It is expected that each student knows how to work safely in the chemistry lab. A simple understanding of IR and NMR spectroscopy is also required. Attendance at each laboratory is mandatory, as described in the college catalog p. 29. A missed lab can only be made up at the instructors approval. All students will adhere to the Citadel honor code described in The Guidon, and as such will not cheat on any work submitted to the instructor for a grade.
Plagiarism is an honor offense.
At the end of the semester, the student will submit to the instructor the official lab notebook. The student will give two presentations and write two papers, as indicated on the lab schedule. The papers will be written according to the journal format of the American Chemical Society. Papers will include an introduction on the history of the project followed by the results and discussion and an experimental section with all of the procedural details from the lab notebook. Papers will be typed double-spaced.