Chemistry S332
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Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Chemistry 332
Chemistry S332 is a laboratory based course. Students can
expect to be in lab at least one to two times per week. The
type of lab experience varies from that of an activity, where
a particular concept may be illustrated to that of an actual
experiment where students formulate a hypothesis, follow or
design a procedure, and collect data. Subsequent calculations
and or graphs are done to "crunch" the data which
will lead to a conclusion. A laboratory report is written
after most lab activities that offers the students a chance to
show what they have learned from the lab experience. While lab
reports can be time consuming to write, they serve the main
purpose of forcing the students to think about what they have
learned.
When not in lab, students can expect to see a variety of teaching methods from their instructor. This may involve demonstrations of chemical phenomena, 'human" demonstrations of molecular behavior (always a favorite!), and projects involving some form of technology such as Powerpoint, the internet, video, etc. As a general rule, students are actively involved in the learning process. Full period lecture is rare.