CHM 301 - Instrumental Analysis

Semester Hours: 3

This lab intensive course will teach students how to use the instrumentation available at Lakeland College. Students will be working on a single overarching thematic project that will have specific tasks designed around individual instruments, which will teach the students how and when to use the instruments. Students will also learn how to interpret data and will learn basic statistics associated with this topic. All students enrolling in the course will be using the HPLC, the UV-Vis, and the FTIR. Additionally, the students, depending on the specific projects on which they are working, will learn to use the DNA Sequencer, the Western Blot Imager, the GCMS, and Chemistry software (ChemDraw and Gaussian 03W) used for drawing and predicting chemical behavior. Finally, all students will have the opportunity to use other traditional lab techniques (e.g., gel electrophoresis, titrations) as dictated by the projects.

Pre-requisites: BIO 111 - Life Sciences I (4 semester hours) and CHM 132 - Principles of Chemistry II (4 semester hours).

Offered: May Term.