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Specific Course Information
Course Area and Number
CHEM 408
Institution
Morgan State University
Location
Baltimore, MD
Textbook
L. Pavia, G.M. Lampman, and G.S. Kriz, J.R. Vyvyan “Introduction to Spectroscopy”, 5th Ed. Cengage Learning 2015
Course Meetings and Time
Number of meetings per week
3 meetings / week
Time per meeting (minutes)
50 min / meeting
Number of weeks
> 15 weeks
Lab Associated
Yes, required, concurrently
Average Class Size
5 to 15
Typical Student Population
This course is taken by senior chemistry major students.
Categories
Topics Covered
Description
The course covers the principles and methods at an advanced level in modern chemical analysis. Topic includes chemical structure determination, separation of mixtures, chemical methods, infrared spectroscopy (IR), mass spectrometer (MS), nuclear magnetic spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV/vis).
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How the course is taught
a mixture of lecture and small group work
Evaluation
Grading Scheme
Final exam 20%
Exams 30%
Assignments/Homeworks 10%
Quizzes 20%
Laboratory activity 20%
Exams 30%
Assignments/Homeworks 10%
Quizzes 20%
Laboratory activity 20%
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