CHEM 201
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
CHEM 201. Quantitative Analysis
Two hours lecture; six hours laboratory (4).
Prerequisites: CHEM 102
Corequisites: None
Semester offered: Fall
Introduction to calculations of analytical chemistry; included are statistical handling of data, gravimetric and volumetric methods of analysis. Required for chemistry majors.
The topics covered in this course are those common to textbooks written to introduce concepts of chemical analysis and to provide an extensive introduction to the concepts of chemical equilibria. The order of coverage is generally an introduction and review of basic chemical calculations, followed by an introduction to statistical methods to evaluate the reliability of experimental data, and then an in depth study of gravimetric and volumetric (precipitation, neutralization, complexometric, and oxidation-reduction) methods of analysis. The laboratory portion of this course illustrates numerous methods of analysis applied to samples.
The course emphasizes problem solving. Numerous example problems are worked in class and students are assigned others. Problem sets force students to organize the data presented and to arrive at a method to solve the problem at hand.
At the conclusion of the course, the student will
1. Be familiar with common "wet chemistry" methods of chemical analysis
2. Have developed good laboratory practices and skills
3. Have an introduction to equilibrium chemistry and
4. Understand the manner in which chemical equilibria can affect an analysis.
Assessment of the student's success in the course is based upon the result of his/her laboratory work, assigned problem sets, three or four hour examinations, and a final examination. Specifically, the accomplishment of goals 1 and 2 of Section D will be measured by the results of the laboratory portion of the course and goals 3 and 4 by the results of the problem sets, the hour examinations, and the final examination.
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DATE ACTION REVIEWED BY
September 2001 Reviewed by Walter S. Jaronski, Chair