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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY AND INTERNATIONAL FORENSIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
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SYLLABUS: Introduction to Analytical Chemistry(CHM3120)
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Professors: |
Jose Almirall, Ph.D. (almirall@fiu.edu) and Contact information: Office Hours/Location: |
Textbook: |
Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 7th Edition, Daniel C. Harris ISBN0-7167-4464-3 *Required reading |
Pre/Co-Requisite: |
CHM 1045 and CHM 1046 |
Class Time/Room: |
Tue and Thur, 12:30-1:45 pm, GL165 |
Grading: |
Grading in the course will be based on two (2) exams worth 25% each, and a final comprehensive exam worth 40% of your grade. In addition, three (3) short quizzes will be given during the semester; these quizzes will be given at the beginning of lectures, and based on the “Problems” associated with the reading assignment for that lecture and/or the preceding one. The quizzes will be worth an additional 3.33% each. Grading will be largely based on a standard grading scale as follows: A (100-90%), A- (89-88%), B+ (87-85%), B (84-80%), B- (79-78%), C+ (77-75%), C (74-70%), C- (69-68%), D+ (67-65%), D (64-60%), D- (59-58%), F (<58%) (Extra credit for participation may be assigned) |
Attendance Policy: |
Attendance of lectures is required. Attendance and keeping-up with reading are essential to success in the course. Tardiness is very disruptive; avoid showing up late for lectures. |
Classroom Policy: |
All pagers and cell phones MUST be off or in “vibration mode.” Disruptive behavior that infringes on others to learn during lectures will NOT be tolerated. |
Exam Policy: |
There will be NO MAKE-UP EXAMS. “Incomplete” grades will only be considered when accompanied by a legitimate verifiable medical or similar excuse. Students will be expected to follow the academic code of honor established by the University. Please bring pencils (#2), and calculators with two variable statistics and log function, to exams. |
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Reading |
Topic |
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| Week 1 | Jan. 8 |
0, 1 |
Introduction Analytical Chemistry and Measurements (Lopez de la Vega) |
Jan. 10 |
2, 3 |
Basic Tools; Experimental Error (Almirall) |
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| Week 2 | Jan. 15 |
4-1 |
Statistics (Almirall) |
Jan. 17 |
4-2 to 4-6 |
Statistics (Almirall) |
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| Week 3 | Jan. 22 |
4-7 to 4-9 |
Least Squares and Calibration (Almirall) |
Jan. 24 |
5 |
Quality Assurance (Almirall) |
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| Week 4 | Jan. 29 |
6 |
Chemical Equilibrium (Almirall) |
Jan. 31 |
7 |
Titration (Almirall) |
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| Week 5 | Feb. 5 |
8 |
Activity and Chemical Equilibrium (Almirall) |
Feb. 7 |
EXAM 1 (Almirall) |
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| Week 6 | Feb. 12 |
9-1 to 9-4 |
Monoprotic Acids (Lopez de la Vega) |
Feb. 14 |
9-5 |
Buffers (Lopez de la Vega) |
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| Week 7 | Feb. 19 |
10 |
Polyprotic Acids (Lopez de la Vega) |
Feb. 21 |
11 |
Acid-Base Titrations (Lopez de la Vega) |
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| Week 8 | Feb. 26 |
11 |
Acid-Base Titrations Problems |
Feb. 28 |
12 |
Compleximetric Reactions (Lopez de la Vega) |
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| Week 9 | Mar. 4 |
12 |
EDTA Titrations Problems (Lopez de la Vega) |
Mar. 6 |
14 |
Intro. to Electrochemistry (Lopez de la Vega) |
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| Week 10 | Mar. 11 |
15 |
Electrodes and Redox Titration (Lopez de la V) |
Mar. 13 |
16 |
Electrodes and Redox Titration Problems |
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| Week 11 | Spring Break |
Mar. 18 and Mar. 20 (No Class) |
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| Week 12 | Mar. 25 |
18 |
Spectrophotometry (Lopez de la Vega) |
Mar. 27 |
EXAM 2 (Lopez de la Vega) |
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| Week 13 | Apr. 1 |
21 |
Atomic Spectroscopy (Almirall) |
Apr. 3 |
22 |
Mass Spectrometry (Almirall) |
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| Week 14 | Apr. 8 |
23 |
Extraction; Sample Preparation (Almirall) |
Apr. 10 |
23 |
Introduction to Analytical Separation (Almirall) |
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26 |
Chromatography/Electrophoresis (Almirall) |
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| Week15 | Apr. 15 |
24 |
Gas Chromatography (Almirall) |
Apr. 17 |
25 |
Liquid Chromatography and Final Review (Almirall) |
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| Week 16 | Apr. 22 |
FINAL EXAM 11:15-1:15 pm |
*Required readings from indicated chapter(s)/section(s) in the textbook (Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 7th Edition, Daniel C. Harris), unless otherwise noted.
Note: March 11 - Last day to drop a course with a DR grade
