Ch 16
Principles of Chemical Measurements
Principles of and modern developments in instrumentation used in chemistry and chemical analysis. Topics include: optical spectroscopy, fourier transform spectroscopy, light and optics, lasers, mass spectrometry, vacuum methods, surface science techniques, x-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, acoustics, materials characterization, chromatography, sensors, probability, statistics and error analysis. This course meets the Ch major option requirement for either waves (Ph2a) or an advanced elective.
Topics
- optical spectroscopy
- fourier transform spectroscopy
- light and optics
- lasers
- mass spectrometry
- vacuum methods
- surface science techniques
- x-ray diffraction
- electron microscopy
- acoustics
- materials characterization
- chromatography
- sensors
- probability
- statistics and error analysis
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisites: Ch 1ab, Ch 3, Ph 1abc and Ma 1abc.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027