Instrumental Analysis

General

Prefix

CHEM

Course Number

450

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Science and Engineering

Description

Major instrumental methods of chemical analysis including spectroscopic, electrometric, and chromatographic methods. Lab.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

4

Max

4

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Describe the process of signal transduction from chemical identity and concentration to electronic signals such as voltage and current, and know how to accurately measure and interpret these signals.

Outcome

Explain fundamental physical and chemical principles of analytical chemistry instrumentation including chromatography, mass spectrometry, optical spectroscopy (including fourier transform techniques), and possibly including lasers, nuclear magnetic resonance and electroanalytical techniques.

Outcome

Compare and contrast different instrumental approaches to analytical problem solving using figures of merit such as signal-to-noise, sensitivity and limit of detection.

Outcome

Apply appropriate calibration methods such as external calibration, internal standard calibration and standard addition calibration where appropriate.

Outcome

Write professional lab reports that exhibit proper writing mechanics, clear organization, transfer digital data into Excel for generation of appropriate tables and graphs, and complete and appropriate interpretation of results with respect to instrumental theory.

Dependencies

Programs

CHEM450 is a completion requirement for: