Chemistry resource room:  The Department operates a Resource Room, 211 Whitmore Lab, which provides free help to Chemistry 110 students.  It will open early in the semester and its hours of operation will be announced in class and posted on the web site.  You are strongly encouraged to make use of this service as soon as you discover any need for help.  Delay may put you too far behind to catch up.

General chemistry laboratory: Chem 111 is a 1-credit laboratory course that complements Chem 110.  If you need the laboratory component (not all majors require it), we recommend that you take it concurrently with Chem 110. The laboratory course is required for General Education credit. Chem 111 does not start until the week of Sept. 2.  The first day of Chem 111 lab will begin with an introductory lecture.  Signs will be posted on the first floor of Whitmore giving the location of the lecture.  Please bring the following items with you on the first day:   (1) Lab Manual, "Penn State Version of Chemtrek, Aug. 2008"; (2) Chem 111 Packet; (3) Lab Kit  (this zip lock bag contains a variety of lab related items from pH paper to a blank lab notebook, it is sold only in the Penn State Bookstore); (4) Eye Protection (regular eyeglasses are not sufficient).  You may get additional information by calling the Undergraduate Chemistry Office at 865-9391.

Academic integrity: Instructors are asked (Senate Rule 49-20) to provide at the beginning of a course a statement to "clarify the application of academic integrity criteria to that course". The Senate Rule includes the following:

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarizing, fabrication of information or citations, facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students.

Specific instances of academic dishonesty in this course would include (but are not limited to) copying or helping someone else copy during an examination, using unauthorized materials during an examination, stealing or destroying course materials or another student's examination paper, altering answers or grades on graded examinations, having someone take an examination for you, and attempting to do any of the above. Such infractions are considered cause, at the least, for awarding a grade of "0" on the exam in question (and not allowing the student to drop the class).  For detailed procedures see: http://www.science.psu.edu/academic/integrity/Policy.htm

Lecture recordings: The audio part of the lectures will be taped as each is given. The recorded lectures will then be available for replay through Dial Access online. The recordings are not intended to be a substitute for the lectures, since they are incomplete (all visual aspects of the lecture, such as board work, demonstrations, slides, etc. will be missing). The purpose in recording the lecture is to provide a back-up, if you are forced to miss a lecture because of illness or some other emergency. You may occasionally also wish to review a lecture you have attended. If you find it necessary to listen to the recording of a lecture you missed, you will undoubtedly find it helpful to borrow class notes from someone else so that you can follow the nonverbal part of the presentation. If you want to listen to the lecture in one of the computer labs on campus, remember to bring along a headset. To listen to a lecture, go to http://tips.libraries.psu.edu/dialaccess. On the left-hand side of the screen, click on the appropriate course on the menu. Then, in the middle of the screen, click on the date of the lecture you wish to listen to. The recorded lecture will then play.