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Course Outlines

Summer 2016 - CHEM 215 D100

Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (4)

Class Number: 1007

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 9 – Aug 8, 2016: Tue, Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Aug 12, 2016
    Fri, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CHEM 122 and 126.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The principles of analytical chemistry and their practical application to solution samples. Titrimetric and electrochemical methods. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

2 lecture hours/week; 4 lab hours/week

General Course Description:  The fundamental principles of analytical sciences are introduced in this course. The concepts of sampling, experimental uncertainty, statistical data analysis and calibration will be covered in the lecture and put into practice in laboratory sessions. The principles of acid-base equilibria in solution are fully developed throughout the course. Complex reaction equilibria involving metal ions and multidentate ligands are treated from the perspective of individual species measurement. Titrimetric (e.g. acid-base, EDTA) and electroanalytical techniques (e.g. potentiometry, coulometry) for solution species are discussed.

Lecture Topics:
Fundamentals of Chemical Analysis
Gravimetric Analysis
Solution Equilibria
Titrimetric Methods
Electroanalytical Methods (e.g. Potentiometry)

Laboratory Experiments:
Calibration, Gravimetry, Titrimetry, Potentiometry, Voltammetry, Atomic Spectroscopy, GC-MS

Grading

  • Midterm Exam 15%
  • Laboratory 40%
  • Final Exam 45%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Lab coat and safety glasses/goggles

Notes:

Lab coats and safety glasses/goggles are mandatory for all Chemistry labs.
The tuition for this course includes an $8 fee for the laboratory manual.

REQUIRED READING:

Daniel C. Harris. Quantitative Chemical Analysis. 9th Edition. 2015. Publisher: W. H. Freeman.

Lab manuals will be distributed during the first laboratory session.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Paul C. H. Li. Fundamentals of Microfluidics and Lab on a Chip for Biological Analysis and Discovery. 2010. Publisher: CRC Press.
ISBN: 9781439818558

Department Undergraduate Notes:

A grade of C- or better is required for all prerequisite courses.

Registrar Notes:

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site contains information on what is meant by academic dishonesty and where you can find resources to help with your studies.  There is also a section on tutoring.  

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