Appendices

• Appendix A: Laboratory Safety and Practices
  • I: Background
    
    There are a variety of hazards associated with working in a laboratory, just as there are hazards...
  • II: Safety Information for CHEM 115 Students
    
    Minimization of hazards requires everyone to follow safety and lab practice rules...
• Appendix B: Introduction to Workshops in CHEM 115
  • I: Goals for Introduction to Workshops
    
    1. Students should be able to follow the standards for student conduct at SFSU...
  • II: Discussion Procedures
    
    The discussion section of CHEM 115 follows a workshop format where you will be asked...
  • III: Standards for Student Conduct
    
    1. Students should be able to follow the standards for student conduct at SFSU...
  • IV: Grading in Lab and Discussion
    
  • V: Grade Cutoffs
    
  • VI: Attendance Policy
    
    Attendance will be recorded during each lab and discussion period in WebAssign...
  • VII: Guidelines for Keeping a Proper Laboratory Notebook
    
    A 100-page laboratory notebook that is permanently bound and uses carbon paper or carbonless paper...
  • VIII: Other Required Materials
    
    In addition to your lab notebook, you will need a scientific calculator...
  • IX: Observations in Workshop and Lab
    
    On the first day of discussion, you will participate in an activity designed to develop your skills in observation...
• Appendix C: Marzano Scale of Understanding Student Self-Assessment Rubric
  • Marzano Scale of Understanding Student Self-Assessment Rubric
    
    4: I can generally do it without mistakes, and I can teach others...
• Appendix D: Periodic Table
  • Periodic Table
    
• Appendix E: Constants and Factors
  • Constants and Factors
    
    Physiochemical Constants and Conversion Factors
• Appendix F: Supplemental Data
  • Monoatomic and Polyatomic Ions
    
  • Charges on Metals
    
  • Solubility Rules for Ionic Compounds in Water
    
  • Average Energies of Covalent Bonds
    
  • Standard Enthalpies of Formation
    

Laboratories

• How Do We Get Light from Matter: The Chemistry of Fireworks
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Mode: Inquiry, Groups of 3...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    Fireworks make use of combustion reactions to...
  • II: EXERCISES
    
    You'll be observing your flame by using your...
• How Do We Get Light from Matter: The Origin of Emission Lines
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Pre-Lab: "Origins of Lines"...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    See all pre-lab exercises to this point...
  • II: EXERCISES
    
    You will be moving between different stations to observe...
• Covalent and Ionic Compounds: Classification, Formulas, and Nomenclature
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Pre-Lab: no pre-lab...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    Chemistry deals with matter, and there is a...
  • II: EXERCISES
    
    Many compounds, especially those discussed in general chemistry...
• Lewis Structure Practice
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Mode: Practice in pairs as assigned by the...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    In this lab you will practice the skills that you developed...
  • II: EXERCISES
    
    You will be assigned several Lewis structures to draw...
• Computer Modeling of Molecules
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Pre-Lab: completion of Lewis structures...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    Computer modeling and visualization of molecules...
  • II: EXERCISES
    
    Please answer all questions in your laboratory notebook...
• Solutions and Attractive Forces
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Mode: inquiry, groups of 2...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    The figure below shows the different types of intermolecular...
  • II: EXERCISES
    
    Answer all questions in your laboratory notebook...
• Introduction to Chemical Reactions
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Mode: inquiry, groups of 2...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    An important part of becoming a scientist is developing...
  • II: EXERCISES
    
    Each group of two students will do all of the tests...
• Solution Chemistry: Making Solutions, Reactions, and Solubility
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Mode: laboratory, groups of 4...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    Much of what we know about the chemical...
  • II: EXERCISES
    
    You will work in groups of 4 to make solutions...
• Chemical Reactions: The Copper Cycle
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Mode: pairs assigned by instructor...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    Good laboratory technique is necessary for the successful cycling...
  • II: EXPERIMENTAL
    
    Caution: Be sure that you have read and understand...
• Chemical Reactions: Titrations
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Mode: laboratory work, work in pairs...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    A titration is a procedure commonly performed in almost...
  • II: EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
    
    Label a 400-mL beaker as "Waste"...
• Thermodynamics of Salt Dissolution
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Mode: Part A groups of 3 or 4...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    In a spontaneous reaction, reactants...
  • II: EXERCISES
    
    Reproduce Table 1 in your notebook...
• Exploration of Reaction Kinetics
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Mode: Laboratory Work, Work in Pairs...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    In order for a reaction to take place, the molecules, atoms, or ions involved...
  • II: EXERCISES
    
    Part A: Getting Ready to Perform the Experiments...
• Shifting Equilibrium: Le Châtelier's Principle
  • ORGANIZATION
    
    Mode: Laboratory Work, Work in Pairs or Groups of Three...
  • I: BACKGROUND
    
    Transition metal complexes are often highly colored...
  • II: EXERCISES
    
    Getting Started...

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