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CEM 832 - Mass Spectrometry - Spring 2010
Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University



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Required Text: J. Throck Watson and O. David Sparkman. “Introduction to Mass Spectrometry: Instrumentation, Applications, and Strategies for Data Interpretation”, 4th Edition, Wiley, 2007.

 

Other recommended Texts: De Hoffmann, E. and Stroobant, V. "Mass Spectrometry: Principles and Applications", 3rd Edition, Wiley-Interscience, New York, 2007.

 

Other course material will be given in handout form throughout the semester.

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Course Outline: This course aims to increase the student’s general knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of modern mass spectrometry instrumentation and methods applied to the structural elucidation of organic and biological molecules.

 

Particular emphasis will be placed on the development of a detailed understanding of the underlying principles and operation of quadrupole and quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometers, including their application in modern ‘hybrid’ mass analyzer configurations.

 

Prerequisites: It is assumed that students have prior general knowledge of mass spectrometry, equivalent to that covered in the mass spectrometry module of CEM 835, and in Chapter 11 and Chapter 20 of Skoog, Holler and Crouch, Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 6th Edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole Publishers, 2007.

 


 

Scheduled Class Times: Tuesday and Thursday - 12.40pm - 2.00pm

Room: 183 Chemistry

 


 

Instructor: Associate Professor Gavin E. Reid
Office: 229 Chemistry Building
Phone: (517) 355-9715 ext.198
E-mail:reid@chemistry.msu.edu

Instructor Office hours: Room 229 Chemistry, Tuesday – 11.30am - 12.30pm or by appointment

 



The Course Grade will be based on class participation, homework, a major assignment and final exam.

Homework Assignments: – 20%
Mid Term Exam: Thursday March 4th (in class) - 30%

Final Exam: Date: Wednesday May 5th, 12.45 – 2.45pm – 50%

Lecture Schedule: TBA

 


 

Religious Observances / Other Absences from Class:

 

It is the responsibility of students who plan to be absent from class at certain times throughout the semester, due to religious holidays or other reasons, to make arrangements in advance with the instructor. Course notes or handouts may be obtained from the instructor if these conditions are met. If a make-up exam is required, the instructor retains the right to determine the content of the exam and the conditions of administration, giving due consideration to equitable treatment.

 


 

Academic Honesty:

 

Academic dishonesty at Michigan State University is defined by the General Student Regulations as conduct that violates the fundamental principles of truth, honesty, and integrity. The following conduct is specifically cited:

 

Cheating -       Providing or accepting assistance with completing assignments or examinations, without proper authorization.

 

Plagiarism -     Supplying or using work or answers that are not one's own, without proper citation.

 

Fabrication-     Faking data or results.

 

Sabotage-        Interfering through any means with another's academic work.

 

Deception-      Providing false information - e.g., giving a false excuse for missing a deadline or falsely claiming to have submitted work.

 

Students share with the faculty a responsibility for maintaining the integrity of scholarship, grades, and professional standards. CEM 835 adheres to the policies on academic honesty specified in General Student Regulation 1.0, Protection of Scholarship and Grades; the all-University Policy on Integrity of Scholarship and Grades; and Ordinance 17.00, Examinations. (See Spartan Life: Student Handbook and Resource Guide and/or the MSU Web site www.msu.edu.)

 

Unless authorized by your instructor, you are expected to complete all course assignments, including homework, lab work, quizzes, tests and exams, without assistance from any source. You are expected to develop original work for this course; therefore, you may not submit course work you completed for another course to satisfy the requirements for this course.  Also, you are not authorized to use the www.allmsu.com Web site or similar web sites to complete any course work in this course.

 

Students who violate these rules will be assigned a failing grade for the course.

 

 


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