Practical Assessment (PA) 1 (Week 1) – preparation and schedules

Practical Assessment 1 will include assessing the following techniques:

Technique #2 – Use of a Pipette Technique #4 – Weighing Technique #5 – Use of a Bottle-Top Dispenser Technique #6 – Gravity Filtration, Vacuum Filtration Technique #9 – Rotary Evaporator

On the day of the assessment, you will draw two techniques that you will . . . → Read More: Practical Assessment (PA) 1 (Week 1) – preparation and schedules

Lab 3 – oil contaminated sand results posted

Below are the final results for the percentage oil recovered from the contaminated sand. If you copied the results prior leaving the lab, compare them to the results posted below. Some results were posted incorrectly. Please check!

As part of your lab report,

Indicate the site number that you tested. Perform the Dixon Q . . . → Read More: Lab 3 – oil contaminated sand results posted

Statistics Mode on your SHARP Calculator

Using the built-in functions of your SHARP calculator, determine:

Mean or Average, x Standard deviation, sx Relative standard deviation, RSD = (sx /x)· 100

for the following set of data: 95, 80, 80, 75, 75, 75, 50

    Screen Display Put calculator in statistic mode 0. Input 95 (95 M+) 1. Input 80 . . . → Read More: Statistics Mode on your SHARP Calculator

DUE: Lab 2 (Feb 24)

Bring your SHARP calculator this week

This week we are doing Lab 3 – Practical Extractions / Introduction to Statistical Methods. Download and read the lab prior to coming to the lab.

Remember to bring your calculator to the lab because we will be using the calculator in statistic mode.