As mentioned above, lab reports are due at the start of the following week's session in room 4480. Late reports without prior notification will not be accepted for any reason imaginable.

Preparation is essential for success in the lab. Thus, there will be a short (15 minute) quiz at the start of each laboratory period in which a new experiment is to begin, covering not only the experiment completed the previous week, but also the basic concepts and safety considerations of the experiment about to be performed. The quizzes will be worth 10 points each; thus, since nine projects will be carried out, the quiz total will be 90 points. However, the lowest quiz score will be dropped, so the point total applied to grade calculation is 80 points. Lab reports will be worth 20 points each; thus, their total will equal 180 points.

Lastly, there will also be a short (50 minutes) lab final, covering techniques and safety aspects of the semester's work. This exercise will be worth 50 points and will occur during the last laboratory period just prior to checkout. Thus, possible points for the semester total 310.

Grades will be assigned on a curve based on the performance of the class as a whole, but will probably approximate a scale wherein 90, 80, 70 and 60 percent of the available points correspond to minima for grades of A, B, C, and D, respectively. You are encouraged to stop in at any time to see where you stand in relation to the rest of the class, or for help or guidance in any form.

If you must miss a laboratory period (for an extremely good, documented reason), you must:

1. Inform me before the start of the period. This is very important and can be accomplished by a phone call (581-6225; leave a message on the voice mail system if I'm not there), leaving a message with the department secretary (581-3322), sending electronic mail (cfthb@eiu.edu), or having another student deliver the message. Failure to do this will result in a zero grade for the project being carried out at the time - no exceptions!

2. Make up the lab within one week of the period missed. This will be arranged with you on a case-by-case basis. Departmental regulations (and common sense) prohibit working alone in a teaching laboratory under any circumstances.

andirolactone
medicinally active natural product
total synthesis by Black research group
completed Dec. 2002