Chemistry 79001: Basic Laboratory Techniques
in Analytical, Physical, and Inorganic Chemistry
CUNY Graduate Center, Spring 2013
Instructors
Dr. Jianbo Liu
Queens College, NSB B312, (718) 997-3271
jianbo.liu@qc.cuny.edu
http://chem.qc.cuny.edu/~jliu/Liu_page/Liu_main.htm
Office Hours: Monday 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm or by appointment, NSB B312
Lectures
Labs
Mondays 10:15 – 12:05
Mondays 1:40 – 5:30
Textbook
D. A. Skoog, F. J. Holler, and S. R. Crouch, Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 6th
edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2007. (Required)
PowerPoint slides will be provided at
http://chem.qc.cuny.edu/~jliu/Liu_page/teaching.htm
Grading
SOPs – 30%
Lab reports – 40 %
Literature review (written report and 30´ presentation) – 30%
Laboratory
Each experiment will be performed by students working in groups. Students are each
required to write SOPs for assigned instruments, and rotate through all experiments.
REM 354, Queens College,
REM 354
Attendance: It is your responsibility to attend and to be punctual. Do not come late.
Every unexcused absence will result in a 5% grade penalty. To avoid the penalty, you
must obtain the instructor’s permission. No make up for missed laboratory session
Instruments: The instruments used in the lab serve both educational and research
purposes. Thus, all instruments should be treated with care. Students are responsible for
cleaning the instrument that they are using on the day of use. Failure to do so will result
in grade deduction. The instrument accessory and glassware drawers are experiment
specific. These drawers will be spot checked and missing items (i.e.,
glassware/equipment left on the counter tops) will result in grade deduction.
SOP/Laboratory reports: SOP and laboratory reports (typed) must be turned in by the
beginning of the lab session on the date due. Any student that has not turned in a report
will get a zero. While you may collect data with other students, the reports—including
all tables, graphs, calculations and answers—must be your own work! Reports will be
graded based on scientific content, clarity of presentation, and adherence to a standard
journal format [title, abstract, introduction, experimental, results and discussion,
conclusion, acknowledgements, references, tables, figure captions, and figures]. You are
encouraged to discuss with the instructor any comments made on any laboratory report.
Plagiarism: Any student caught plagiarizing a report from any source will receive a zero
on the assignment in question and a warning. The second time that a student is caught
will result in the automatic failure of the course.
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Lecture Schedule
Date
Jan 28
Feb 4
Feb 11
Feb 20
(Wed)
Feb 25
Mar 4
Mar 11
Mar 18
Apr 8
Apr 15
Apr 22
Apr 29
May 6
May 13
Week Lecture Topics
1
Introduction to Instrumental Analysis (chapter 1)
Signals and Noise (chapter 5)
2
Introduction to Spectroscopy (chapters 6 and 7)
3
Molecular Spectroscopy: UV-Visible Spectroscopy (chapters 13 and 14)
4
Molecular Spectroscopy: Luminescence Spectroscopy (chapter 15)
Molecular Spectroscopy: Infrared Spectroscopy (chapters 16)
5
Literature review
6
Molecular Spectroscopy: Infrared Spectroscopy (chapter 17)
Molecular Spectroscopy: Raman Spectroscopy (chapter 18)
7
Mass Spectrometry (chapter 11)
8
Mass Spectrometry (chapter 20)
9
Atomic Spectroscopy: Introduction (chapter 8)
Atomic Spectroscopy: Emission Spectroscopy (chapter 9)
Atomic Spectroscopy: Absorption Spectroscopy (chapter 10)
10
Introduction to Separation Science (chapter 26)
Gas Chromatography (chapter 27)
11
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (chapter 28)
12
Introduction to Electroanalytical Chemistry (chapter 22)
Potentiometer (chapter 23)
13
Coulometry (chapter 24)
Voltammetry (chapter 25)
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Presentation
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Lab Schedule
Week Date
PreLab
1
Jan 28
Safety/lab technique handbook
read and signed
2
3
4
5
6
Feb 4
Feb 11
Feb 20
Feb 25
Mar 4
Introductory Meeting
1) Lab goals
2) Lab safety
3) Guidelines for SOP, lab reports and presentation
4) Lab assignments/check-in
5) Instruments and computers
LabVIEW
Lab 1
LabVIEW
Lab 1
Instrument Automation and Control
Lab 1
TBA
TBA
Data analysis, SigmaPlot
Lab 2
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Mar 11
Mar 18
Apr 8
Apr 15
Apr 22
Apr 29
May 6
May 13
Discussion of SOP, scientific writing
Mass spectrometry
Digital Electronics and Computers
Digital Electronics and Computers
Electronic Diagnostic Techniques
Electronic Diagnostic Techniques
Report for Lab 2
Report for Lab 3
Group
1-2
3-4
5-6
Week 2-4
LabVIEW
NXT
LabVIEW
DAQ
UV-Vis
Lab Work
Material Due
Lab3
Lab4
Lab 4
Lab 4
Lab 5
Lab 6
1) Lab clean up and check out
2) Presentation
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Decide
Topic for
Literature
Rev. &
Presentation
UV-Vis
LabVIEW
DAQ
LabVIEW
NXT
LabVIEW
DAQ
UV-Vis
LabVIEW
NXT
Week 8
Mass
Spectrom
etry
SOP for Lab 1
Report for literature review
SOP for Lab 4
Report for Lab 5
Report for Lab 6
Week 13
Week 9-11
Week 12
FT-IR
Fluorescence
HPLC
Fluorescence
HPLC
FT-IR
HPLC
FT-IR
Fluorescence
Week
14
Presenta
tion
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