• What if my Chem 103 and Chem 105 lec sections are different?
  As long as it fits your timetable, this is ok.

• What does it mean that Engineering students should register in the same Chem 105 and Eng Phys 131 lab?
  • This means that you should first select the Chem 105 lab corresponding to your timetable pattern e.g. Lab Q01. Then register in Lab Q01 for Eng Phys 131.

  • If you cannot do this, take the same LETTER, if the numbers are both odd or both
    numbers are even e.g. if you are in the U02 Chem 105 lab, and cannot get U02 of Eng Phys 131, then take the U04 Eng Phys 131 lab.

  • If you cannot do this, you might pick two odd or two even sections e.g. Chem 105 Lab Y01 and Eng Phys 131 Lab T01. This is less desirable since these labs would then be on DIFFERENT days.

  • Under NO circumstance should you select an odd and an even section of the same letter e.g. Chem 105 Lab Z01 and Eng Phys 131 Lab Z02.
    
    
• The registration system indicated that the lab section I want is full.
  • Can you put me in?
    No. The limit per section is not an arbitrary number. It is determined by the actual number of workbenches. All available spaces are shown by the telephone system.
    
    
  • Is there anything I can do?
    You might try to rearrange your time table.

• When do the labs start?
  
  The date for the start of the labs is given by the course listing on Bear Tracks in the Class Notes section. Complete schedules for each course will be in the Laboratory Manual, and here for Chem 101, Chem 102, Chem103, and Chem 105.

  Before the first lab period, purchase a 2009/10 Lab Manual (from the University Bookstore). Be sure to read the instructions for the first lab period (also see Lab Orientation ).

  Note that safety glasses must be worn during check-in and check-out.

  For the January to April 2010 term,

  • sec N01, N03, Q01, and Q03 on Mon Jan 11.
  • sec F01 and F03 on Tues Jan 12.
  • sec T01, T03, U01, U03 and V01 on Wed Jan 13.
  • sec Y01, Y03, Z01 and Z03 on Fri Jan 15.
  • sec N02, N04, Q02, and Q04 on Mon Jan 18.
  • sec F02 and F04 on Tues Jan 19.
  • sec T02, T04, U02, U04 and V02 on Wed Jan 20.
  • sec Y02, Y04, Z02 and Z04 on Fri Jan 22.
  Chem 101, 102 and 103 labs start the week of Jan 20.

• The lab room is TBA. How do I find out where my lab will be held?
  
  Lab assignments can be done only after web registration for the course has closed. They will be posted on the second floor of Chemistry East, outside E2-34 and links on the lab home page.
  
  
  
• What do I have to do before the start of the labs?

  You must get a 2009/2010 Laboratory Manual for your course. There is a list in it of things to do before going to your first lab class. (Also see Lab Orientation ).
  
  

• Where are the seminars held?
  
  The seminars are the help sessions. You may go to any or all of them. The Lecture Help sessions will be held in E2-34A, and will run from
  • Jan 8-17 9:30am to 5 pm (with a 30 min break for lunch) Mon-Fri (C E2-34) and 1pm-7pm on Sun (CAB 229).
  • staring Jan 18: 8-5 Mon, Thurs and Fri and 8am-8pm on Tues and Wed in E2-34; Sun 1pm-7pm in CAB 229 on Sun.

  These sessions deal with class assignments, preparation for lecture exams, and the lab material.

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During the Term

• Where do I find information about lab policies on safety glasses, lab attendance, illness, lab marks etc.?

  The lab rule is that safety glasses must be worn at all times in the lab room. At all times means during check-in, while listening to your TA's briefing, during the experiment, after you're finished and are cleaning up your equipment... until you leave the lab room. If you wear prescription glasses, you must get and wear the type of safety glasses that will fit over your prescription glasses.

  Answers to questions of this sort are in the Lab Manual. They are also briefly covered here.
  
  

• Our lecturer used transparencies in discussing the experiments. How can I get copies of these?
  
  Copies of these outlines are posted across from the Storeroom (E2-29). They are also here for Chem 101/103 and Chem 102/105.
  
  
• How do I find out my lab mark?
  
  After your lab exams are written, the OMR sheets will be turned into Computing Services for scanning . Once these marks are returned to me, they will be checked for errors in ID number, exam codes etc., and then posted along with your overall lab mark here. At this time your TA will be post a complete list of all of your lab report marks along with your overall lab mark.
  
  
• How will my lab mark be used in calculating my final grade?
  
  Your lab mark will be used like a midterm exam mark. The lab mark is worth 25 % ( = 14.5% prelabs, reports... and 10.5 % lab exam) of the Chem 101/102 overall course mark, and 20 % ( = 10.5 % prelabs, reports... and 9.5 % lab exam) of the Chem 103/105 overall course mark. Your lecturer will use your overall course mark in assigning you a grade on the letter scale used by this University.
  
  
• Where do I find if I owe anything on my lab bill?
  
  You may check with the Undergraduate Chemistry Storeroom E2-29 during any lab period.
  
  

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Comments and questions concerning this page may be directed to Norman Gee .
Last revised January 12, 2010.

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