Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 5.301 (January (IAP) 2004) 
• Course Title:
• Chemistry Laboratory Techniques 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Chemistry 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Dr. Sarah Tabacco 
• Course Introduction:
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  5.301 Chemistry Laboratory Techniques
  
  
  
  

  January (IAP) 2004

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  5.301 includes a series of chemistry laboratory instructional videos called the Digital Lab Techniques Manual (DLTM), used as supplementary material for this course as well as other courses offered by the Chemistry department.

  This course is offered during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) - a special 4-week term that runs the full month of January.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course is an intensive introduction to the techniques of experimental chemistry and gives first year students an opportunity to learn and master the basic chemistry lab techniques for carrying out experiments. Students who successfully complete the course and obtain a "Competent Chemist" (CC) or "Expert Experimentalist" (EE) rating are likely to secure opportunities for research work in a chemistry lab at MIT.

  
  Acknowledgements

  The laboratory manual and materials for this course were prepared by Dr. Katherine J. Franz and Dr. Kevin M. Shea with the assistance of Professors Rick L. Danheiser and Timothy M. Swager. Materials have been revised by Dr. J. Haseltine, Dr. Kevin M. Shea, and Dr. Sarah A. Tabacco.

  
  
  

  Special Features

  
  
  

  • Video demonstration

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  RealOne™ Player software is required to run the .rm files in this section.

   

  WARNING NOTICE

  The experiments described in these materials are potentially hazardous and require a high level of safety training, special facilities and equipment, and supervision by appropriate individuals. You bear the sole responsibility, liability, and risk for the implementation of such safety procedures and measures. MIT shall have no responsibility, liability, or risk for the content or implementation of any of the material presented.
  
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  *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.