| Instructor: | Professor Simon J. Garrett |
| 234 Chemistry Building | |
| 355 9715 ext 208 | |
| garrett@cem.msu.edu | |
| Office Hours: | Tuesdays 10:00 am to 11:00 am, Room 234 Chemistry Building. |
| Please call me for appointments at other times. | |
| WWW Site: | http://cem.msu.edu/~cem333/ |
| The WWW site will be used to distribute additional information, course news, last-minute changes, manual errors and announcements. Please check it frequently. | |
| Lectures: | Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:10 am-10:00 am, CEM 138. |
| Texts: | D.A. Skoog, F.J. Holler, T.A. Nieman, Principles of Instrumental Analysis,5th edition, Saunders College Publishing, New York 1997 (required). |
| Chemistry 333 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory Manual Spring 2000 (required). | |
| Labs: | Please read the safety information in the Laboratory Manual. Our main laboratory is in Room 24 but we will use some of the equipment in Rooms 33 and 35. |
| Notebooks: | Notebooks will be inspected by the TA periodically and collected for grading at the end of the semester (they can be returned). |
| Detailed instructions on the type and format of the notebook are detailed in the introduction of the on Laboratory Manual. You should buy a hardbound notebook with numbered "carbon copy" pages. Record all data in your notebook. Do not use pieces of scrap paper or keep two notebooks: anything used torecord information other than your notebook will be confiscated by your TA. | |
| Reports: | After you have completed your experimental session you must complete a report sheet using the data recorded in your notebook. |
| You should also answer any questions, draw any graphs or make any tables asked for in the Laboratory Manual. The report is due one week after completing the experiment. While you will collect data with a lab. partner, reports and notebooks must be your own work! All tables, graphs, calculations and answers should be yours alone. Any material that appears to be a Xerox or re-print of your lab. partner's data will score zero points. | |
| Quizzes: | Pre-lab quizzes will be handed out one week prior to each experiment. |
| They are designed to encourage you to read about the experimental technique in the manual and textbook. Quizzes must be completed prior to entering the laboratory. Your TA will collect them at the beginning of the lab. session. Your quiz counts towards your grade (see below). | |
| Late Penalties: | If your report (due one week after you complete the lab.) or pre-lab quiz (due at the beginning of your next lab.) is up to 1 week late, we will deduct 20 % from your marks for that report/quiz. |
| We will deduct 40 % from reports or quizzes between 1 and 2 weeks late. Any report or pre-lab more than 2 weeks late will score zero. Waiving of penalties will only be made by the instructor (not the TA) for documented cases of illness, recognized religious holiday, job interviews or family emergency. | |
| All experiments must be completed by the last day of class (April 28, 2000). All notebooks, reports and pre-lab. quizzes must handed in by the last day of class. | |
| Make-ups: | You must attend your assigned lab. session. |
| If you are unable to attend your session, you must notify the instructor within 2 days. You will only be allowed to make up the session for documented cases of illness, recognized religious holiday, job interviews or family emergency. You will then (temporarily) join another lab. section as soon as possible* to make up the experiment. You must get permission from the TA before you join another section. *Please note: It may not be possible for you to make-up a missed experimental session if you do not act promptly. Unfortunately, because equipment resources are limited, it may be in use by another class or dismantled. | |
| Exams: | We will give three 50 minute exams throughout the course instead of the usual midterm/final arrangement. The dates of these exams will be confirmed in class and on the WWW site. |
Your total grade will be determined as follows:
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Experimental reports
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40 %
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Pre-lab. quizzes
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10 %
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Notebook/Lab. Technique
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5 %
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Exams (3 of equal weight)
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45 %
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The following scale will be used to assign an overall grade* for this class:
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85.0-100
%
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4.0
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65.0-69.9
%
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2.0
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80.0-84.9
%
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3.5
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60.0-64.9
%
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1.5
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75.0-79.9
%
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3.0
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55.0-59.9
%
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1.0
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70.0-74.9
%
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2.5
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<55
%
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0.0
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*Adjustments
of ± a few % may be made by the instructor depending upon class ability.
