CHEM 248 – ELECTROCHEMISTRY, Fall 2026 (last updated Sunday, September 20, 2026 @ 5:57 pm PT)
COURSE INFORMATION Syllabus [COMING SOON] B&F Textbook Errata INSTRUCTOR Professor Shane Ardo Office Hours : Mondays @ 8 – 9 am , and 5 – 6 pm (use Zoom link)MEETING DATES AND TIMES Lecture : Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 8 – 9:20 am (RH 192)"Discussion" Lab : Mondays @ 1 – 2:50 pm or 3 – 4:50 pm (RH 453)
NOTABLE DUE DATES AND TIMES (10% of lowest score will be dropped, leaving 90% for course grade determination)Examinations (40% of course grade)
Th10/22 @ 2 pm – Th10/29 @ 8 am : Asynchronous Non-Proctored Midterm Exam (24 hours to complete; 20% of course grade) [Special Additional Office Hours on Th10/22 @ 7 – 8 am] F12/4 @ 4 pm – F12/11 @ 4 pm : Asynchronous Non-Proctored Final Exam (24 hours to complete; 20% of course grade) [Special Additional Office Hours on Th12/3 @ 9:30 – 10:30 am, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, and F12/4 @ 9 – 10 am]
Assignments (50% of course grade)
M10/5 @ noon : Assignment 1 (Lab 1) (10% of course grade)
M10/19 @ noon : Assignment 2 (Labs 2 & 3) (10% of course grade)
M11/9 @ noon : Assignment 3 (Labs 4 & 5) (10% of course grade)
M11/23 @ noon : Assignment 4 (Labs 6 & 7) (10% of course grade)
M12/7 @ noon : Assignment 5 (Lab 8) (10% of course grade)
Synchronous Presentation (10% of course grade)
Presentation Guidelines [COMING LATER] Assigned Schedule and Topics [COMING LATER] COURSE SCHEDULE AND ASSIGNMENTS WEEK 0
Th9/24: Lecture Notes 01 – Course Overview (3 slides per page (see Canvas course website, or email Shane to request access to all video-recorded lectures) ) [COMING SOON] WEEK 1 [COMING SOON]
M9/28: Lab 1 – POTENTIOSTAT SOFTWARE SETUP, SIMULATIONS, AND ANALYSES and Guide (Assignment 1 due Monday, October 5, 2026 by noon) , plus additional ungraded Practice Problems (For Mac Users, UCI Virtual Computer Lab should soon have EC-Lab for remote use)