Kirsop Labs » How To http://kirsoplabs.co.uk A University of Edinburgh teaching project for chemistry undergrads and postgrads Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:34:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 How to Predict your Degree Classification http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-predict-your-degree-classification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-predict-your-degree-classification http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-predict-your-degree-classification/#comments Thu, 05 Sep 2013 10:06:38 +0000 Dr Peter Kirsop http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/?p=2701 OK – so its just a bit of fun! But 5th year MChem student, Euan Diodge, has devised an awesome spreadsheet that can be used to “predict” your final degree classification based on your existing (and future) results. Have a

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]]> http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-predict-your-degree-classification/feed/ 0 How to Give a Good Presentation http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-give-a-good-presentation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-give-a-good-presentation http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-give-a-good-presentation/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:32:22 +0000 Dr Peter Kirsop http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/?p=1408 Where presentations are concerned, students seem to be divided into two distinct groups.  There are the few that seem completely at home when talking to groups, and then there are the majority for whom presenting anything to a group is

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]]> http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-give-a-good-presentation/feed/ 0 How To Make TLC Spotters http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-make-tlc-spotters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-make-tlc-spotters http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-make-tlc-spotters/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:35:27 +0000 Dr Allison Kirsop http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/?p=96 Ok, so you need to do some TLC spotting and either your supervisor/teaching lab can’t afford to buy the expensive ones, or someone else in the lab has “moved” them. Pasteur pipettes are never ideal as they’re too wide and

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]]> http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-make-tlc-spotters/feed/ 0 How To Calculate A Solution Concentration http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-calculate-a-solution-concentration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-calculate-a-solution-concentration http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-calculate-a-solution-concentration/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:33:36 +0000 Grant McKenzie http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/?p=1317 Calculating solution concentration is something undergraduates can find confusing and frustrating. We’ve all been there when asked to make a solution of some compound to a specific concentration. We usually begin by collecting numbers from random places, then try fitting

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]]> http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-calculate-a-solution-concentration/feed/ 0 How to Practice using Curly Arrows http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/practice-using-curly-arrows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=practice-using-curly-arrows http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/practice-using-curly-arrows/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:55:46 +0000 Dr Peter Kirsop http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/?p=456 Curly Arrows Curly Arrows are used in the representation of organic reaction mechanisms.  The interactive “Curly Arrows” web site is intended to help you learn to use curly arrows, and to gain experience in drawing reaction mechanisms. You can practice

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]]> http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/practice-using-curly-arrows/feed/ 0 How to Interpret a Flame Test http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-interpret-a-flame-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-interpret-a-flame-test http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-interpret-a-flame-test/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:33:50 +0000 Author Needed http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/?p=94 This article topic is an example only. If you think you’d like to write the content for this, or another article on the site, just drop us a line.

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]]> http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-interpret-a-flame-test/feed/ 0 How to Prepare a Phosphate Buffer http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-prepare-a-phosphate-buffer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-prepare-a-phosphate-buffer http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-prepare-a-phosphate-buffer/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:33:23 +0000 Author Needed http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/?p=92 If you’d like to write this article, please let us know.

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]]> http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-prepare-a-phosphate-buffer/feed/ 0 How to use Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-use-material-safety-data-sheets-msds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-use-material-safety-data-sheets-msds http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-use-material-safety-data-sheets-msds/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:32:44 +0000 Author Needed http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/?p=90 If you’d like to write this article, please let us know.

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]]> http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-calculate-solution-dilution/feed/ 0 How to Read a Meniscus http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-read-a-meniscus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-read-a-meniscus http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/how-to/how-to-read-a-meniscus/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:30:28 +0000 Author Needed http://kirsoplabs.co.uk/?p=86 If you’d like to write this article, please let us know.

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