CHEM 297 - Introduction to Research (c297c)

Syllabus

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Tentative Schedule (change is guaranteed...)
Date:
Topic
Aug 24
Intro, etc
Aug 28
Searching the Scientific Literature (SciFinder slides)
Aug 31
Reading the literature and using lab notebooks
Sep 4General Safety, PPE, lab tour (safety slides)
Sep 7No class - Labor Day
Sep 11Fire Extinguisher Training
Sep 14Dissecting a Literature Synthesis Preparation (http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ic500646r)
Sep 18Presenting Science (Suslick's "Seminar on Seminars" slides)
Sep 21
Sep 25
Sep 28
Oct 2
Oct 5
Oct 9


Technique Reports: {report form}
Technique: Person
RecrystallizationHS
DistillationJF
Thin Layer ChromatographyWP,DS
Gas ChromatographyHA
RefluxBH
FiltrationKS
Rotary evaporationNC
PipettingMB


Instrument Reports: {report form}
Instrument: Person
UV-Visible spectroscopyBH
FT-Infrared SpectroscopyWP
Direct Injection GCHA
NephelometerKS
Quantitative ultracentrifugationNC
Digital multimeterDS
Analytical balancesJS