CHEM 4114 Instrumental Analysis Syllabus - Fall 1999 Instructors Course Description Course Outline

Instructors

Course Description

Text: Skoog, Holler, and Nieman, Principles of Instrumental Analysis 5th Ed.
Prerequisites: CHEM 2114 or 3114, CHEM 3615, CHEM 3616
Credit hours: 4 (The laboratory is mandatory.)

Index #s:
5012  Lecture: Tue. and Thu. / 12:30 - 1:45  / Davidson 412
5013  Lab: Tue. / 2:00 - 4:50 / Davidson 123A
5014  Lab: Thu. / 2:00 - 4:50 / Davidson 123A
5015  Lab: Fri. / 2:00 - 4:50 / Davidson 123A
Note: Keep your schedule free until 6:00pm on your lab day.

This course will cover the principles and applications of analytical instrumentation. The course objectives are to give you (1) an in-depth understanding of the most frequently used analytical methods (the analytical toolbox), (2) an overview to help you choose an appropriate analytical technique for a specific problem, and (3) lots of hands-on experience.

The laboratory assignments will run ahead of the lecture material so that everyone can complete the labs before the exams. To compensate for the dissonance between the lab experiments and the corresponding lecture material, computer prelabs must be completed before coming to laboratory. The prelab assignments and other on-line resources are at: http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-dept/tissue/4114/. Computers are available in the Davidson Hall computer lab from 8:30am-4:30pm M-F.

Grading
One grade is given for the course, there is not a separate grade for the lab. The +/- system might be used if appropriate.

Pre-lab exercises      5%       First exam           10%
Post-lab summaries     5%       Second exam          10%
Laboratory notebook   40%       Third exam           10%
                                Final exam project   20%

Honor Code
You are expected to abide by the honor code in all work associated with this course. You are encouraged to discuss the course topics and homework problems with each other, however, all work that is turned in for a grade must be done on an individual basis. Falsification of the laboratory notebook (data or TA signoff) is an honor code violation.

Course Outline