Tentative course schedule - CH112 - Spring 2018

Assigned readings and videos for preparing for lectures:

  • LM: Lab manual
  • WC: Writing chapter at the end of the lab manual
  • Links are to helpful review videos that you should watch before lecture
  • DCH: Readings from Harris 5th edition; excerpts are posted on Blackboard.

Make sure to keep up with your preparation by reading the selected pages (in the lab manual and DCH), and watching the short videos, ahead of the lectures.

Date Details
R 1/18 Classes begin on Thursday - no labs this week
M 1/22 Capstone: Project introduction
Tools for research and annotated bibliographies (WC 6)

Review: equilibrium concepts (Equilibrium constants, Le Chatelier's Principle)
W 1/24 Meet in lab for check-in and orientation (move to SCI B58 afterwards)
Capstone: Groups form, project research in groups, and initial mentor consultations
Annotated bibliographies (one per student) are due next lab
M 1/29 Lecture on lab 12: effect of ionic strength on equilibrium
W 1/31 Lab #12: Studying the effect of ionic strength on equilibrium (analysis due: 2/8)
WR #5: using sources to strengthen your paper on lab 12 (paper due: 2/14)
M 2/5 Lecture on complex ions and chromatography principles:
  • Chromatography basics (DCH: 21-1 (455-456))
  • Ion-exchange chromatography (DCH: 23-1 (511-512, 514top))
  • Review: Complex ions
W 2/7 Capstone: week #1
Capstone: mandatory consultations with course instructors next week
M 2/12 Lecture on lab 13: separation and titration of complex ions of chloride
  • Review: titrations (DCH: 6-1 (123-125))
  • Fajans chloride titration (DCH: 6-6 (137-138))
  • Propagation of uncertainty (DCH: 3-4 (62-67), video)
W 2/14 Lab #13: Argentometric titrations and ion-exchange chromatography
M 2/19
T 2/20		 No classes Monday -- Tuesday is Monday's schedule
Lecture on lab 14: using kinetics to determine a mechanism Lecture on writing full papers:
  • Motivation behind papers and Introduction sections (WC 7)
  • Enabling others to use your work in their research (WC 8)
W 2/21 Lab #14: Kinetics of the decomposition of an indicator
WR #6: writing a full scholarly paper (due: 2/28)
M 2/26 Lecture on lab 15: difference between endpoint and equivalence point Capstone: Reagents, materials, and equipment list due by email before today.
W 2/28 Lab #15: Statistical survey of the use of indicators in acid-base titrations
M 3/5 to
F 3/9		 Spring Break - No classes this week
M 3/12 Lecture on research skills:
  • Research proposals (WC 9)
  • Plan for capstone project work
W 3/14 Capstone: week #2
Capstone: mandatory consultations with mentors and course instructors next week
Capstone: Research Proposal due before M 4/2
M 3/19 Lecture on lab 16: titrations of polyprotic acids
  • Polyprotic acids and bases (DCH: 11-4 (246-249))
  • Finding equivalence points with pH meters (DCH: 10-4 (217bottom-220))
W 3/21 Lab #16: Potentiometric titrations of weak polyprotic acids (week 1)
               (post-lab parts 1 and 3 due next week)
M 3/26 Lecture on lab 16: speciation of biomolecules
  • Percent protonation of acidic and basic sites
  • Why we only observe one inflection sometimes (video)
W 3/28 Lab #16: Potentiometric titrations of weak polyprotic acids (week 2)
               (post-lab part 2 should be submitted by the end of the lab period)
M 4/2 Lecture on lab 17: spectra of mixtures
  • UV/Vis of mixtures, isosbestic points (DCH: 19-2 (415-418middle))
  • Buffers
W 4/4 Lab #17: Spectroscopic investigation of acid-base indicators
WR #7: final individual paper of CH112 (due: 4/11)
M 4/9 Lecture in SCI 117
W 4/11 Capstone: week #3
M 4/16
W 4/18		 No classes on Monday - Wednesday is Monday's schedule
Lecture on making research presentations (WC 10)
Capstone: analysis is due by today -- meet with mentors
M 4/23 Lecture on capstone project
Capstone: paper and PPT due to mentor and writing fellow by 5pm
W 4/25 Capstone: conferences with mentors and writing fellows (meet in SCI B58)
M 4/30 Capstone: final draft of paper due in pre-lab lecture (PDF by email, and hardcopy))
W 5/2 Capstone: presentations during lab times (L1/2 in COM 101, L3/4 in SCI 113)
Last day of classes

Updated Friday, February 2, 2018 2:09 PM