Instrumental Analysis
Chemistry 4840
Announcements
Your last
chromatography lab is due by noon April 3.
Stay tuned for a syllabus addendum to adjust to moving the course
on line. On March 30, the course will
move from this page to D2L. Old resources
on this page will remain here but any new resources will only be on D2L.
Appointments for oral reports are required to be made by (at least)
the day before the appointment.
Remember, it is always acceptable to turn in assignments early!!!
Lab times:
Tuesday at 2 pm
Douglas
(A2), Elliot (B2), Eyana (C1), Kris (A1), Matthew (C2), Stephon (B1)
Thursday at 3 pm
Brien (A2),
Caroline (A1), Katie (B1), Trey (B2)
Friday at 2 pm
Alaina
(B1), Alex (A2), Ester (B2), Joanna (A1)
Chromatography Labs with scheduled
assignments (2020 version)
Spectroscopy labs with scheduled
assignments (2020 version)
Pay attention! Each lab has a different style report and all
of these are very different than the chromatography reports. The ICP and uv labs also require “literature” research before
coming to the lab.
Phi Kappa Phi Conference Report
(2019 version)
Use the same instructions.
Only the due date changes. This report is due before NOON APRIL 3. This deadline is strict. I hope to leave the country later that day.
Materials
This includes a
check-list to be sure your assignment is meeting the standards. The list is not exhaustive nor does it give
“how-type” guidance. I made some hints on
how to accomplish these standard in Microsoft word. For an exhaustive description of how a report
should look, consult the style guide (see link below.) Expectations for a professional graph are in the “Graphing in Excel”
link. Tables should be
single-spaced (Double looks stupid.)
A
site to help you do error bars
An
even more detailed
set of Excel instructions…for the true novice. Also includes criteria for
creating tables.
Solutions to practice
problems
Chromatography Primer
(not deep enough for the class, but might get you started…)
Spectroscopy Primer (again, not meant
to be at the level of this class, but it might get your started.)
Electroanalytical Chemistry (this actually was written for this class!)
Homework
1)
Submit a 1 page resume and a second page of 3-4 references. (Make sure that you have permission from each
person you cite as a reference.) Your
resume must include your REAL objective, whether it is a job,
professional school or graduate school.
Due Tuesday January 14; discussion of resume due by March 1.
Scoring: 10 pts are awarded, after
discussion of your resume with me (make an appointment for at least 30
minutes); 5 extra credit points for a
revision based on our discussion (no further meeting is required, but you can
have one if you want); if you turn in the revision before March 1, AND you do a mock interview
at the career center (ask for Samantha Shore) using the revised resume by May
1, you may earn another 5 extra credit points.
You must schedule the mock interview by April 1.)
2)
Concentration Practice Due Thursday January 16. (20
pts)
Preferred format is a handwritten
problem set. Typing math equations is
normally harder to read and therefore not preferred.
Here
are some expectations on how to show your
work for such assignments.
3)
Calibration Curve Analysis Due Thursday Jan 23. (45 pts)
Turn in Graphs that meet
professional standards. See the “graphing
in Excel” link for current criteria of an acceptable graph. This link also includes directions on how to
create such a graph! Handwrite
calculations on the back. Include calculations and/or
logic for your answers to get full credit.
4)
Graphing Assignment Due January 30 at noon. (50 pts)
The numbers do change. Copy one version and do a “paste values” onto
a new Excel file to get it to quit. This
way everyone has a slightly different graph…
Turn in Graphs that meet
professional standards (See the “graphing in Excel” link for current
criteria of an acceptable graph). Handwrite calculations on the back of
graph.