caught cheating or plagiarizing will receive a "0" for that particular assignment or exam. Additionally, the incident will be reported to the Dean of Students, who may impose further penalty. According to the UNT catalog, the term "cheating" includes, but is not limited to: a. use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations; b. dependence upon the aid of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments; c. the acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a faculty or staff member of the university; d. dual submission of a paper or project, or resubmission of a paper or project to a different class without express permission from the instructor(s); or e. any other act designed to give a student an unfair advantage. The term "plagiarism" includes, but is not limited to: a. the knowing or negligent use by paraphrase or direct quotation of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment; and b. the knowing or negligent unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials.
ACCEPTABLE STUDENT BEHAVIOR Student behavior that interferes with an instructor's ability to conduct a class or other students' opportunity to learn is unacceptable and disruptive and will not be tolerated in any instructional forum at UNT. Students engaging in unacceptable behavior will be directed to leave the classroom and the instructor may refer the student to the Dean of Students to consider whether the student's conduct violated the Code of Student Conduct. The university's expectations for student conduct apply to all instructional forums, including university and electronic classroom, labs, discussion groups, field trips, etc. The Code of Student Conduct can be found at www.dos.unt.edu/conduct.