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Date
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Lecture
Topic
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Assigned
Reading
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Jan
11, 2000
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Introduction
to CEM 333 Instrumental Analysis
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Chapter
1
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Jan
13 and 18, 2000
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Introduction
to Spectroscopy
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Chapters
6, 7
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Jan
20 and 25, 2000
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UV-Visible
Spectroscopy
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Chapters
13, 14
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Jan
27, 2000
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Luminescence
Spectroscopy
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Chapter
15
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Feb
1 and 3, 2000
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Infrared
Spectroscopy
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Chapters
16, 17
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Feb
8, 2000
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Introduction
to Atomic Spectroscopy
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Chapter
8
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Feb
10, 2000
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Atomic
Emission Spectroscopy
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Chapter
9
|
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Feb
15, 2000
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Atomic
Absorption Spectroscopy
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Chapter
10
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Feb
17, 2000
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Exam
1
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Feb
22 and 24, 2000
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Introduction
to Electroanalytical Chemistry
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Chapter
22
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Feb
29 and Mar 2, 2000
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Potentiometry
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Chapter
23
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Mar
6 to 10, 2000
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Spring
Break
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Mar
14 and 16, 2000
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Voltammetry
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Chapter
25
|
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Mar
23, 2000
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Continuous
Flow and Flow Injection Analysis
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Chapter
33
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Mar
28, 2000
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Exam
2
|
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Mar
30 and Apr 4, 2000
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Introduction
to Separation Science
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Chapter
26
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Apr
6 and 11, 2000
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Gas
Chromatography
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Chapter
27
|
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Apr
13 and 18, 2000
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High
Performance Liquid Chromatography
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Chapter
28
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Apr
20, 2000
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Electrophoresis
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Chapter
30
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Apr
25 and 27, 2000
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Mass
Spectrometry
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Chapters
11, 20
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May
1-5*, 2000
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Exam
3
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*Date and time to be arranged
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Week
Beginning
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Experiments
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Groups
Within Section*
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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January
10, 2000 (Week 1)
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Lecture
Only
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January
17, 2000 (Week 2)
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Lecture
Only
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January
24, 2000 (Week 3)
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Experiment
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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January
31, 2000 (Week 4)
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Experiment
2/3
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2
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2
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2
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3
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3
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3
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February
7, 2000 (Week 5)
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Experiment
2/3
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3
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3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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February
14, 2000 (Week 6)
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Experiment
4/5
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5
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5
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5
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4
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4
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4
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February
21, 2000 (Week 7)
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Experiment
4/5
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4
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4
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4
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5
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5
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5
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February
28, 2000 (Week 8)
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Experiment
6/7
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6
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6
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6
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7
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7
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7
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March
6, 2000
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Spring
Break
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March
13, 2000 (Week 9)
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Experiment
6/7
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7
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7
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7
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6
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6
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6
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March
20, 2000 (Week 10)
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Experiment
8/9
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9
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9
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9
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8
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8
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8
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March
27, 2000 (Week 11)
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Experiment
8/9
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8
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8
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8
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9
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9
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9
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April
3, 2000 (Week 12)
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Experiment
10/11
|
10
|
10
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10
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11
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11
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11
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April
10, 2000 (Week 13)
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Experiment
10/11
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11
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11
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11
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10
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10
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10
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April
17, 2000 (Week 14)
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Experiment
12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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April
24, 2000 (Week 15)
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Experiment
13
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13
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13
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13
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13
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13
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13
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1:
Introduction to spectrophotometry
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8:
Voltammetry (polarography)
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2:
Double beam spectrophotometry
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9:
Continuous flow analysis
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3:
Molecular fluorometry
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10:
Gas chromatography
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4:
Infrared spectroscopy
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11:
High performance liquid chromatography
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5:
Atomic emission spectroscopy
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12:
Electrophoresis
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6:
Atomic absorption spectroscopy
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13:
Mass spectrometry
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7:
Potentiometry
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*
Some experiments require groups of 3
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Chemistry 333 (Instrumental Analysis) is designed to give you practical experience using modern analytical instrumentation and to provide you with the background theory and principles of operation. As such, it has both a laboratory and lecture component. In the lectures you will learn the chemical or physical principles exploited during the measurement, how the instrument actually makes the measurement and some of the techniques used to increase accuracy, precision and sensitivity. In the laboratory, you will put this knowledge into practice by performing various experiments designed to provide examples of the usefulness of the particular instrument or technique. As in many chemistry classes, you must develop good physical manipulation skills. However, it is important to remember that many different types of a particular instrument exist. We don't want you to be an "expert" on one instrument but learn the operating principles of the technique so that you will be able to understand and operate a wide range of instruments based on this knowledge. Most people who follow a scientific career will use instruments at some time to make measurements of various chemical or physical properties. Even people who follow a non-scientific career will often need to interpret data and assess its quality (accuracy and reliability) and determine if the data was recorded in a sensible way using an appropriate instrument.
We will attempt to present the pertinent lecture material before you attempt the laboratory experiment. However, since the experiments and lectures run in parallel, some instances will occur where you perform the experiments first. We will try and keep the number of these occurrences to a minimum.
To be successful in this class you must understand and be able to apply the lecture material to operation of the instruments. A common mistake for students of CEM 333 is to concentrate on either the lecture or laboratory material exclusively. Remember, about half of your grade is from each component.
Each experiment will be performed by students working in pairs. Occasionally, it may be necessary to work in a group of three due to equipment limitations. During the first experiment, everyone will work on the same instruments, but thereafter, each pair will rotate through the remaining eleven experiments as listed on this syllabus. The experiments are described in the Laboratory Manual. Some of the instruments you will have used before but many will be new to you. Some of the instruments cost tens of thousands of dollars so ask for assistance if you do not understand how to operate them and please, treat all instruments with care.
The following books are on reserve in the Chemistry Library (Room 426). In most cases they provide background information or information not covered in detail in the textbook.
This page created January 1, 2000 by Simon J. Garrett.