Spring 2015 - CHEM 316 D100
Introductory Instrumental Analysis (4)
Class Number: 1559
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 6 – Apr 13, 2015: Tue, Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 16, 2015
Thu, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
George Agnes
gagnes@sfu.ca
778-782-4387
Office: SSB 7102
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Prerequisites:
CHEM 215 and CHEM 260, or permission of the department.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Principles and applications of basic analytical instrumentation based upon spectroscopy, chromatography and electrochemistry. Students with credit for CHEM 416 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
2 lecture hours/week; a total of 4 labs
This course will expose and then challenge students in decision making, testing of assumptions, and design of experimental methods in interactive participatory discussion sessions that will be complementary to laboratory sessions. In this development of the student’s skills, this course will resource the main spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques that are in widespread use today through experiments that are performed individually.
Lecture Topics: Instrument based chemical measurement; atomic & molecular spectroscopic techniques - AAS, AES, ICPS, molecular absorption, molecular fluorescence; Beer's Law; chromatographic techniques - GC, LC, HPLC, SFC, CE; separation theory; van Deempter equation; detector systems including MS; microfluidic lab-on-a-chip.
Laboratory Assignments: Assignments include gas chromatography (GC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), atomic absorption & emission spectroscopy (AAS & AES), molecular absorption & fluorescence spectroscopy.
Grading
- Midterm Exam 15%
- Final Exam 45%
- Laboratory 40%
REQUIREMENTS:
Students must pass both the exam and laboratory portions individually to obtain a passing grade in Chem 316.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
- A hardbound lab notebook (not soft or coil bound)
Notes:
The tuition for this course includes a fee of $7.50 for the laboratory manual.REQUIRED READING:
Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler & Stanley R. Crouch. Principles of Instrumental Analysis: Custom Edition. 2014. Publisher: Nelson Education Ltd.
ISBN: 9780176567682
Lab manuals will be distributed during the first laboratory session.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
A grade of C- or better is required for all prerequisite courses.
Registrar Notes:
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