An IAP Chemistry Laboratory Course for First-Year Students only
The aim of this IAP course is to provide first-year students with intensive practical training in basic chemistry lab techniques, including:
- Transfer and manipulation of small quantities of organic and inorganic compounds
- Purification methods for liquid and solid substances (distillation, recrystallization, chromatography)
- Structure and determination by NMR, infrared, UV spectroscopic analysis, and Mass Spectroscopy
- Quantitative analysis of biochemical, organic, and inorganic substances by spectroscopic and chromatographic methods
“Chemistry Laboratory Techniques” is intended to provide first-year students with the skills necessary to undertake original research projects in chemistry. Students selected for this course are guaranteed a UROP in the Department of Chemistry for the Spring or Summer 2025, however, this course is not a Prereq for a Chemistry UROP.
The 5.301 lab will meet throughout IAP. Students will be expected to spend from 10:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday in the classroom and lab Monday, January 6 to Monday, January 27, 2025, with a final paper due on January 30, 2025. Please do not apply for 5.301 if you have a scheduling conflict with any of the laboratory/lecture times, including Fridays.
Enrollment in Chemistry 5.301 is limited and requires permission of the instructor.