Analytical chemistry
Undergraduate · Chemistry
Syllabus focus
Standard syllabus · STEM / applied
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Topics typically covered
Standard syllabus
Measurement fundamentals
- Significant figures and reporting numerical results
- Accuracy, precision, and types of error
- Random error, systematic error, and bias
- Standard deviation, variance, and confidence intervals
- Propagation of uncertainty in calculations
- Calibration curves and linear regression
- Detection limits: LOD and LOQ
- Quality assurance and quality control in analytical labs
- Standard reference materials and traceability
- Good laboratory practice and documentation
Gravimetric and volumetric analysis
- Gravimetric analysis: precipitation and filtration
- Digestion, washing, and ignition of precipitates
- Volumetric analysis: titration principles
- Primary and secondary standards
- Acid-base titrations: strong and weak systems
- Polyprotic acid and base titration curves
- Complexometric titrations with EDTA
- Redox titrations: permanganate, dichromate, iodometric
- Precipitation titrations: Mohr, Volhard, Fajans methods
- Back-titration strategies for insoluble analytes
Spectroscopic and electroanalytical methods
- Electromagnetic radiation and interaction with matter
- UV-Vis spectrophotometry and Beer–Lambert law
- Deviations from Beer–Lambert law
- Atomic absorption and emission spectroscopy (intro)
- Fluorescence and phosphorescence (overview)
- Potentiometry: reference and indicator electrodes
- pH measurement and glass electrode
- Ion-selective electrodes
- Voltammetry: polarography and cyclic voltammetry (intro)
- Conductometry and conductivity cells
Separation methods
- Chromatography fundamentals: plate theory and resolution
- Gas chromatography: columns, detectors, and applications
- High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
- Ion chromatography and size-exclusion chromatography (intro)
- Thin-layer chromatography and retention factors
- Capillary electrophoresis (overview)
- Sample preparation: extraction, SPE, derivatization
- Method validation: specificity, linearity, robustness
- Hyphenated techniques: GC-MS, LC-MS (introduction)
- Choosing an analytical method for a given analyte
STEM / applied
Laboratory practice and data analysis
- Analytical balance operation and weighing techniques
- Pipetting, dilution, and solution preparation
- Laboratory notebook and chain of custody
- Statistical tests: t-test, F-test, ANOVA (intro)
- Outlier detection and Grubbs test
- Method of standard additions and internal standards
- Matrix effects and interference correction
- Automation and laboratory information management (LIMS)
- Field sampling for environmental analysis
- Writing analytical reports for regulatory compliance
Applied and industrial analysis
- Pharmaceutical assay and content uniformity
- Environmental monitoring: EPA methods overview
- Food and beverage analysis: nutrients, contaminants
- Clinical chemistry: blood glucose, electrolytes (intro)
- Forensic analysis: drugs of abuse screening
- Materials characterization: purity and composition
- Process analytical technology in manufacturing
- Water quality testing: hardness, chlorine, heavy metals
- Occupational exposure monitoring
- Case studies in method development and troubleshooting
Notes
Lab reports and data analysis are as important as lecture theory. Topics reflect common analytical chemistry syllabi at US colleges and universities. Instrumental depth varies between one- and two-semester sequences.