Department of Chemistry University of Kentucky ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY COURSE SYLLABUS – Spring 2011 Course Description: An introduction to the theory and practice of quantitative analysis. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, three or four hours. Prereq: CHE 107 and 115. Course Information: Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-10:20 a.m., CP-222 Credits: 3 cr (Secs. 1 & 2) or 4 cr (Secs. 3 & 4) Textbook: D. A. Skoog, D. M. West, F. J. Holler, and S. R. Crouch: Analytical Chemistry: An Introduction, 7th Edition, Saunders College Publishing, 1999. Laboratory: Monday and Wednesday, 1:00-5:00 pm, CP-208 and CP-236. Go to CP 208 first. The first lab meetings will be on Monday, January 24 or Wednesday, January 12 for the Monday (Secs. 1 & 3) or Wednesday (Secs. 2 & 4) Laboratories, respectively. Laboratory Experiments: Complete copies of the laboratory handouts are available on the course Web site or on a CD (on request). Go to http://www.chem.uky.edu/courses/che226/welcome.html Instructor: Dr. Yinan Wei • Office: 305 Chemistry-Physics Building • Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10:30 am – 12:00 noon or by appointment (send an email to arrange meeting) • E-mail: [email protected] (All emails must have 226 in the Subject header line) • Phone: 859-257-7085 Teaching Assistants Pauline Stratman Sanja Trajkovic Brent Ferrell Office Sander’s Brown Rm 125 ACCTEC 065 CP-315 Phone 859-257-1412 x 247 E-mail [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Hours Tue, 1-2 pm, Thr. 2-3 pm, Fri. 2-3 pm Thr./Fri. 10 am Wed./Fri. 10 am CHE 226 Analytical Chemistry Page 1 of 6 Spring 2011 Course Syllabus Department of Chemistry University of Kentucky Tentative Lecture Coverage: Topics Chapters Introduction 1 Units, Concentration and Stoichiometry 3 Experimental Error 5, 6 Statistical Analysis: Evaluating the Data 7 Gravimetric Analysis 8 Chemical Equilibrium Basics 4 Electrolyte Effects 9 Equilibria in Complex Systems 10 Acid-Base Titrations 11, 12, 13, 14 Complexation and Precipitation Titrations 15 Spectrochemical Analysis 21, 22, 23 Separation Methods 24, 25, 26 Electrochemistry Introduction 16 Electrode Potentials 17 Oxidation/Reduction Titrations 18 Potentiometry 19 Examinations: Date Time Exam I Thursday Feb. 10, 9:30 am Exam II Tuesday Mar. 22, 9:30 am Exam III Thursday Apr. 21, 9:30 am Final Exam Tuesday May 03, 8:00 am The Final Exam is comprehensive. Grading Procedure and Scale: Component 3 Credits 4 Credits Best 2 of 3 hour Exams 35% 30% Final Exam 27% 20% Laboratory 33% 45% Excel Assignments 5% 5% Total 100% 100% CHE 226 Analytical Chemistry Page 2 of 6 Spring 2011 Course Syllabus Department of Chemistry University of Kentucky Grade Final Average: A 89.50 – 100.0 B 79.50 – 89.49 C 69.50 – 79.49 D 59.50 – 69.49 E 59.49 and Below A student who scores 90.00% or better on each of the three mid-term exams will be exempted from the Final Exam. The average of the three mid-term Exams will then be used for the total percentage for all examinations in the course. Suggested Homework: Suggested homework problems will be assigned as the material is covered. Homework will not be collected and graded, but the bulk of the Exams will reflect the material in the assigned problems. E-mail: The instructor will send you important information, files, reminders, nags, etc., during the course of the semester. You should check your e-mail at least daily. We will send e-mails to the “preferred address” that you provided at the beginning of the semester. We will put the course number, 226, in the Subject header of all emails sent to you. This will help you filter our email into a separate mailbox, if your software has such a feature. In turn, you must include 226 someplace in the Subject header of all email you send to the instructors. I probably get 40 spam emails a day that get through my spam filter system. Putting 226 in the subject header will filter your important email to my course mailbox, so that I can tend to it as soon as possible. Previous 226 Exams: Several semesters of past CHE 226 exams are available on the course Website for you to peruse and self-test. Answers are not provided on the old exams. There are many, many problems in the textbook that do have answers. Use these to “get up to speed”. If you have any questions or are confused about any of the problems on the old exams, feel free to ask one of the instructors. Make-up Exams: No make-up examinations will be given regardless of the reason for missing an exam. Dropping the lowest examination grade is designed to compensate for this, among other reasons. Calculators: Use of a calculator during examinations is permitted as long as they are not shared between students. The latter will be considered as cheating. Programmable calculators must have their memories cleared prior to use in an exam. In any event, test problems are usually designed so as to minimize arithmetic. Ordinary arithmetic errors will be penalized very little. Points will be deducted if an improper number of significant figures in used in the final arithmetic answer. CHE 226 Analytical Chemistry Page 3 of 6 Spring 2011 Course Syllabus Department of Chemistry University of Kentucky Important Dates: Wednesday, Jan. 12 First day of Classes Wednesday, Jan. 19 Last day to ADD a class for the Spring 2011 Semester. Wednesday, Feb. 2 Last day to DROP a course withdraw without it appearing on your transcript. Last day to change grading option (P/F, Credit/Audit). Thursday, Feb. 10 1st EXAM Monday, Mar. 7 Midterm of 2010 Fall Semester Tuesday, Mar. 22 2nd EXAM Monday-Saturday, Mar. 14-19 Spring break Friday, Apr. 1 Last day to WITHDRAW from a course with a W. After this date, can withdraw only for “urgent non-academic reasons”. Wednesday, Apr. 20 Last day the CHE 226 Laboratory will be open. All students must formally check out of the Laboratory on or before this date. Thursday, Apr. 21 3rd EXAM Friday, Apr. 29 Last day of classes. All CHE 226 laboratory reports must be submitted by 5:00 pm. Tuesday, May 3 FINAL EXAM, 8:00 A.M. Dropping the Course: A student can DROP the course up to September 15 without it appearing on the transcript, and to WITHDRAW from the course up to November 30