CH341–Instrumental Methods of Analysis: Baker University | Spring 2024

MWF: 12:30-1:20 p.m.|MS201

Laboratory Sec. A, Th 12:00-3:15 p.m.|MS311

Instructor, Dr. Jamin Perry Office: 302 Mulvane

E-mail: jamin.perry@bakeru.edu Phone: 594-8326
MTWF 2:30-3:20, R 11:30-12:20, and by appointment

Texts and Materials

Textbook: Granger II, R. M.; Yochum, H. M.; Granger, J. N.;Sienerth, K. D.; Instrumental Analysis, Revised
Edition; Oxford University Press: New York, 2017.

Scientific or graphing calculator (phone, tablet, watch, and PC calculators cannot be used for exams)

Course Description
The theory and practice of physicochemical and instrumental methods of analysis are presented. Areas
covered are spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, chromatography, electroanalytical methods, and areas of
current interest.

Disclaimer: The Common-Sense Rule

All policies and rules and stuff about this class assume we will all adhere to some level of common sense.
Small typing errors, mistakes, and general skullduggery, etc., will not be a point of contention or an
acceptable loophole. For example, a typo of the year in which an assignment is due, but you are attending
class in the Spring of 2024 – common sense should tell you that the assignment is due now, not in 2023,
and you are still responsible for it

The professor reserves the right to amend this syllabus at any point during the semester with appropriate
notice.

Requirements

Class attendance and participation are expected and will be reflected in test and quiz grades. There will
be NO make-up tests, quizzes, or laboratory sessions. If you know in advance that you must miss a test,
notify the instructor as soon as possible to arrange to take the test in advance:

The university and additional course policies regarding the COVID-19, and other infectious diseases, found
at the end of this syllabus will be followed for the duration of the fall term.

In extreme circumstances, the professor reserves the right to modify the course requirements and policies
with the approval of the impacted student. If the modification effects the entire class, a syllabus revision or
addendum will be made.

HOMEWORK: Homework is to accompany its author to class. Certain homework problems could be
collected in lieu of quizzes, these questions will also be good practice for exams.

ORAL PRESENTATION: A short seminar is to be given in the last week of classes on an instrumental
technique not covered in class and selected from current issues of Analytical Chemistry. The approved
topic and an annotated bibliography with three references are due April 19th, subject to revision as
necessary. Copies of a two-page outline and bibliography (five to eight references) of the seminar
suitable for distribution to the class are due immediately prior to the presentation. The seminar should be
clearly presented and well-organized (use of PowerPoint is optional, not required), lasting ten to twelve
minutes, and should demonstrate a good understanding of the subject chosen.

GRADING: The course grade will be based on lecture and laboratory performance. The lecture grade
will primarily be determined by three one-hour tests, twenty quizzes/in-class exercises/homework, the oral
presentation, and a comprehensive final examination. There will be at least twenty-three quizzes/in-class
activities, with the scores for the best twenty counted toward the final grade. That is, there will be a
quiz/activity almost every day.
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The laboratory grade will be determined by written reports, the laboratory notebook, and a laboratory
practical exam.
The contribution of each component of this course to the overall grade:

Quizzes/In-class activities/Homework 20 %

Oral Presentation 10 %

Hour Examinations 30 %.

Laboratory Grade 20 %

Final Examination 20 %

The following grade cutoffs will be used in this course:

A (85-100%), B+ (82-84), B (70-81%), C+ (67-69), C (55-66%), D+ (52-54%), D (40-51%), F ( ≤ 39%)

CH341. TENTATIVE LECTURE & EXAM SCHEDULE. SPRING 2024

Dates Chapter & Subject

1/29-2/27 Ch. 4 An Introduction to Instrumental Electronics
Ch. 5 Signals and Noise
Ch. 22 Statistical Data Analysis
Ch. 1 The Analyst's Toolbox
Ch. 2 Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
Ch. 3 An Introduction to Optics

2/28 Wed. TEST ONE

2/29 - 4/2 Ch. 6 Molecular Ultraviolet and Visible Spec.

