Chemistry: 4 Credit Hours in 5 Weeks

Friday, June 02, 2006

My 5-week class reached the midway point yesterday. We have already taken one test. I got a 100!!! Yeah!
Unfortunately, I am getting a high C / low B in the lab. Might have to take the lab portion over again in the Fall if it ruins my 4.0.

I forgot how much I like Chemistry until taking this class. It's like science with a bunch of math. Not being a science girl--but lovin' the math--this is right up my alley to fill that science lecture/lab credit I was still needing.

I am not sure what goes wrong in lab. Yesterday, we had this pretty straight forward experiment. We did it twice. Both times our numbers were way off. However, on the more complicated experiment, our numbers were perfect. My lab partner is a Science major, so it's not like he doesn't know what he is doing. Everyone else in the class had similar whacky numbers.

My theory: The humidity in the room through off the experiment. Dr. Bookstaver thought we hadn't cooked out the water enough in our crucibles. However, we overcooked and had to let it sit and cool. While cooling, moisture in the air could have contaminated. In addition, the second experiment required sulfur. The sulfur was clumping in the jars we were taking it from. If that doesn't say "high humidity classroom", I am not sure what does.

I got to pull this grade up. Aargh.
posted by suzyjax on 6/02/2006 05:00:00 AM > 0 comments

[web-design by may] [customized by suzyjax]