Chemistry Lab Notebook Rubric

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As we approach the beginning of the summer 2011 semester, I want to welcome you in and also to give you a list of tasks that should be completed this week. Most of these should be completed before the first lab session so that you are well prepared and not be left behind. One of the most important skills for success in university studies major laboratory is your ability to seek and follow the instructions carefully. I encourage you to read all of the resources on the course website and on Blackboard that are discussed in the list of things to do below.  If you have any questions,  my door --and e-mail inbox--are open for business.  I'm looking forward to sharing my passion for the exciting world of organic chemistry with you.  This semester I aim not only to teach you the chemistry content and laboratory techniques that you require for your academic endeavors, but also to train you in the type of analytical thinking that is required for solving problems in a laboratory setting as well as the professional field to which you aspire.While you do not want to be an organic chemist, the practical application of technical knowledge in a laboratory environment involves many soft skills that you will probably use in your future career. 4. Review the principles of infrared spectroscopy and functional groups common in organic chemistry. During your first lab session, you will participate in a primer infrared spectroscopy (also in the lab manual), designed to examine the principles of infrared spectroscopy and show how this technique is used to identify the functional groups in molecules organic.  If you are currently enrolled in CHEM 232, and have not encountered this analytical technique yet, you may want to begin working on the activity will not be collected or graded (a pre-lab notebook entry is not required); it's sole function is to provide you with the information you need for the first laboratory experiment the following session.  Be sure to ask your TA plenty of questions so that you get the information you need.  During the following lab session, you will learn how to collect IR spectra on one of our two spectrometers.  You will then use this technique on that day to identify unknown organic compounds.

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