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Chemistry 565
Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
Winter 1998
Meet: TTh 8:30 to 11:20 am, W-106

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Text
There is no text required for this laboratory. However, students must have access to a copy of the text used in the Chem 564, Instrumental Analysis lecture. The laboratory manual will be available in the Old Main copy centers (Instrumental Analysis Laboratory by Stephen Bialkowski). Students need only pay to have the manual copied. Alternatively, students may use the University network to access this file at one of the student computer centers.

Students also need to have a bound laboratory notebook and safety glasses before they can start work in the laboratory. A safety agreement must be signed by the student. This will be distributed during the first week of laboratory meetings.

Course Objectives
Chemistry 565 is a lab designed to increase the student's understanding of chemical instrumentation. There are several laboratories in this manual. You will be able to perform up to 8 in the 10 week quarter.

Course Content
The class will be divided into teams of two or three. Every team will do the first two experiments. The team must also decide which 6 experiments from those written up in this manual or under development they want to do in addition to the first two experiments. Due to a lack of duplicate equipment, experiments will be rotated throughout the quarter, except that laboratory 1, Electrical Measurements is a prerequisite for laboratories 2 and 3, Operational Amplifiers, and Computer Data Acquisition and Analysis. Since you will do many of the experiments before they are covered in the lecture, it is imperative that you read the experimental procedure and the corresponding material in the CHEM 564 text before conducting the experiment.

Fees
A laboratory fee is required for this course. The laboratory fee is used to pay for reagents and to help maintain the instrumentation and glassware.

Laboratory Reports and Grades
A laboratory report will be required for each experiment. Your entire grade depends upon these reports. One of the lab reports will be a formal report. The lab reports will consist of the following items:

  1. Brief introduction
  2. Theory of the scientific principles involved, and more importantly, theory of the instrument
  3. Brief outline of experimental details
  4. Data, results, tables, etc.
  5. Analysis/Conclusions
  6. Questions (if applicable)
  7. References

The formal report will be graded upon the above criteria, as well as, grammar, style, clarity, etc.. The non-formal reports are worth 20 points and the formal report is worth 60 points, making a total of 200 points possible. Graded will be assigned based on University policy based on a percentage; A: 90-100%, B: 80-89%, C: 70-79%, D: 60-69%, F: below 70%. Plus and minus grade modifications are assigned according to University policy.

You will be expected to turn in your informal reports no later than one week after the experiment has been completed (two weeks for the formal report). A penalty of 10% per day late will be assessed for late work. Don't get behind! The last day of classes is the last day to hand in reports.

Laboratory Content
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Contact
Professor Stephen E. Bialkowski
Bialkowski's home pageDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-0300

email: sbialkow@cc.usu.edu

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