Chemistry 835

Fall 2009

Analytical Chemistry

 

 

Course Organization, Lecture Syllabus and Other Important Information

 

 

Chemistry 835 is the second of two courses on Advanced Analytical Chemistry.  The course covers the subject areas of Mass Spectrometry, Molecular Spectroscopy, and Separation Science.

 

Textbook:   The textbook, which is not heavily used, is Chemical Instrumentation:  A Systematic Approach.  Third Edition, by Howard A. Strobel and William R. Heineman, John Wiley & Sons, 1989.  However, this text will not cover many concepts in the course and will be supplemented by other materials.  If you do not wish to purchase this text, that is fine as older students may have a copy you can borrow.

 

Lectures:     The lectures are given Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00 to 8:50 AM in Room 183 Chemistry.  A tentative lecture schedule is attached.  The lecturers are:

 

                    Professor A. Dan Jones (Mass Spectrometry)

                    Room 209 Biochemistry

                    Phone: 353-0612

                    Email: jonesar4@msu.edu

                    Office Hours:  TBA

 

                    Professor Gary Blanchard (Molecular Spectroscopy)

                    Room 328 Chemistry

                    Phone: 355-9715 x224

                    Email: blanchard@chemistry.msu.edu

                    Office Hours: Wednesday, 9:00 to 10:00 AM or by appointment

 

Professor Dana M. Spence (Separation Science)

                    Room 227 Chemistry

                    Phone: 355-9715 x174

                    Email: dspence@chemistry.msu.edu

                    Office Hours:  TBA

 

Problem Sets:  Problem sets will be given to aid in illustrating the concepts and principles discussed in the lectures.  All students are required to do the problem sets because the ability to work these problems is often related to performance on the examinations, and is vital for understanding concepts.

 

Quizzes:  Frequent quizzes will be given in class.

 

Examinations:  Three one-hour examinations will be given in the course. The dates of these exams are:

 

Hour Exam I:           Friday, October 2nd, in class

Hour Exam II:          Wednesday, November 4th, in class

Hour Exam III:        Friday, December 11th, in class

 

Grading: The grading of the course will be on the following basis:

 

 

Percentage of total grade

Mass Spectrometry

33.3%

Molecular Spectroscopy

33.3%

Separation Science

33.3%

 

Within the different areas, grading will be as follows.

 

Mass Spectrometry

 

Percentage of total grade

Quizzes

X%

Homework

X%

Exam 2

X%

 

Molecular Spectroscopy

 

Percentage of total grade

Quizzes

25%

Homework

25%

Exam 2

50%

 

Separation Science

 

Percentage of total grade

Quizzes

X%

Homework

X%

Exam III

X%

 

 

Lecture Syllabus:

 

Part I – Mass Spectrometry

Lecture 1

September 2

Course Introduction

Blanchard

Lecture 2

September 4

 

Jones

 

September 7

No Class – Labor Day

 

Lecture 3

September 9

 

Jones

Lecture 4

September 11

 

Jones

Lecture 5

September 14

 

Jones

Lecture 6

September 16

 

Jones

Lecture 7

September 18

 

Jones

Lecture 8

September 21

 

Jones

Lecture 9

September 23

 

Jones

Lecture 10

September 25

 

Jones

Lecture 11

September 28

 

Jones

Lecture 12

September 30

 

Jones

 

October 2

Exam I

Jones

 

Part II – Molecular Spectroscopy

Lecture 13

October 5

Survey of spectroscopy, Beer’s Law

Blanchard

Lecture 14

October 7

Interaction of light with matter I

Blanchard

Lecture 15

October 9

Interaction of light with matter II

Blanchard

Lecture 16

October 12

Optical susceptibility of materials

Blanchard

Lecture 17

October 14

The Einstein coefficients

Blanchard

Lecture 18

October 16

Molecular electronic and vibrational transitions.

Blanchard

Lecture 19

October 18

The Franck-Condon principle

Blanchard

Lecture 20

October 21

Spontaneous Raman scattering

Blanchard

Lecture 21

October 23

Linear and nonlinear response

Blanchard

Lecture 22

October 25

Components 1 – choosing a light source

Blanchard

Lecture 23

October 28

Components 2 – wavelength separation

Blanchard

Lecture 24

October 31

Components 3 – detection technology

Blanchard

Lecture 25

November 2

Detection sensitivity

Blanchard

 

November 4

Exam II

Blanchard

 

Part III – Separation Science

Lecture 26

November 6

 

Spence

Lecture 27

November 9

 

Spence

Lecture 28

November 11

 

Spence

Lecture 29

November 13

 

Spence

Lecture 30

November 16

 

Spence

Lecture 31

November 18

 

Spence

Lecture 32

November 20

 

Spence

Lecture 33

November 23

 

Spence

Lecture 34

November 25

 

Spence

 

November 27

No Class – Thanksgiving break

 

Lecture 33

November 30

 

Spence

Lecture 36

December 2

 

Spence

 

December 4

No Class – MUACC meeting

 

Lecture 37

December 7

 

Spence

Lecture 38

December 9

 

Spence

 

December 11

Exam III

Spence

 

 

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.