Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
Instructor's Policy Statement for Summer 2002

Grading
The Final Grade scale:
100 >= A >= 90 > B+ >= 85 > B >= 80 > C+ >= 75 > C >= 70 > D >= 60 > F.
Report Submission
  1. Reports are photostatic copies of your notebook entries. They are due by 5pm on the next day after experimental work is completed.
  2. Maintain you notebooks in accordance with the text. Examples are provided on the web.
  3. The grade for delinquent reports will be reduced 10% of the total possible points for each working day.
  4. No reports are acceptable after the final examination.
Quizzes
The lowest quiz grade will be discarded.
Observations
During the laboratory period, I and the teaching assistant shall observe your safety, technical practices, and maintenance of the notebook. A grade from 0 to 10 is assigned for the day. Gross failure to follow departmental safety regulations may result in dismissal from the laboratory.
Preparation
I or the teaching assistant shall browse the preparative work in your notebook and manual checking for completeness but not necessarily accuracy. A grade from 0 to 10 is assigned for the day.
Honor Code
Work must be done independently, without collaboration. Plagiarism from current classmates or previously submitted work is a violation of the Honor Code. Id est, any work submitted for grade must be your work, and your work alone.
References
  1. Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Chemical Rubber Company. Ref QD 65 H3 and QD 65 H3 in the stacks.
  2. Hazards in the Chemical Laboratory, L. Bretherick (ed.). On reserve QD 51 H35 1986.
  3. Dictionary of Organic Compounds, J. Buckingham (ed.), Chapman and Hall. Ref QD 246 D5.
  4. Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, McGraw Hill. Ref QD 65 L36.
  5. Atlas of Spectral Data & Physical Constants for Organic Compounds, Chemical Rubber Company. Ref QD 257.7 G7.
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