The principle aims of the practical course are:
1. To complement and supplement the lecture courses of CM2011, CM2041, CM3011, CM3041 and CM4011 by providing experimental demonstrations and verifications of the points discussed therein.
2. To hone your practical experimental skills that are essential for chemists working in industry and academia.
3. To improve your problem solving ability.
4. To improve your scientific writing skills.
5. To extend your experience of the experimental techniques used by analytical chemists, (bio)physical chemists and (bio)spectroscopists.
6. To train you in the safe handling of chemicals and assessment of risks in experimental procedures.
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Taken in: AY 20/21 Sem 1
Grade: B+Lab Reports (50%): Grade A for all
Finals (50%)There are 9 experiments in total, 3 are physical and the rest are virtual lab. The cohort will be split into groups A, B & C based on the alphabetical name list. Virtual lab means raw data will be uploaded for you and you just need to complete the lab report/proforma. There are 3 full lab reports, the rest are proformas. BUT it doesn’t mean proforma is easier, because, for certain experiments, the post-/pre-lab qns are very difficult 🙃 Expt 1 requires using a remote desktop to use the application from there, but the system is very laggy and keeps hanging, so I’d suggest going to school and use the computer, just choose a day that you need to go to school for something else (that’s what I did). Most, if not all experiments are group/pair work, not that difficult (for physical labs). For finals, the format is 50 MCQ, with ~20 qns that requires justification to get full credit. Make sure you understand everything in the lab manual and questions in lab report/proforma. If you don’t, go google and read up on extra stuff regarding the machines/graphs because some qns tested info that isn’t explicitly stated in the lab manual. Know how to calculate the molar coefficient for DNA also (expt 7 I think), the lab manual tells you to use an online app calculator, but the finals ask us to manually calculate and none of our friends could get any of the answers in the options LOL even though we knew how to calculate, so I’m not sure what went wrong 🙃 Not sure if this qn will come out again, but good to know ya. I feel like i will lose ~32 marks from finals, so I’m not sure what grade I’ll get haiz, hoping for the best!
This review was reposted with the kind permission of Awesome NTU CBC Student. Originally published at https://awesomentucbcstudent.blogspot.com/2020/12/ay2021-y3s1-review.html
July 18, 2021 -
Year Taken: AY 18/19, Sem 1
Lab reports – 50%
Finals – 50%Finally got my hands on some senior lab reports for reference YASSSS. Those were a great help when I do my lab reports omg. Most of the experiments required full reports, with proper data tables and figures and graphs. But the lab sessions are quite relaxing since all of them were groupwork and the sessions usually ended early. Doing the lab reports was quite tedious so try to finish them early as I spent at least 7 hours for each report even with senior reports as reference.
For the final exam, take note of everything in the lab manual and remember how to apply the equations used. I remembered there was one experiment that involved knowledge from CM3041 so its better to take them together I guess.This review was reposted with the kind permission of Hairdryer. Originally published at https://ionhairdryer.blogspot.com/2019/08/ay-201819-ntu-spms-cbc-y3s1.html
June 15, 2021