Ch. 7 Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Ch. 8 Luminescence Spectroscopy
Ch. 10 X-ray-related Techniques
Ch. 11 Infrared Spectroscopy

4/3 Wed. TEST TWO

4/4 - 5/7 Ch. 14 Introduction to NMR Spectroscopy

Ch. 13 Mass Spectrometry
Ch. 15 Liquid Chromatography
Ch. 16 Gas Chromatography
Ch. 17 Electrophoresis
Ch. 18 Potentiometry and Probes
Ch. 19 Analytical Voltammetry
Student Seminars

5/8 Wed. TEST THREE

5/9-5/10 Student Seminars Cont. and Final Review

5/15 Wed, 1:00-4:00 COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAMINATION

pm
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LABORATORY NOTEBOOK:

The laboratory notebook is a written record of what occurred in the lab. A table of contents is required.
All notebook pages must be numbered and dated on the outside corner. Primary data must be recorded
in ink. Procedural notes, sketches of apparatus, instrument settings, etc., are appropriately included as
well. The laboratory reports will be written with the assistance of the laboratory notebook. It is easier to
include what might be needed for a report than to retrace the sequence of laboratory events.

LABORATORY REPORTS:

Upon completion of an experiment, the formal laboratory report will be typewritten as a research
report, in formal written English with references in the format of the American Chemical Society (see
Analytical Chemistry or the Journal of the American Chemical Society for examples).

The report should include the following:

1. Title page, including the title of the experiment, the dates of the experiment, the date the write-up is
turned in, your name with your partner's name in parentheses.

2. Abstract: A brief summary of what was done.

3. Introduction: Include clarification of the scientific purpose of the experiment and brief theoretical
background

4. Experimental: Describe the instrumentation and procedure so that someone can repeat the
experiment. Careful sketches of apparatus or diagrams may be included in this section. This section is
typically written first. Examples abound in the chemical literature.

5. Results: Include what results were obtained, with tabulations of data. Tables and graphs are usually
included here.

6. Discussion: Include conclusions drawn from the observed results. What is the significance of the
results?

7. References: Endnotes in American Chemical Society format, with inclusive pagination; each source
has its own number, and that number is reused if necessary.

Figures/Graphs are numbered sequentially, and Tables are numbered

sequentially using Roman numerals. Consult the above journals for examples.

Laboratory reports (print and electronic copies) are due the laboratory period following the completion
of the experiment with a ten-percent penalty for each day late.
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Additional Course Policies and Legalese:

Inclement Weather, Global Pandemics, and Other Stuff: In the event the University closes due to
weather / viruses / clowns / zombies / zombie-clowns, etc. students will be informed by email how class will
proceed. You are responsible for checking your email and the Moodle page on a daily basis. If required,
there is the possibility class will be held via Zoom. In this event, the zoom session will be at the same time
as class and material will be provided per the usual on Moodle. If you read this line, and you email me your
favorite dank meme before the end of the first week of class, you will earn an automatic 2% toward your
overall quiz score for the semester.

Credit Hour Definition and Associated Course Expectations: Consistent with best practices in higher
education, Baker University subscribes to the federal definition of the “credit hour” endorsed by the Higher
Learning Commission. Driven by intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student
achievement, the “credit hour” is an institutionally-established equivalency that reasonably approximates
not less than one hour of classroom (or direct faculty) instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-
class student work per week for the duration of the course enrollment period. A 3-credit-hour course, for
example requires approximately 45-classroom contact hours, roughly 90 out-of-class work hours and
approximately 135 total instructional hours over the course of a 15-week semester.

In laboratory courses that carry 4 hours of credit, approximately 84 hours of classroom instruction have
been planned over the scheduled semester. In addition, students are expected to spend roughly 168 hours
(12 hours per week) on out-of-class assignments which include: a) assigned text readings, b) problem
solving, c) unit evaluation and final exam preparation, d) outside lab-related assignments, e) statistical and
other homework problems, and f) literature review research and manuscript preparation depending on the
assignments in the course.

