CHM 4473 Physical Measurements Laboratory Spring 2006

(revised 01/02/06) CHEM4473-syllabus-Fall-2006-v1.doc)

CATALOG DESCRIPTION

CHEM 4473 Physical Measurements Laboratory (4 semester hours)

Thermodynamics, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and physical properties of matter,
kinetics, basic operations in electronics, literature skills, statistics, and basic computer-
instrument interfaces. Prerequisites: CHEM 3472 and CHEM 3312, or consent of
instructor. (1-7) Y

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Lynn A. Melton

BE3.322
melton@utdallas.edu
(972) 883-2913

Lecture: M-W 1:00-2:00 BE3.102

Laboratory M-W 2:00-4:45 BE3.314

OFFICE HOURS: Monday afternoon 11:00 am -12:00 pm, by appointment, or come

by the office

OBJECTIVES:

• Understanding of and experience with thermodynamic, spectroscopic,

kinetic, and computer-based measurements;
• Laboratory experience and methods development with
instrumentation, particularly spectroscopic and computer methods;
• Data reduction and reporting;
• Understanding and use of computational and statistical methods in
chemistry.

Note about Spring 2006 objectives:

CHEM 4473 is a course in transition. It does not attract enough chemistry majors
to justify offering the course every year, and yet it contains material that makes
use of the prerequisite semester of physical chemistry. Over the next few years,
the course will be broadened with “biophysics modules” in order to encourage
biochemistry majors to take the course as an elective. In Spring 2006, students
will be encouraged to participate in the development of new, biophysics-related
modules for use in subsequent years. Thus the broadened (and perhaps renamed)
course may serve as a “physical chemistry lab” (if students take mostly standard
PChem modules) or as a “biophysics lab” (if students take mostly biophysics
modules).

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TEXT(S)

The lab modules will be described in handouts and reference materials.

There is no required text.

Lab Book: “Roaring Springs Composition Book”, Quad. Rules 5 to 1”,

Bar Code 70972 77255, available in UTD Bookstore (required).

COMPUTER USE

BlackBoard will be used routinely for announcements, posting of course

materials, etc. Further instruction will be provided on how to use this tool.

Use of standard computational programs, such as EXCEL, will be

required. Contact the instructor early in the course if assistance is needed.

GRADING The course grade will be based on student performance on seven two-
week long modules, each of which is worth 100 points. There will not be
midterm exams or a final exam.

In grading each module, the instructor will take into account the amount
and quality of the lab work the student has performed, the quality of the
lab book material, the difficulty of the project attempted, the quality of the
written lab report, adherence to schedule and deadlines, and other relevant
factors. Each student should strive to make each lab period as productive
as possible.

REPORTS In general, lab reports are due 12 days after the fourth lab period on a
DUE module, unless the instructor has given written permission for a different
due date.

DROP DEADLINES 1/25/06, 2/13/06-3/16/06; see Spring 2006 Academic Calendar.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

“The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic
honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of
the work done by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a
high standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work.

Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions
related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as
one’s own work of material that is not one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic
dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or
falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to
disciplinary proceedings.”

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LECTURE SCHEDULE

The key material for the course in is the lab modules. In most cases, the lectures
will be used to provide fundamental material, which may be review or new, in order to
assist the student progress in the modules.

Date Lecture Topic

M 01/09/06 Class Organization

W 01/11/06 Review: thermodynamics

M 01/16/06 Review: quantum mechanics

W 01/18/06 Review: kinetics

M 01/23/06 Other lecture topics TBA

W 01/25/06

M 01/30/06

W 02/01/06

M 02/06/06

W 02/10/06

M 02/13/06

W 02/15/06

M 02/20/06

W 02/22/06

M 02/27/06

W 03/01/06

M 03/06/06 Spring Break

W 03/08/06 Spring Break

M 03/13/06

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W 03/15/06

M 03/20/06

W 03/22/06

M 03/27/06

W 03/39/06

M 04/03/06

W 04/05/06

M 04/10/06

W 04/12/06

M 04/17/06

W 04/19/06

M 04/24/06 Last day of class; departmental review

Lab Modules and Procedures

Students will work in pairs. Each student must complete

(1) a thermodynamics module (T), a spectroscopy module (S), a kinetics module

(K), and a computer module (C);

(2) two additional laboratory modules (Choice – CH); and

(3) the scientific paper module (SP).

Four lab periods have been scheduled for each module; however, with the consent
of the instructor, a student may spend an additional four lab periods on a particular
module. Some of the modules have well-developed handouts (T-Bomb Calorimetry, S-
HCl/DCl, K-Analysis of Reaction Data (K); others will require more thought and
development on the part of the student. Some of the choice modules may allow/require
the student to contribute his/her own ideas and skills.

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Laboratory Modules

L1 Thermodynamics [T1 Bomb Calorimetry; T2 Exciplex Fluorescence]

L2 Spectroscopy [S1 HCl/DCl, S2 Raman Activity]
L3 Kinetics [K1 Analysis of Reaction Data; K2 Stopped Flow Fluorescence]
L4 Computer [C1 LabView; C2 Computation]
L5 Choice [CH1 Nanotubes; CH2 Centrifugation; CH3 Naphthol Fluorescence]
L6 Choice [CH1 Nanotubes; CH2 Centrifugation; CH3 Naphthol Fluorescence]
L7 Scientific paper

LAB SCHEDULE

There are no dates for make up labs.

Date Activity

01/09/06 Module#1

01/11/06 Module#1

01/16/06 Module#1

01/18/06 Module#1

01/23/06 Module#2

02/25/06 Module#2

01/30/06 Module#2

02/01/06 Module#2

02/06/06 Module#3

02/08/06 Module#3

02/13/06 Module#3

02/15/06 Module#3

02/20/06 Module#4

02/22/06 Module#4

02/27/06 Module#4

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03/01/06 Module#4

03/06/06 Spring Break

03/08/06 Spring Break

03/13/06 Module#5

03/15/06 Module#5

03/20/06 Module#5

03/22/06 Module#5

03/27/06 Module#6

03/29/06 Module#6

04/03/06 Module#6

04/05/06 Module#6

04/10/06 Module#7

04/12/06 Module#7

04/17/06 Module#7

04/19/06 Module#7