Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Last Update: August 18, 2006

Course-Specific Information

Laboratory Policies

Item Replacement Charges

Laboratory Safety (link to the ChemLab general safety page)

Laboratory Policy and Safety Contract (fill out on-line, then print, sign and return to the instructor)

Health Form (fill in on-line, print out and sign; bring completed form to the first lab meeting)

Laboratory Exercises

In the Laboratory

The Laboratory Notebook

What to do Before Coming to Lab

Cleaning Laboratory Glassware

Instrumentation Guide

Data Analysis and Reporting

Basic Statistics for Chemists

Propagation of Error

Guide to Excel

Preparing Graphs

Writing Laboratory Reports

Using Excel's Solver for Non-Linear Least Squares Fitting (link to Harris, D. C. J. Chem. Educ. 1998, 75, 119-121, direct link works for Truman addresses only).

Other Useful Links

NIST WebBook

Full Listing of NIST Databases

Chemical Shifts of Common NMR Solvents

AIST Spectral Database

Library Resources at Truman

American Institute of Physics Handbook

AIP Physics Desk Reference

Handbook of Physics

Handbook of Physical Quantities

NBS Tables of Chemical Thermodynamic Properties

Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants

Smithsonian Physical Tables

CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

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