LAB MANUAL UPDATE - SENT FINAL REVIEW EMAIL

Hello,

Thank you to those who have sent me preliminary comments.  I have incorporated most of them in these latest versions.

I am sending the final drafts for review.  Please send me your comments by June 30 so that any final changes can be communicated to all instructors teaching the course in Fall 2015 and to Gerry Gire with enough lead time.  The final drafts for use in Fall 2015 will be posted on Blackboard.  (I will also post updated versions of the annotated files along with the student versions on Blackboard).

Just to reiterate a few points:

My main focus was to get the lab manual converted to an MS Word file and make revisions on some of the content, primarily changes in safety policy and equipment use. Some of these changes include:

1) Converting scanned hard copies of the labs to an editable MS Word file. As part of this, I scanned the lab manual to create pdf files of relatively good resolution for optical character recognition. I then used these to create the MS Word files and cleaned-up text, formatting, figures, tables, chemical formulas and equations, mathematical equations and calculation steps, molecular structure drawing, etc.

2) I then went to work on some content revisions:
a) Obvious typos
b) Incorporation of the most obvious changes to safety policy: no waste down the drain, use of limited fume hoods in 1807 where the 30A labs are now held, removal of mercury, replacement of some chemical reagents, etc.
c) Changes in amounts of chemicals used
d) Changes in chemical reagents used
e) Rewriting equipment instructions for newer equipment (e.g. pH meters)
f) Some procedural changes
g) Changes in procedure (e.g. using excel for collecting class data, creating plots, etc.)

3) I looked at some course lab schedules to determine which labs have not been done in the past several years. Those will be archived.

How did I come up with these changes?
I based many of these changes on my own class notes collected when I taught these labs. Some instructors and Gerry have also been sending me some comments that I have incorporated (more are welcome, see below). I also used Gerry’s prep sheets for reference.

What exactly are these changes?
I have attached a file listing the specific revisions.  These are also annotated in the revised files that you can access via the links below.  I am also attaching an annotated table of contents indicating which labs have been archived and revised.

What kind of feedback?
1) Anything I may have missed that are obvious typos, safety issue, etc. as I listed above.  I have to rework these from scanned files and have redraw some of the figures so there may be mistakes there as well.
2) If I labeled a lab "archive" that you would like to keep, let me know.
3) I am not looking into making any other substantial changes (in wording, length, content, etc.) at this point but anything you think needs to be reworded for clarity, let me know.

How to send me comments:
1) After reviewing, you can send me an e-mail (please put lab number in the subject).
2) You can download the annotated files and if your pdf program has the capability, you can write your comments directly on the pdf document.
3) Any other way you think is easy for you.

These changes are by no means final, I want to emphasize. I welcome any suggestions and comments so that we have labs that work well for students.  These labs will be used starting Fall 2015.

Thanks for your help,
Adeliza


LINKS:
Chem 30A Annotated Revised Labs
(INDIVIDUAL FILES) https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B68k_dSaNrzmflViTnREUHV2TTRGdzlyNWZZaDJmNWRZSklGSFFmOFBUQXk5Z1kxOGJQS2s&usp=sharing
(BOOK FORM) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B68k_dSaNrzmSE92NTFPVlhUd2c/view?usp=sharing

Chem 30B Annotated Revised Labs
(INDIVIDUAL FILES) https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B68k_dSaNrzmfmJ4THdWWlY4ZENQdi15Q0tJZlA5MVdQSV9SamgxSkNfbFdQTWZ1TGhRakU&usp=sharing
(BOOK FORM) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B68k_dSaNrzmdmdMb2prT2M0Unc/view?usp=sharing

Chem 31 Annotated Revised Labs
(INDIVIDUAL FILES) https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B68k_dSaNrzmfnVfckthbWJETnVnLWpTakJfbzVNTVN5bmFJVmFuSEs3NThFRU9xSkNBZ2c&usp=sharing
(BOOK FORM) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B68k_dSaNrzma1ZOekR0TmlkNzg/view?usp=sharing

Suggested Pre-Lab Forms for 30A Labs
(INDIVIDUAL FILES) https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B68k_dSaNrzmfmNhVlI0WWViVjNvQ0dOdk13R1R3SjJwdG84c01jOGlwcFl3MHVaLXpDVWc&usp=sharing

ATTACHMENTS:
Chem 30A Summary table of changes
Chem 30B Summary table of changes
Chem 31 Summary table of changes

Chem 30A Annotated Table of Contents
Chem 30B Annotated Table of Contents
Chem 31 Annotated Table of Contents