Chemistry 760 Analytical Spectroscopy

Fall 1996

Meet: MWF 12:30 pm, ML-109

This page was updated: November 20, 1996

Class text (Required):

• J. D. Ingle and S. R. Crouch Spectrochemical Analysis Prentice Hall (1988)

Reference Texts (not required):

• A. D. Poularikas and S. Seely Signals and Systems PWS Engineering (1985)
• S. E. Bialkowski Photothermal Spectroscopy Methods for Chemical Analysis Wiley (1996)
• C. L. Wyatt Radiometric Calibration: Theory and Methods Academic Press (1978)
• A. Yariv Quantum Electronics 3d Edition, Wiley (1989)
• J. Steinfeld Molecules and Radiation 2nd Edition, MIT Press (1985)

Philosophy: The purpose of this course is to survey many of the methods of spectrochemical analysis used in the analytical laboratory. The lectures will be a mixture of practical, theoretical, and instrumental topics. Reading the book is an essential component of the class. But in addition to the lectures based on the book, we should have time to go into more detail on certain topics.

Grades: Your grade will be based on homework assignments and a final report describing in detail the 'theory of operation' of a particular technique reported on in Analytical Chemistry. The later publishes papers which are rarely detailed enough to be understood without some thought. Your report will add thought to the paper. The report to be turned in on the day of the final will consist of a copy of the brief taken from an Analytical Chemistry printed since 1990 and a five to ten page narrative which describes the technique in full mathematical rigor. Homework assignments will count for 60% of your grade. The balance will be the final report.

Provisions will be made for handicapped access if required. Students should notify instructor of special needs.

Material: An over-ambitious schedule follows. The dates will probably be adjusted as the quarter progresses.

Assignments

• Assignment 1: Problems to be turned in 10/18/96; 2-1, 2-7, 2-9, 2-16
• Assignment 2: Problems to be turned in 10/25/96; 3-3, 3-6, 3-14, 3-19
• Assignment 3: Problems to be turned in 11/1/96; 4-1, 4-7, 4-13, 4-17
• Assignment 4: Problems to be turned in 11/13/96; 5-3, 5-12, 5-18
• Assignment 5: Problems to be turned in 11/20/96; 7-7, 7-8, 7-9, 7-10
• Assignment 6: Problems to be turned in 12/2/96; 8-3, 8-10, 8-13
• Assignment 7: Problems to be turned in 12/2/96; 10-6, 10-11, 10-14

Please direct your questions to the e-mail address below

Contact

Professor Stephen E. Bialkowski
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-0300 USA
Office phone: (435) 797-1907 FAX: (435) 797-3390
Email: Stephen.Bialkowski@usu.edu Office: ML 349 

Spectroscopy Links

• Several JAVA applets of interest to chemists may be run at GAMELAN. Your browser must be able to run JAVA to use these. Look to educational applets under the sub-headings of Chemistry and Physics. You will find a molecular spectrum simulator, an "on line" energy level calculator for the He atom, several molecular graphics applets, and even ab initio molecular geometry calculators. There are several interactive models for solid-state physics, applicable to semiconductor detector technology, also on line.
  You might also look into the Mathematics and Computer Science topics to get insights into those difficult concepts we all struggle with.

• A good site for spectroscopy information is through the Society for Applied Spectroscopy links page.

• Link to Prof. Charles Lochmuller's Factor Analysis tutorial

• Also, be sure to check out the links to photothermal spectroscopy through my home page.

Tuesday, August 03, 2004