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CHEM 455 - Instrumental Analysis

(3 units)
Critical examination of the process of quantitative chemical measurement entailing a systematic treatment of instrument design and instrumental methods.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 330 . Corequisite(s): CHEM 423 .

Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes (if available):
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to explain basic instrumentation concepts.
2. Students will be able to demonstrate instrumentation skills through performing laboratory experiments.
3. Students will be able to communicate laboratory results effectively in written and oral form.
4. Students will be able to use basic diagnostic methods of laboratory instrumentation.
5. Students will be able to interpret recorded data with standard statistical methods including noise analysis.
6. Students will be able to describe in detail examples of instrumentation utilized in current chemical research.
7. Students will be able to employ statistical methods and analytical reasoning to discriminate between sound and unsound interpretation of data.
8. Students will be able to evaluate the impact of the precision, accuracy, and sensitivity of instrumental analytical methods in their application in environmental or biomedical context and the resulting impact on societal problems, including trace chemical analysis and false positives.


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