Sample White Paper/Experimental Outline
As promised, here is an example of a white paper and outline from a previous class: Download file.
As promised, here is an example of a white paper and outline from a previous class: Download file.
Just a reminder that you should come to class Wednesday with a preliminary concept for your proposal. Please keep in mind that your goal is to identify an important question/problem/hypothesis that can be investigated using an analytical spectroscopy/spectrometry technique or techniques. Please verify that the work you propose has not already been done in the literature. Please keep in mind that the project scope is 3 years.
In the original syllabus, there was no class scheduled for Friday, November 20th. In fact, class will meet that day.
The due date for problem set #3 will be 11/11/2009 rather than 11/04/2009 as stated in the syllabus.
Exam #1 is tomorrow, October 23rd, from 3:30-5:30 pm in Smith 111. Please bring a pencil, scientific calculator, and an equation sheet (as detailed in the syllabus).
Below you will find exams from 2006 and 2007 that correspond loosely with the exam we'll have on October 23rd.
If you didn't already hear, this year's Nobel Prize in Physics was given for two technologies very relevant to CHEM 8152 students - fiber optics and CCD detectors:
Please inform me about your availability for a 2 hour exam during the week of 10/19/2009 by Thursday evening. You can do this either via email (chaynes@umn.edu) or by posting a comment on this blog entry. If you do not send me your schedule, I will assume that you can make it at any time.
Please subscribe to the ASAP alerts for the journals most relevant to you in addition to Analytical Chemistry. This can be accomplished through the link at: http://pubs.acs.org/page/benefits-services/alerts.html
In this course, we will survey both the fundamental and practical aspects of spectroscopies commonly used in analytical chemistry. First, a few logistical details:
Our class lectures are scheduled for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:05 am - 9:55 am in Smith Hall 111.
Ahead of our first class meeting on Wednesday, September 9th, I would like you to read over the course syllabus and be ready with any questions. Also, I will forgo reviewing the basic physics behind electromagnetic radiation so that we can jump right into other material. Please review the "Pre-lecture notes" that will be posted on this topic. This material should be familiar to all of you and will be necessary for the remainder of the class. I am happy to meet with you individually to discuss this material if necessary.