[CHM 371] Final Draft Particulars and Data Sharing (Read Now!)

[Andrew J. Pounds]

Now that you have gotten your penultimate drafts back and turned in Dr. 
Kloepper's paper I am hopeful that many of you are turning your 
attention to the final draft of the sound velocity paper.  Here are some 
particulars to guide you.

   1. Your final draft will have TWO sections: a results section and a
      discussion section.
   2. The results section will be basically what you have produced
      already.  Please make sure it is perfect.  Errors on the final
      draft will be costly as you have already had two chances to get it
      right.
   3. In the discussion section you will have to include the results
      from your CHM 371 colleagues -- that includes their error
      estimates as well.  Here are some of the particulars...
         1. You will need their measured (not calculated from the
            experiment) tube length
         2. You will need the temperatures at which their experiments
            were conducted
         3. You will need their experimentally determined df/dn for CO_2
            at room temperature and at low temperature with error estimate
         4. You will need their experimentally determined C_v for CO_2
            at room temperature and at low temperature with error estimate
         5. You will need thier calculated "theoretical" value for C_v
            at the two temperatures.
         6. You will need to properly cite all of your colleagues
         7. In the discussion section you need to critically evaluate
            your work and the work of others.  Which experiments do you
            trust?  Are there any that you think are grossly in error?  
            One thing I strongly suggest you do is plot the theoretical
            value of Cv as a function of temperature and on the same
            graph plot  all of your colleagues C_v values with their
            associated error estimates (plotted as error bars).  This
            could be very enlightening.  Another thing you might look at
            is the deviation between the measured C_v values and the
            theoretical values of everyone as a function of tube
            length.  That could also open some doors for discussion.
         8. You are obviously going to have some BIG tables and graphs
            in your discussion.  I would encourage you explore the
            DOUBLE COLUMN table method mentioned in the ACS Template for
            Articles.
         9. Explain what you would do to improve your own experimental
            values and also possibly reduce the amount of error in the
            experiment.
   4. Since you will be sharing your data with others we can make this
      process VERY easy.  Just send an e-mail to
      *chm371 at theochem.mercer.edu* and attach a copy of your penultimate
      draft.  That will distribute your last paper to everyone in the
      group.   To make sure that (1) everyone has enough time to work
      through the results and (2) that things go through properly (and
      all equations and tables of data are formatted properly) *please
      submit  the paper as a PDF no later than* *Sunday night (Oct. 30)
      at midnight*.  Earlier submissions will certainly be welcomed by
      your colleagues.  Please use your last name and the phrase "data
      share" as the subject of the e-mail.  Not submitting your
      penultimate draft to the listserve by this deadline will be costly.



-- 
Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds at theochem.mercer.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University,  Macon, GA 31207   (478) 301-5627

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