Accommodations: Baker University is committed to providing “reasonable accommodations” in keeping

with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992. Access
Services coordinates accommodations and services for all eligible students with disabilities. If you have a
disability and wish to request accommodations and have not contacted Access Services, please do so as
soon as possible. Access Services is located on the Baldwin City campus in the Office of Student
Academic Success (in Collins Library (lower level); 785-594-8352; sas@bakerU.edu). Information about
Access Services can also be found on the Baker website at www.bakeru.edu/sas. If accommodations
have been approved by Access Services, please communicate with your professors(s) regarding your
accommodations to coordinate services.

Academic Integrity: Expectations and policies regarding academic integrity in this course are consistent
with those described in the Student Handbook. Additionally, work submitted by a student must be their own
and using materials generated by any AI, or equivalent program, will be viewed as misconduct equivalent
to plagiarism. Penalties for misconduct may range from a deduction of points up to and including a failing
grade on the assignment, quiz, activity, or exam in question. In cases of extreme cases of misconduct, the
professor reserves the right to assign an automatic failing grade in the course.

Policies on attendance for COVID-19, Influenza and other Infectious Diseases

Class attendance, whether in the classroom or in a remote environment, is vital to your academic
success. However, during this extraordinary time, there are some additional course policies regarding
attendance that must be followed:

Policy 0: Abuse of any of these attendance policies, such as false claims of illness, will constitute
misconduct and may subject you to sanctions by the Dean of Students.

Policy 1: If an individual in the class is informed that they have been in close contact with an individual
who becomes infected, they should mask with a KF94, KN95 or N95 mask and test regularly for several
days to ensure the safety of other in the community. The student should wear a mask until negative
testing rules out infection, or positive testing requires isolation. Close contacts should follow the guidance
provided by the CDC in regard to masking.
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Policy 2: If you are exhibiting any two of the following symptoms, DO NOT attend class in-person:

a. chills or fever (body temperature of 100.4oF or higher)

b. cough

c. new loss of taste or smell

d. shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

e. fatigue, muscle or body aches, or headache

f. another condition that may be symptomatic of infection with COVID-19

(https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html)

Policy 3: You must notify your instructor by email (jamin.perry@bakeru.edu) in a timely fashion (within 24
hours) if you are unwell and will miss class due to any symptoms stated in Policy 2. In these
circumstances, you will not be penalized for an absence provided that you notified your instructor. You
will, however, be expected to keep up with the class and submit any and all assignments on time unless
there are mitigating circumstances. If such circumstances arise, you must contact your instructor and
develop a plan to keep current with your coursework. Extended absences due to illness must be
appropriately documented and you should remain in communication with the instructor regarding ongoing
concerns.

Policy 4: If you do become ill with what might be COVID-19 please test yourself or work with Dean Bailey
or Sports Medicine (if you are an athlete) to get tested. If you have to isolate due to infection by Covid-19
and you are too ill or fatigued to complete assignments, we will develop a reasonable makeup schedule
together.

Policy 5: If you miss an exam due to illness then sufficient accommodations will be made, provided that
you have followed the policies outlined in this document. Unverifiable absences will not be
accommodated. Sufficient accommodations for an exam will either involve dropping the missed exam (1
drop is allowed) or offering a different (but equivalent) make-up exam within 2 days of the student’s return
to campus.

Policy 6: Being allowed to attend remotely is not a guarantee, nor should it be expected to be an
equivalent to in-person instruction. In the unlikely event that students that are allowed to attend class
remotely, the participants will be held to the same conduct standards as in-class attendance. Appropriate
clothing is required if a student is attending via Zoom. Disruptive and unbecoming conduct will result in a
single warning, repeated unacceptable behavior will result in ejection from either class or the current
Zoom session, and will be reported to the University as misconduct.

The university COVID quarantine and isolation policies (which may be subject to change) are available at

https://www.bakeru.edu/coronavirus/