Syllabus for Chemistry 4212 and CH4210
Instrumental Analysis
Fall Semester, 2015
Instructor:
Haiying Liu
Professor, Ph.D.
402E ChemSci
Phone: (906) 487-3451
E-mail: hyliu@mtu.edu
Course Schedule:
Lecture: MWF, 12:05 PM –
12:55 PM, ChemSci 104A
Laboratory: TUE. and THU., 11:05 AM - 1:55 PM
Course Objectives
1.
Teach
fundamentals of instrumental analysis.
2.
Acquaint
the student with the more common apparatus and methodology found and used in
modern chemical analysis.
3. Develop an ability in the student to work effectively with a team while also being able to learn and work independently.
4.
Help
the student recognize and acquire attitudes that are characteristic of the
successful worker in scientific fields: initiative, originality,
resourcefulness, accuracy, orderliness, open-mindedness, and pride of
achievement.
Office Hours
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, Room 402E, Chemistry Building. Please send me an e-mail to schedule appointments at other times.
Instructional Materials
|
1. Textbook: Principles of Instrumental
Analysis, Sixth Edition Skoog, Holler, Nieman Saunders College Publishing 0-03-002078-6 2. Scientific calculator. |
|
3. There
will be a web presence for this class. The course website can be found at
http://www.chemistry.mtu.edu/~hyliu/ch4212/
It
includes:
·
Material
covered/what you should know.
·
Homework
problems and their solutions.
·
Exam
schedule, coverage and practice problems.
·
Links
to resources on the web.
Tentative Course Coverage
|
Week |
Starting
date |
Topic |
Chapter |
|
1 |
Oct. 31, 2015 |
Basic
Instrumentation Electronics |
2 |
|
2 |
Sept. 7, 2015 |
Basic
Instrumentation Electronics |
2 |
|
3 |
Sept. 14, 2015 |
Operational
Amplifiers, Signals and Noise |
3,
5 |
|
4 |
Sept. 21, 2015 |
Operational
Amplifiers, Signals and Noise, and
EndNote |
3,
5 |
|
5 |
Sept. 28, 2015 |
Introduction
to Chromatography, and Gas Chromatography |
26,
27 |
|
6 |
Oct. 5, 2013 |
Gas
Chromatography, and Liquid Chromatography |
27,
28 |
|
7 |
Oct. 12, 2015 |
Molecular
Spectroscopy (Mass Spectra), GC-MS and LC-MS |
20,
11 |
|
8 |
Oct. 19, 2015 |
Introduction
to Spectrometric Methods |
6 |
|
9 |
Oct. 26, 2015 |
Components
of Optical Instruments |
7A-H |
|
10 |
Nov. 2, 2015 |
Atomic
Spectroscopy |
8,
9 |
|
11 |
Nov. 9, 2015 |
Atomic
Spectroscopy |
10 |
|
12 |
Nov. 16, 2015 |
Molecular
Spectroscopy (UV-VIS) |
13,
14 |
|
Nov. 23, 2015 |
Thanksgiving
Break |
||
|
13 |
Nov. 30, 2015 |
Molecular
Spectroscopy (Luminescence, IR) |
15,
16 |
|
14 |
Dec. 7, 2015 |
Molecular
Spectroscopy (IR, FTIR) |
17 |
|
Finals
week |
Dec. 14, 2015 |
Final
exam |
|
Course Requirements
1. Attendance is VERY IMPORTANT to be successful in this course. Class participation, initiative, and attendance will be considered in the final course grade. You must keep up with the material as the semester progresses.
2.
The student MUST study outside of class. Outside
work should include reading assigned material, doing assigned questions and
problems, reviewing lecture notes, correcting errors made in past work, etc.
For every hour of lecture, three hours should be spent outside of class.
However, all the hard work will pay off with a very satisfying grade.
Grading
1. No homework will be graded, but problems
will be assigned from each chapter and expected to have been mastered. Answers
not given in the back of the text will be made available. You must work
these problems to be successful in this course.
2. Lecture tests:
|
Exam No. |
Date |
Coverage |
|
Exam 1 (100 pts) |
Wednesday, Sept. 30 |
Material through Sept. 25 |
|
Exam 2 (100 pts) |
Wednesday, Oct. 28 |
Material through Oct. 23 |
|
Exam 2 (100 pts) |
Wednesday, Nov. 25 |
Material through Nov. 20 |
|
Final
(200 pts) |
Week 15 |
Comprehensive |
3.
Grading
system:
|
A |
Excellent |
100 - 90 |
|
AB |
Very good |
89
- 85 |
|
B |
Good |
84
- 80 |
|
BC |
Above average |
79
- 75 |
|
C |
Average |
74
- 70 |
|
CD |
Below average |
69
- 65 |
|
D |
Inferior |
64
- 60 |
|
F |
Failure |
59
- 0 |
4. Point distribution:
Lecture 600 pts (60%)
Laboratory 400 pts (40%)
5. Up to 3 extra percentage points toward your final grade can be earned. To earn these points you must:
·
Attend
frequently and arrive to class on time.
·
Participate
in classroom discussion.
·
Attempt
to work all the assigned homework problems.
Cautionary notes:
- Materials
that may be used on tests and the final exam will be announced in class. ONLY these materials may be used. Make
sure you understand what is allowed: USE OF ‘UNAUTHORIZED’ MATERIALS WILL
RESULT IN A GRADE OF ZERO (0) FOR THAT EXERCISE.
- You
may be asked to provide proof of enrollment in CH4212 and CH4210 (just
before, during, or immediately after a test or the final exam). Please make sure you bring a picture
ID to all tests and the final exam.
- No
make-up exams will be given. An excused
absence from an exam means your score will be an average of the other
exams. An unexcused absence for
a test, means you get a “0” for that test. If you must miss an exam – contact D. Liu beforehand – a
quick email is all that is needed.
- If
an exam cannot be given at the scheduled time due to unexpected events,
the exam will be given during the first regularly scheduled class period
after classes resume.
5.
No electronic devices,
including, but not limited to, cell phones, i-pods,
calculators, and computers should not be used, turned on, or even visible during any exam. ANY violation of this rule
will result in termination of the exam for affected students.
F/N: CH4212/2013/Syllabus 2013.docx