Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Spec. 20 Lab

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http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/labs/microbiology/growth_curve/Spectrophotometer.htm
In the Spec. 20 Lab, we used a spectrophotometer to determine each ions transmittance and incident of light. It was an extremely monotonous and time consuming lab. Every time we changed the wavelength on the machine, we had to reset it with a water test tube. It seemed almost pointless to do this lab, but we are going to use the information to analyze it on a graph. Hopefully that helps me understand the purpose behind the lab. After understanding the purpose of the lab, I'm sure I'll have a better understanding of the lab and unit.
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  1. UnknownMarch 6, 2016 at 4:09 PM

    Nice use of vocabulary, Kyle. This lab was indeed very boring. I was tempted to just leave the lab and sleep for the rest of the hour. I just hope we don't have to do anything like this ever again.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 6, 2016 at 9:50 PM

    This was the most frustrating lab I've ever done. The knobs were really finicky and rude, and I was very annoyed with them. I also loved it because every time I got one to the right place, it felt like I beat the maachine, which, childish as it sounds, was incredibly pleasing. I pray we never have to deal with this in the future.

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  3. UnknownMarch 7, 2016 at 8:51 PM

    I felt the same way Kyle. The lab felt very repetitive and monotonous. There was some somewhat cool looking graphs in the end though. It was nice to have a break from lecture and enjoy a day in the lab too.

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  4. UnknownMarch 7, 2016 at 9:33 PM

    I am in the same boat as Varun. A nice nap was beckoning my name and tempting me to stop the exhilirating activity I was currently doing. I somehow withstood this explosion of excitement throughout the lab and kept my composure enough to record some data. Thought I'd throw in some exquisite vocabulary of my own.

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