Week 1

M  9/6

Course introduction

Performance Characteristics of Instruments (Figures of Merit)

Calibration Methods: External Standard, Internal Standard, and Standard Addition

Chapter 1

Appendix 1- will not be covered in lecture

W  9/8

Calibration Methods (continued)

Chapter 1 (cont=d)                    Problems 1-9, 10, 11

Uv

Fluroescence

ASV/CV

IR

F 9/10

Chemical Information

Week 2

M  9/13

Signal to Noise Ratio (S/N); Enhancing S/N

Chapter 5

Problems 5-6, 7 8, 10, 11, 12, 13

Project Assignments Finalized

W  9/15

Electromagnetic Radiation: Properties and Interaction with Matter

Quiz 1

Chapter 6

Problems 6-2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19

Uv

Fluroescence

ASV/CV

IR

F  9/17

General Instrument Components for Optical Spectroscopy

Chapter 7

Problems 7-1, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23

Week 3

M  9/20

General Instrument Components for Optical Spectroscopy

Chapter 7 (cont=d)

W  9/22

General Instrument Components for Optical Spectroscopy

Uv

Fluroescence

ASV/CV

IR

F  9/24

General Instrument Components for Optical

Spectroscopy (cont=d)

Quiz 2

Week 4

M  9/27

Molecular Ultraviolet-Visible Absorption Spectroscopy (Intro, Beer’s Law, Instrumentation, Quantitative Analysis)

Chapter 13

Problems 13- 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13. 30

W  9/29

Applications of Molecular Ultraviolet-Visible Absorption Spectroscopy

Chapter 14

Problems 14-1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10,  13

Uv

Fluroescence

ASV/CV

IR

F  10/1

Molecular Fluorescence, Phosphorescence, and Chemiluminescence

Chapter 15

Problems 15-4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11

Week 5

M  10/4

Introduction to Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy - Theory  and Instrumentation

Chapter 16

J. Chem Ed. Handouts in Lab Manual

W  10/6

Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy: Qualitative and quantitative applications; internal reflectance methods, photoacoustic spectroscopy, near-IR spectroscopy

Chapter 17 Problems 17-9, 18-1, 3

UV Lab Report Due

GC-MS

LC-MS

NMR

ICP

F 10/8

Raman Spectroscopy

Quiz 3

Chapter 18

Week 6

M 10/11

Trinity Days – No Class

W 10/13

Basic Electronics

Ohm’s Law

RC circuits

Operational Amplifiers

Chapter 2 A & B

Problems 2-1, 4, 6, 13

Fluorescence Lab Report Due

GC-MS

LC-MS

NMR

ICP

F 10/15

Operational Amplifiers

Current in Electrochemical Cells

Chapter 3 A-D

Chapter 22 (Sections A-D are review from 208 and will not be discussed)

Problems  3-1, 2, 5, 7

Annotated Bibliography for Projects Due

References with photocopy and summary

Week 7

M  10/18

Review

Each student will submit 2  or 3 specific questions by email for the review.  Questions due 7:00 PM

W  10/20

EXAMINATION 1

GC-MS

LC-MS

NMR

ICP

F  10/22

Voltametry

Chapters  25

Problems 22-15, 16 and 25-6, 7, 9a, 13, and 14

IR Lab Report Due

Week 8

M  10/25

Voltametry

Chapters 25 (Cont’d)

Draft of Project Proposal

W  10/27 

Voltametry (Cont’d)

Introduction to Molecular Mass Spectrometry

GC-MS

LC-MS

NMR

ICP

F  10/29

Introduction to Molecular Mass Spectrometry

Chapter 20

Problems 20-4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 16

Week 9

M  11/1

Voltametry Information Game

Chapter 20 (Cont’d)

W  11/3

Mass Spectrometry (Cont’d)

Chapter 20 (Cont’d)

Voltammetry Lab Report Due

Project lab begins (4 weeks)

F  11/5

Mass Spectrometry (Cont’d)

Week  10

M  11/8

Mass Spectrometry Information Game

Final Project Proposal Due

W 11/10

Introduction to Atomic Spectroscopy

Atomic Absorption Techniques - Theory and Instrumentation

Quiz 4

Chapter 8

Project Lab

F 11/12

Atomic Emission Spectroscopy - Theory and Instrumentation; ICP

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Problems 10-4, 8

GC-MS Lab Due

Week 11

M 11/15

Atomic Mass Spectroscopy

Chapter 11

Problem 11-9

W  11/17

Atomic Spectroscopy Information Game

Project Lab

F  11/19

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance- Principles and Instruments

Quiz 5

Chapter 19

Problems 19-2, 6, 7, 9, 15, 18, 19, 23, 25

LC-MS Lab Due

Week 12

M 11/22

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance- Principles and Instruments

W 11/24

THANKSGIVING BREAK

Week 13

M 11/29

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (cont=d)

Applications and Advanced Techniques

Chapter 19 (cont=d)

W 12/1

ESR

NMR Information Game

Project Lab

F 12/3

X-Ray and Surface Analysis

Chapter  12

Problems 12-1, 12

Quiz 6

ICP Lab Due

Week 14

M 12/6

X-Ray and Surface Analysis

Chapter  21

Problem 21-4

W 12/8

Surface Analysis  Information Game

Project Concludes – Cleanup Lab

F 12/10

Review

Each student will submit 2  or 3 specific questions by email for the review.  Questions due 7:00 PM

NMR Lab Report Due

FINAL EXAMINATION  

Poster Presentation for Project