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Course Outlines

Fall 2026 - CHEM 210 D100

Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (2)

Class Number: 1616

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 9 – Dec 6, 2026: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Oct 16, 2026
    Fri, 6:30–8:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Nov 19, 2026
    Fri, 6:30–9:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    Hogan Yu
    hhyu@sfu.ca
    778-782-8062
    Office: SSB 7106

  • Prerequisites:

    CHEM 122 or CHEM 180, with a minimum grade of C-.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Introduces core skills essential to analytical chemistry, focusing on quantitative measurement and data analysis. Students learn how to identify and quantify chemicals in solids, liquids, and gases, measure trace substances and chemical equilibria, and isolate compounds from complex mixtures using a variety of analytical approaches. Students with credit for CHEM 215 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

Please note, this course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change.

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.

The concepts of solution equilbria (solubility, acid-base and complex) and activity will be covered. The principles of acid-base equilibria in solution are fully developed throughout the course. Complexing reaction equilibria involving metal ions and multidentate ligands are treated from the perspective of individual species measurement. Titrimetric and electroanalytical techniques (e.g. potentiometry, coulometry, and voltammetry) for solution species are discussed.

Two other analytical instrumentation methods: atomic spectroscopy, gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) will also be briefly introduced.

Lecture Topics:
Fundamentals of chemical analysis
Gravimetric analysis
Solution equilibria
Titrimetric methods
Chromatography
Atomic spectroscopy
Electroanalytical methods


Note:
 Introduces essential skills of quantitative chemical analysis; students learn how to determine the quantity of molecular analytes in solids, liquids, and gases using a variety of analytical techniques, and to perform statistical analysis of experimental data. Students with credit for CHEM 215 may not take this course for further credit.

Grading

  • Lon-Capa Assignments 10%
  • In-class iclicker 10%
  • Midterm 25%
  • Final 55%

REQUIREMENTS:

Subscription to i-clicker app from Sept. 8 till Nov. 30, 2026. 

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Required Materials:

  • Scientific calculator

REQUIRED READING:

Daniel C. Harris.,Charles A. Lucy. Quantitative Chemical Analysis. 11th Edition, 2025. Publishers: MacMillan

ISBN: 9781319490294

RECOMMENDED READING:

Alternative to Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Daniel C. Harris, you may use the following text: 

Skoog, West, Holler, Crouch. Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry. 10th Edition, 2014. Publishers: Cengage Learning.
ISBN: 9780357709870

Department Undergraduate Notes:

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

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.

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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.