An Atoms First Approach To General Chemistry Laboratory Manual

This laboratory manual presents a curriculum that is organized around an atoms first approach to general chemistry. Our motivation for writing this manual is to (1) tap into the natural curiosity present in all of us and provide engaging experiments that students will find interesting, (2) emphasize topics that students find particularly challenging in the general chemistry lecture course, and (3) create a laboratory environment that encourages students, on occasion, to "solve puzzles" and not just "follow recipes." All too often, students view general chemistry lab as a boring exercise in which an exact set of instructions is followed, leading to an answer that, in many cases, results in a good grade regardless of how much learning has taken place. To these students, the successful lab is the one that takes the least amount of time! Unfortunately, a huge opportunity to get students truly turned on to science is missed. To us, the laboratory represents high-stakes ground for engagement and relatively low stakes for grading, as the laboratory is typically a single-credit course or minor component to the lecture grade. Thus, while the rigor of the experiments in this manual can be tuned to meet the needs of the instructor, our hope is that students will be encouraged to "play" (safely) with chemical concepts and laboratory techniques, with grades simply being a natural consequence of their laboratory actions. To facilitate such a mindset, this manual has been written to provide instructors with a weekly tool that can attract and keep student interest, while providing important connections to the material covered in an atoms first lecture course. Our philosophy: student curiosity leads to engagement, which leads to discovery, which leads to learning. The manual is for a freshman-level general chemistry laboratory course, and serves as an ideal supplement for any atoms first general chemistry textbook (such as Chemistry: Atoms First by Julia Burdge and Jason Overby). It is designed for students at all levels, from those seeing chemistry for the first time to chemistry majors.

Laboratory Manual to Accompany Chemistry: Atoms First by Gregg Dieckmann and John Sibert from the University of Texas at Dallas. This laboratory manual presents a lab curriculum that is organized around an atoms-first approach to general chemistry. The philosophy behind this manual is to (1) provide engaging experiments that tap into student curiosity, (2) emphasize topics that students find challenging in the general chemistry lecture course, and (3) create a laboratory environment that encourages students to “solve puzzles” or “play” with course content and not just “follow recipes.” Laboratory Manual represents a terrific opportunity to get students turned on to science while creating an environment that connects the relevance of the experiments to a greater understanding of their world. This manual has been written to provide instructors with tools that engage students, while providing important connections to the material covered in an atoms-first lecture course.

By Stephanie Dillon with contributions from Sandra Chimon Peszek, DePaul University Laboratory Manual for General Chemistry: Atoms First, Second Edition is organized using the atoms first approach and is written to correspond with the Second Edition of General Chemistry: Atoms First by McMurry/Fay. This manual contains twenty-four experiments with a focus on real world applications, following an intuitive logic progressing from the simplest building blocks to successively more complex concepts. Each experiment covers one or more topics discussed within a chapter of the textbook to help students understand the underlying concepts covered in the lecture course. Additionally, each experiment contains a set of pre-laboratory questions (also assignable in MasteringChemistry�), an introduction, a background section explaining concepts that each student is expected to master for a full understanding of the experimental results, a step-by-step procedure (including safety information), and a report section featuring post-laboratory questions. Note: This is the standalone book (Laboratory Manual for General Chemistry: Atoms First, Second Edition) if you want the book/access card order the ISBN below: You must have the Instructor ID to access MasteringChemistry. 0321913329 / 9780321913326 General Chemistry: Atoms First Plus MasteringChemistry with eText -- Access Card Package & Laboratory Manual for General Chemistry: Atoms First Package* Package consists of: 032180483X / 9780321804839 General Chemistry: Atoms First Plus MasteringChemistry with eText -- Access Card Package 0321813375 / 9780321813374 Laboratory Manual for General Chemistry: Atoms First

This laboratory manual provides an extensive laboratory program compatible with the text. The 61 experiments present a wide variety of chemistry, and many experiments offer choices of procedures. Safety is strongly emphasized throughout the program.

The leading lab manual for general chemistry courses In the newly refreshed eleventh edition of Laboratory Manual for Principles of General Chemistry, dedicated researchers Mark Lassiter and J. A. Beran deliver an essential manual perfect for students seeking a wide variety of experiments in an easy-to understand and very accessible format. The book contains enough experiments for up to three terms of complete instruction and emphasizes crucial chemical techniques and principles.

Laboratory Manual to Accompany Chemistry: Atoms First by Gregg Dieckmann and John Sibert from the University of Texas at Dallas. This laboratory manual presents a lab curriculum that is organised around an atoms-first approach to general chemistry. The philosophy behind this manual is to (1) provide engaging experiments that tap into student curiosity, (2) emphasize topics that students find challenging in the general chemistry lecture course, and (3) create a laboratory environment that encourages students to “solve puzzles” or “play” with course content and not just “follow recipes.” The laboratory manual represents a terrific opportunity to get students turned on to science while creating an environment that connects the relevance of the experiments to a greater understanding of their world. This manual has been written to provide instructors with tools that engage students, while providing important connections to the material covered in an atoms-first lecture course.

This new edition of the Beran lab manual emphasizes chemical principles as well as techniques. The manual helps students understand the timing and situations for the various techniques. The Beran lab manual has long been a market leading lab manual for general chemistry. Each experiment is presented with concise objectives, a comprehensive list of techniques, and detailed lab intros and step-by-step procedures.