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332s Instrumental Methods of Analysis Instruction in instrumental methods, including modern electroanalytical methods, absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence, Raman spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and chromatography. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: Chemistry 331. Chemistry 342 is recommended. Four credit hours. KING
CH 332: INSTRUMENTAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS
Professor: Whitney King Office Hours: Any time
Text: Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 7th edition. 2007 Daniel C. Harris.
Reference: Skoog, Holler, and Crouch. Principles of Instrumental Analysis. 2007.
Approximate Lecture and Exam Schedule
| Date | Reading |
Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7 | Harris 4,5 |
Least Squares |
| 2/12 | Handout, Basic tutorials, Go to Links page |
Electronics |
| 2/19 | Handout, Op-Amp Flash, More Op-Amps |
Electronics |
| 2/26 | Harris 20 |
Optical Components |
| 3/4 | Harris 21 |
Atomic Spectroscopy |
| 3/11 | Harris 18,19 |
UV/Vis Spectroscopy |
| 3/18 | Harris 18,19 |
Molecular Spectroscopy |
| 4/1 | Harris 18,19 |
IR/Raman |
| 4/8 | Harris 22 |
Mass Spec |
| 4/15 | Harris 23, 24 |
GC |
| 4/22 | Harris 25, 26 |
HPLC, CE |
| 4/29 | Handout |
Surface Analysis |
| 5/6 | TBA |
TBA |
| exam 14 |
Grading: 40% Exams + 10% Homework + 25% Lab Reports + 25% Final Exam.
Attendance and Exam Policy: We will follow the exam and attendance policy posted on the Department of Chemistry Web page.
Homework
The Homework is an important component of the course. Homework will be assigned most weeks. All homework assignments will be collected and graded. The grade for late homework will be reduced 20 percentage points. I expect that several times during the semester tests and other major assignments in your other courses will make it difficult to complete the homework assignments on time. Let me know if you are getting overloaded with other course work and we can make some modifications to the homework assignments.
Academic Honesty
All students are expected to do their own work. In some cases I will ask you to work on experiments in small groups. I expect and encourage you to discuss the procedures and results of these experiments with your fellow classmates. It is also acceptable to work together on difficult homework assignments. However, the final lab reports and completed homework assignments should be your own work. This means that you should be able to explain in detail all of the steps and procedures used to solve a particular homework problem or lab assignment. If you work in groups acknowledge the contributions of others by listing their name at the top of your assignments.
Objectives of the Course
1. Critical thinking.
2. A familiarization with a wide variety of instrumental methods of analysis.
3. An understanding of the basic phenomena on which each instrumental method considered operates.
4. An understanding of the critical components of each instrument.
5. Skill in interpretation of instrumental data.
6. An appreciation of the types of problems to which various instrumental methods can be applied.
7. An understanding of the advantages and limitations of various methods.
8. Competence in operating the department's instrumentation.
9. A basis for teaching yourself about new instruments and techniques.
