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Catalog Description: 102. Analytical Chemistry (5) For chemistry majors; recommended for other science majors. Prerequisites: Chem 1B (with a grade of C or better), 128A, and Math 76. Students with credit in a similar lower-division quantitative analysis course will receive only one additional unit of credit. Introduction to principles and methods of analytical chemistry. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours).

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The following documents are available for Spring 1997

Syllabi and Schedules

• Syllabus and Detailed Course Schedule
• Brief Schedule for Lecture and Laboratory
• Expanded Schedule for Laboratory
• Summary of Assigned Homework

Tutorials and Study Guides

• A Survival Guide for Analytical Chemistry
• A Tutorial on Linear Least Squares Analysis
• Directions for Statistics on Calculators
• Advanced Methods Tutorial on Solubility Product Problems
• Calculating Theoretical Precipitation Titration Curves
• A Tutorial on Gran's Plotting for End Point Detection using Potentials
• A Tutorial on Gran's Plotting using pH. Includes Volume Intercept Error Analysis
• Derivative Methods for End Point Detection--Includes Error Estimation
• Calculating Titration Curves with Initial/Final Spreadsheets
• A Study Guide for Analytical Separations

The Overhead Gallery

• The Survival Guide Acid-Base Equations, with Extended Formulas
• The Common Buffer Problems
• Polyprotic Acid-Base Problems--The Quick and Dirty Method
• Complex Formation Equilibrium Problems--Calcium with EDTA
• Spectrophotometric Errors: Choosing the Best Concentration Range
• The Integral Fast Reactor An example of electrochemical separation and energy politics. See also the interview with Dr. Charles Till from the Frontline program "Nuclear Reactions" of 4/22/97 at The PBS Home Page.
• HPLC Chromatograms at Varying Solvent Composition

Laboratory Helps and Procedures

• Chemistry 102 Lab Notes
• Organizing the First Two Weeks of Lab
• Directions for Drying and Weighing
• See the EDTA end point color change
• Using the GBC 902 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

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Answers to InClass Problems

• InClass01 Basic and Gravimetric
• InClass02 Statistics
• InClass03 Solubility Product
• InClass04 Acids and Bases
• InClass05 Complex Formation and pH Effects

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Other Sites of Interest

• Chemistry 105 Fall 1996 (Zellmer)

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For questions or comments contact:

Dr. David L. Zellmer, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, California 93740

Office: Science Building, Room 244
Telephone and Voice Mail: (209) 278-2113
Chemistry Dept. Office: (209) 278-2103
E-mail: david_zellmer@csufresno.edu

This site was last updated on 7 May 1997.