Courses

Laboratory exercises to complement and reinforce the concepts covered in CHM 351, including on-site analysis. Pre/corequisite: CHM 351.

Analytical techniques applied to chemical analysis.

This course is a study of analytical instruments emphasizing their utilization in process applications including, but not limited to, chromatography, pH, conductivity, and spectrophotometer instruments. Topics include density, viscosity, conductivity, humidity/moisture, chromatography, spectroscopy, fugitive emissions, and the flammable and explosive characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases.

Practical application of modern instrumental methods of quantitative analysis; atomic and molecular techniques to conduct chemical characterizations and analyses.

LAB. 1. Pr. CHEM 1040 or PHYS 1510 or MATH 1620. Biweekly lectures will teach the theory and principles of isotope geochemistry and mass spectrometry, leading to applications in geoscience research. Lab sessions and problem sets will support lectures and emphasize work with various mass spectrometers in the Department of Geosciences.

Matrix operations, Gaussian elimination, linear transformations, coordinate transformations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization, including programming and computer implementation, applied to solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, dynamics and control of air and space vehicles.

Fourier Series, Fourier and Laplace transforms with emphasis on their physical interpretation. System representation by transfer functions and impulse response functions, convolution integral, transient response, and modeling and simulation.

Discrete time signals and systems, sampling techniques, Z and discrete Fourier transforms, multivariable systems. Introduction to digital signal processing.

Advanced treatment of distillation, extraction, gas chromatography, HPLC, TLC, and GC-MS.

Theory and application of selected areas of spectroscopy commonly used in and molecular spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, laser analytical methods, fluorescence, application to environmental, atmospheric, and bioanalytical problems.