General Information

CHEM 155

http://www.williams.edu/Chemistry/epeacock/EPL_CHEM_155/EPL.155.html

Instructor:

Office hours: by appointment.

Lectures:  Monday, Wednesday and Friday  8:00am - 8:50am        Room TCL 202.

Textbook:     

Reference Book:       

Principles of Modern Chemistry 5^th Ed. D. Oxtoby, H. P. Gillis, N.H. Nachtrieb, Thomson, Brook/Cole, (2002).

Review  Sessions:     Wednesday evening (7:30 pm - 9:00pm) in TCL 202.

Laboratories: Wednesday 1:00-5:00, Room MSL 245. Schedule TBA.

Chem 155 Laboratory experiments will be performed every week, and attendance at each lab session is mandatory.  If it is necessary for you to be absent from regular lab period, you must contact Prof. Peacock in ADVANCED.  You must complete all the laboratory assignments in order to pass the course.  You will not be allowed to take the final exam if you have not do so.

Examinations:          There will be two hour exams held on the following dates:

Problem Sets &Lab Reports:          Several problem sets will be assigned during the course of the semester. Students may collaborate on problem sets and share the work of data analysis in laboratory experiments.  The written material, however, is expected to be the work of a single student.

Honor Code:: Handing in a problem set implies that the answers are your own.  All assistance received from fellow students should be acknowledged.  The data given in your laboratory report must be the data that you (and your partner) collected in the laboratory.  Reference to all literature explicitly used in problem sets and laboratory reports must be properly noted.  Copying materials written by students who had completed Chem 155 in a previous year, or the use of any Solution Manuals, or the use of the Internet would be a violation of the Honor Code.  If you are uncertain how the Honor Code applies to your work course, please see either of the instructors.

Grading:

A student will not be admitted to the final examination and will receive a grade of E-deficiency for the course if at the end of class meetings (1) he or she does not have a passing grade in the course or (2) he or she has not completed laboratory work and turned in all lab reports.

Computers:   Students are encouraged, but by no means required, to take advantage of the personal computers at Williams for word processing, data analysis, data presentation, and problem solving.

Other:  Students with disabilities who may need disability-related classroom accommodation for this course are encourage to speak with either of the instructors as soon as possible and to contact the Dean's office at X4262 to ensure that accommodation are provided in a timely manner.