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Hello. I am Dr. Zellmer. I am teaching Chem 1250 Spring Semester.
<br>
I apologize if you are getting this and you are not signed up for <br>
Chem 1250. I got the current roster with your e-mails from the<br>
registrar (SIS, Buckeyelink).<br>
<br>
Our Carmen pages are activated. You should be able to view them at<br>
this point. However, most of the class material is on my own web
pages,<br>
as explained at the links below.<br>
<br>
If you are on a wait list I'm sending this info to you as well so
you know<br>
it if and when you get in the course. You can get to all the
material on<br>
my web pages but you won't have access to Carmen. If you are still
on<br>
the wait list when we start next week you can not go to lab but I
encourage<br>
you to come to lecture.<br>
<br>
Our computer support has made a lot of changes over the last couple
of weeks<br>
to our file systems. If you come across any broken links please let
me know.<br>
<br>
The links to my homepage and the class link (which can be found at
my<br>
homepage) are,<br>
<br>
<b><big><a href="http://chemistry.osu.edu/%7Erzellmer/">http://chemistry.osu.edu/~rzellmer/</a></big></b><br>
<br>
<b><font size="+1"><a
href="http://chemistry.osu.edu/%7Erzellmer/chem1250/chem1250.htm"><u>Chemistry
1250 - Sp18</u></a></font></b><br>
<br>
There you will find the syllabus. There's also an audio/visual<br>
edition of the syllabus. I highly suggest you use this version.<br>
I did make some minor corrections to the syllabus (mostly typos)<br>
since making this. They are reflected in the official syllabus at<br>
the top syllabus link.<br>
<br>
There's also a "little" note to let you know a few things about
1250. <br>
Read the WHOLE message at the link listed below and any to follow: <br>
<br>
<b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.chemistry.osu.edu/%7Erzellmer/chem1250/chem1250_intro.txt">http://www.chemistry.osu.edu/~rzellmer/chem1250/chem1250_intro.txt</a></b><b>
</b><b><br>
</b><b> </b><br>
This will make things easier for you when we start on Mon., 1/8/18.<br>
If you notice a mistake or something that looks "strange" (reference
to<br>
quarters, wrong page numbers, etc.) let me know. <br>
<br>
You can find further details at the link above. <br>
<br>
Then go to the "Notes" link. There you will find a copy of the
notes<br>
(overheads) I will be using in lecture. I highly suggest you print
them<br>
and bring them with you (print them with two pages to a single
physical<br>
page to save paper). If you took chemistry in high school chapters
1-4<br>
should be a review of what you learned there. I will make that
assumption<br>
so will be moving through it pretty quickly and skipping some things<br>
in class. If you didn't take chemistry in high school this is not
the class<br>
you should be taking. You might want to check to see if you can
take 1210<br>
instead of 1250 or you may have to take 1110 first.<br>
<br>
This class is going to move at almost the speed of light. We've
been<br>
asked to cover almost everything we used to cover in 2 quarters (20
weeks)<br>
in one semester (14 weeks). I will be leaving some things out
entirely.<br>
Other things (the easier concepts) I may cover only briefly or not
at all in<br>
class but expect you to be able to pick it up by reading my notes
and<br>
the textbook (yes you will need to use the textbook). I will let
you know<br>
as we go along. This is one important reason to come to class.
The notes<br>
I will use in lecture are up on my class web page (not Carmen).
These are<br>
a copy of the overheads I will use. You may want to print them and
bring them<br>
to class as it will make it easier to keep up. As we go along I
may find I need to<br>
leave things out I planned to cover and are in the syllabus and
notes. I'll let you<br>
know when we get there.<br>
<br>
I won't lie to you. This class will be tough. The material won't
always<br>
be easy, even if you saw it in high school, and there will be other
things<br>
most of you never covered in high school. Then add in how fast we<br>
need to move and it makes it tougher. Plan on spending around 18<br>
hours a week outside of class just on lecture material and homework
and<br>
another 3 or so on lab work (preparation, reports, etc.) for a total
of ~ 21 hr.<br>
There may be times due to the nature of the book material or lab
material<br>
it might take less time than 21 hours but you should plan on this.<br>
<br>
Everyone <b>will be doing exp 1 </b>during the first lab session
starting the <b>first week</b>.<br>
You should read it and write the procedure in your lab notebook. If
you don't<br>
have the manual you can find the exp 1 manual pages on Carmen (see<br>
the "Modules" link for exp 1 (SCM)). If you don't have a notebook
yet you<br>
can get carbons from 231/331 Celeste Lab before lab.<br>
<br>
You can find guidelines of what should be in the notebook in the lab
manual,<br>
the syllabus, my web page and the link below. The link below is
very<br>
important and will take you to a lab page. You'll see several
things there<br>
dealing with lab.<br>
<br>
<b><a href="https://uglabs.cbc.osu.edu/1250/">https://uglabs.cbc.osu.edu/1250/</a></b><b><br>
</b><b> </b><br>
I have a summary of what should be in the notebook in the syllabus
on page<br>
11 and an example of how to write the procedure in your own words
and outline<br>
form on the class web page (based on exps 6 and 14) and syllabus
(page 12).<br>
The link below can be found by going to the link just above in case
you lose<br>
this e-mail.<br>
<br>
<b><a href="https://uglabs.cbc.osu.edu/gc-labnotebook/">Chem Lab
Notebook Exercise - Guidelines for Lab Notebooks</a></b><br>
<br>
<b><a
href="http://chemistry.osu.edu/%7Erzellmer/chem1250/lab/notebook_proc.pdf">My
Suggestions for Writing a Notebook Procedure</a></b><b> </b><b><br>
</b><b> </b><br>
You should write your procedure in your own words in an outline form
as shown<br>
in the examples above. Concise steps (only 1 or 2 things to do per
step). All<br>
three of the above links can be found by clicking on the
"Laboratory" link on<br>
my class web page (not Carmen).<br>
<br>
You will be given goggles in lab so don't worry about that. While
it's not likely<br>
with the current weather conditions, make sure you aren't wearing
sandals, shoes<br>
which expose the top of the foot or toes, shorts or short skirts.
If you are you will be<br>
sent home to change and not given additional time for completing the
lab. You need<br>
to wear long pants or dresses/skirts which cover the ankles. You
shouldn't wear<br>
leggings yoga pants, sweat pants or pajama bottoms, even if they
cover the ankle.<br>
Chemicals can either get through them to your skin fairly easily or
perhaps even react<br>
with the material (particularly leggings and hose). The best thing
to wear are jeans.<br>
You should wear a top which covers your shoulders and chest. The
best shoes are<br>
running/tennis shoes or hard shoes which cover the entire foot (no
open-top shoes).<br>
There's a more extensive list in the lab safety statement on Carmen
(essentially your<br>
body from shoulders to the ankles and feet must be covered). We are
concerned about<br>
your protection.<br>
<br>
Okay, that's it for this e-mail. Many more will follow later and
throughout the<br>
semester. I will work very hard for you and I expect the same from
you.<br>
<br>
Dr. Zellmer
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