Course Details

01:160:251 Analytical Chemistry

  • Course Code: 01:160:251
  • Title: Analytical Chemistry
  • Short Description: The quantitative analyst seeks to answer the question, "How much of substance is in material? What are the tools used and how can one do the measurements?" In Analytical Chemistry course you will study some of the important ideas in analytical chemistry and do quantitative measurements.
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall
  • Degree Type (BA/BS): BS in Data Science
  • Track Option: Chemical Data Science Track (Code: NB219CJ)
  • Degree Option: BS in Data Science- Chemical Data Science Track (Code: NB219CJ)
  • Learning Goals:

    By the end of the course, we hope that you will have an improved understanding of:

    • The distinction between the goals of qualitative and of quantitative determinations.
    • Statistical methods for evaluating and interpreting data.
    • Sources of error in chemical and instrumental analysis.
    • Interferences in chemical and instrumental analysis.
    • The concept of instrument calibration.
    • The basic concepts of stoichiometry.
    • The importance to quantitation of equilibrium theory.
    • The concept of an analytical standard.
    • Instrument components and principles of their operation in the following areas:
      • Spectroscopy (UV-vis, fluorescence, atomic absorption, IR, Raman, x-ray)
      • Separations (GC, HPLC, electrophoresis, ion chromatography, affinity chromatography)
      • Mass spectrometry including the distinction and utility of different ionization methods (e.g., EI, CI, ESI, MALDI) and mass analyzers (e.g., quadrupole, TOF, ion trap)
      • Electrochemistry (ion selective electrodes, amperometry, voltammetry)
      • Hyphenated techniques (GC-MS, LC-MS)