Announcements

• 5/8/06
  • Final grades have been posted on MyBama. You can see the overall class distribution and letter grade distribution on the Grades page.
  • Thanks for a great semester. Have a good summer, and good luck in your future classes.
• 5/1/06
  • The final exam has been graded. You will be able to pick your exams during lab this week, with the exception of the Monday lab. Those students can stop by my office to pick up their finals. The class average and distribution can be found on the Grades page.
• 4/29/06
  • We will be using a seating chart for the final. We will also be using two rooms (Shelby 151 and 150). The seating chart will be posted in the class room on exam day. You can also download a copy if you want to know which room you'll be in. Those of you in room 151 will have an assigned seat. If you are assigned to room 150, there are no assigned seats, but you'll need to sit in alternate seats.
  • I have posted a supplementary course evaluation form that can be accessed from the Handouts page. I would ask you to fill it out. To encourage you to do so, there will be a 10 point bonus for filling out the form. Instructions for claiming your bonus will be provided once you submit your evaluation. The deadline to claim bonus points is May 8th.
• 4/28/06
  • Answer keys to all quizzes (through10) are now posted on the Answer Keys page.
• 4/24/06
  • Instructions for lab reports 8 and 9 were handed out in class today. They can be downloaded from the class web site.
  • The unknown spectroscopy problems will be handed out by your TAs in lab this week. Make sure that you get a copy to do exp 9.
  • The final exam for the course is Monday, May 1st. A study outline is available on the Handouts page.
  • Due to the IR spectrometer being down, you will not obtain your own IR spectra. The spectra are posted on the Handouts page. Match the spectrum number with the last number of your unknown ID.
  • The bonus quiz, which can replace your lowest quiz grade, will be given during lab next week.
  • Next week is check out, you must come to lab and check out to avoid a large fine.
• 4/14/06
  • The IR spectrum of 4-acetyl anisole is posted on the handouts page. You should have received a copy in lab.
• 4/12/06
  • Answer keys for quizzes 4-8 have been posted on the Answer Keys page.
• 4/10/06
  • Instructions for lab report #7 were handed out in class and are available for download.
  • The instructions for experiment #8 were handed out in class today. They are available from the Handouts page.
• 3/31/06
  • The IR spectra for experiment 6 were posted today. Sorry for the delay, but I forgot about them over Spring Break. Those of you in the Friday lab can turn your labs in to Justin next week (or turn in an addendum if you already turned in your report).
  • Reminder that labs will meet next week as usual, with the exception of the Friday lab due to Honors Day.
• 3/18/06
  • I have posted the average grades and overall grade distribution up to this point so you can see how you compare to your peers.
  • Have a great spring break.
• 3/13/06
  • Class Schedule the Week after spring break: Lecture will be held as usual on Monday March 27th. The Monday (001), Wednesday (002), and Thursday (003) labs will not meet the week after spring break. The Friday lab will meet, on March 31st as usual.
  • Class Schedule the week of April 3rd: Class and all labs will be held as normal, with the exception of the Friday lab. The Friday lab will not meet due to Honors week.
  • Instructions for lab report 6 are now available for download.
  • The IR handout that Dr. Blackstock distributed in class is available from the Handouts page.
• 3/7/06
  • Instructions for lab report #5 and additional instructions for the TLC part of experiment 6 are available for download from the handouts page.
• 2/25/06
  • The following handouts are now available from the Handouts page:
    • Instructions for lab report #4
    • Assignment of unknowns for experiment 5
• 2/22/06
  • GC data for experiment 3 has now been posted on the handouts page.
  • I have also posted some additional instructions for experiment 5 (TLC analysis of drugs) on the Handouts page.
• 2/20/06
  • Instructions for lab report 3 are now available on the Handouts page.
  • There are two important handouts for this week's experiment (exp 4). The first tells you which alcohol you should use and the second provides an alternate set of instructions for isolating your alkene product. These are available from the handouts page.
• 2/13/06
  • Instructions for lab report 2 are now available for download from the Handouts page.
• 2/6/06
  • Instructions for lab report 1 are now available for download from the Handouts page. This lab report is due next week during your lab day.
• 1/23/06
  • The syllabus is now available for down load.
  • Class begins this week. Everyone must attend the lecture on Monday, and then check in on their lab day. Safety glasses will be required for check in.
• 12/30/05
  • This web site is currently being updated for the Spring 2006 semester. Check back frequently for additional announcements and newly added information.
  • If you want to access the Fall 2005 CH 237 site, click on the link to the right.
  • The first meeting of CH 237 for Spring 2006 will be on January 23rd.
  • You will need safety glasses for the first meeting of your lab, which will take place the week of January 23rd.