It is best not to wear contact lenses in a chemical laboratory but if they are worn it is imperative that safety glasses be worn also. This book will be used only for keeping a complete record of laboratory work. The book used in Chemistry 121 is satisfactory if approximately half of the pages remain available for use. There is no automatic penalty for absences. Attendance is usually recorded at each lecture, laboratory, and discussion session.
Experience indicates that frequent absences interfere with the successful completion of the course.
Absences from laboratory sessions can be made up if a valid reason for the absence is presented and if the work is made up prior to the next regularly scheduled laboratory period. The experiment report is due at the regularly scheduled time. Absences from quizzes and examinations are discussed below. Further information about quizzes, examinations, and the grading scale employed in the course follow. Quizzes Short quizzes of about 10 to 15 minutes duration will be given from time to time, usually at least once each week.