CHEMISTRY 361
Analytical Instrumentation
Syllabus Spring 2012
Professor: Dr. Evans
E-mail: jason.evans@umb.edu
Telephone: 617-287-6149
Office hours: TH 8:30-10 or by appointment
Office: Science 1-084
Lecture/Lab: M 11:00-11:50 and F 12:00-5:00 in S-2-41
Objective: This course provides a survey of the different types of instrumentation that is in the chemist’s tool box. We will stress advantages and disadvantages and develop the insight that is necessary to choose the right tool for the right problem. We will use several of these tools in the laboratory portion of the course. The course can be broken down into several components.
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brief lectures on a given instrument current literature lab demonstrations/hands-on in small groups lab projects
Course Structure:
The lectures are going to cover the basics of the instrumental method that is the focus of that week’s lab experience. Homework will be based on assignments from an instrumental technique discussed in a recent issue of Analytical Chemistry. Each week you will be required to find a paper from the literature that discusses an application using the instrumentation we will be using in lab. You will turn in a copy of this paper as evidence of doing your homework. On any given week three or four of you will asked to briefly share the details of the paper you have found with the class. Your grade will consist of a midterm and a final, literature assignments, homework, class participation and lab reports.
Text: Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 6th Edition by Skoog, Holler, and Nieman
Grading:
4 lab reports and one revision, 100 pts each, 36 %
5 literature assignments, 50 pts each, 19 %
5 HW assignments, 100 pts, 15 %
Participation (attendance/group and class discussions), 150 pts, 11 %
Mid term Exam, 100 pts, 8 %
Final Exam, 100 pts, 8 %
Grading Scale:
Total points
1110-1200
1050-1109
1020-1049
980-1019
940-979
915-939
Grade
A (92.5)
A- (87.5)
B+ (85.0)
B (81.7)
B- (78.3)
C+ (76.3)
No late assignments will be accepted!!!!!
Total points
850-914
810-849
770-809
720-769
660-719
< 659
Grade
C (70.8)
C- (67.5)
D+ (64.2)
D (60.0)
D- (55.0)
F
Attendance: You are expected to attend all lectures and lab periods. Chronic class skipping and tartiness will be reflected in your class participation grade.
Academic dishonesty: For much of the semester you will be working in teams, and team work is encouraged and expected. However, all written lab reports are to be the work of the individual. If I receive lab reports from team members that look identical, both individuals will receive a zero.
Lecture Schedule:
Date
Chapter
Topic
Jan 27
Ch 20
Mass Spec (EI, CI)
Jan 27
Ch 20
Mass (ESI, MALDI)
Jan 30- Feb 3
Ch 26,27
Separations, GC
Feb 6/10
Ch 28
HPLC
Feb 13/17
Ch 30
CE
Feb 24
Ch 6-8,13-14
Spectroscopy overview, UV-vis
Feb 27/Mar 2
Ch 9,10
AA, atomic emission
Mar 5/9
Ch 15
Molecular fluorescence
Mar 12/16
SPRING
BREAK
Mar 19/23
Ch 18
FT, FT-IR
Apr 26/30
Ch 19
Raman Spectroscopy /NMR
Apr 2/6
Ch 19, handouts
NMR
Apr 9/13
Ch 21
X-ray spectroscopy/ X-ray crystallography Apr 20
Ch 21
Surface techniques: AFM, SEM, aujer,
SIMS
Wrap up
Apr 23/27
Apr 30/May 4
May 9
May 14-18
Final Exam Period
Final Exam
Lab Schedule:
Date
Topic
Jan 27
Jan 30- Feb 3
LC-MS
Feb 6/10
GC-MS
Feb 13/17
HPLC
Feb 24
UV-vis, AA
Feb 27/Mar 2
Fluorimeter
Mar 5/9
FT-IR
Mar 12/16
SPRING BREAK
Mar 19/23
ICP-AES
Apr 26/30
Lab 1
Apr 2/6
Lab 2
Apr 9/13
Discuss, Share and Refine, Report 1 due
Apr 20
Lab 3, Report 2 Due
Apr 23/27
Lab 4
Apr 30/May 4
Discuss, Share and Refine, Report 3 due
May 9
Report 4 due, NMR
May 14-18
Final exam period
Guide to Writing Lab Reports
You lab reports should
