Course Summary:
This course will provide an understanding of both the method and the application of modern chemical instrumentation to chemical problems and systems. The problems will be deliberately chosen to cover a range of different physical and biophysical chemistry topics. Writing clear, concise lab reports is a skill that every practicing scientist is expected to have. This course provides you with excellent opportunities to hone this important skill. Detailed lab reports are required for all computational problems and laboratory experiments. Attendance is required at two lectures and 2 labs per week. Concurrent registration in CHM 251 is recommended.

Course Topics:

1. Laboratory organization
2. Computers in the Laboratory
3. Data Acquisition
4. Electronic Equipment
5. Function Generator, Digital Meter, Oscilloscope and GPIB
6. Atomic Emission Spectra
7. Flash Lamps, Photomultipliers, and Oscilloscopes
8. Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
9. Classical Magnetic Resonance Theory
10. Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
11. Pulsed Fourier Transform NMR Spectroscopy: Experimental
12. Pulsed Fourier Transform NMR Spectroscopy: Simulation
13. Magnetic Resonance Quantum Mechanical Theory
14. Molecular Graphics and Semi-Empirical Calculations
15. Triplet Lifetimes
16. Enzyme Kinetics
17. Chemiluminescence of Luminol: Analysis for Glucose
18. Selective Ion Electrodes: Sodium Diffusion through Membranes

Required Text:
Laboratory Manual, available for purchase in the department at the beginning of the semester.