Course Numbers:        CHEM 432 (CN 01458)
                                   CHEM 532 (CN 01488)
 

Professor:                    Howard D. Dewald                                              Office Hours: by appointment
Office:                         Wilson Hall Adm. 207 (Main Green)
Phone:                         740-593-2979
email:                          dewald@ohio.edu  
 

Class schedule:            MWF 11:10 a.m. - 12:00 noon Clippinger 135

Text:                            Skoog, D. A.; Holler, F. J.; Nieman, T. A.  "Principles of Instrumental Analysis,"
                                    5th ed., Saunders, Philadelphia, 1998.
 

Prerequisites:                CHEM 432: C- or better in CHEM 241 and CHEM 351/or 453
                                    CHEM 532: Permission

Examinations:                Friday, April 28
 Final:                           Monday, June 5, at 10:10 a.m.

Grading Policy:              Examinations:  60%
                                     Literature Summary: 25%
                                     Homework:   15%
 

Cell Phones:                  The use of wireless/cell phones in the lecture will not be allowed. Such devices
                                     should not be brought to lecture.  Class disruption from ringing phones will be
                                     deemed a failure to comply and result in a 5% final course grade lowering for each
                                     occurrence.
 
 

I         Introduction
II        Potentiometry
III      Voltammetry
IV      Instrumentation
V       Historical Background

Examinations will count for 60% of the course grade. All examinations will be comprehensive in nature and cover materials from the class lectures, homework assignments, and any assigned reading. The final examination may cover materials from laboratory procedures and observations made related to the experiments actually performed.

An electrochemistry literature summary will be assigned.  The purpose of this assignment will be to utilize library resources to find and discuss the use of electrochemical methods and techniques in analytical chemistry.  The summary requirements will be based on reading three research papers published by well-known electroanalytical chemists during the 1970's through 2006.  The due date for selecting the research papers will be Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at 11:10 a.m..  The due date for the completed summary will be Monday, May 15, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.  The literature summary will count for 25% of the course grade.

Homework assignments will be made periodically. Ordinarily, assignments will be problem solving in nature. Homework will count for 15% of the course grade.
 
 

The following materials have been placed on reserve for CHEM 432 in Alden Library on the 4th Floor at the Circulation counter. They can be taken out on overnight loan. A valid Ohio University I.D. card is required to use reserve materials. All Reserve materials must be returned to the Reserve Desk at the specified time to avoid fines.
 

Students whose names appear on the class list but who do not attend the first two contact hours of lecture and who have not notified the instructor before the end of the second hour of their desire to remain on the roll will be dropped from the class roll.

Attendance at lecture is expected. In the event of absence, the following will apply:

1) Written/documented verification of absence will be required;
2) Requests for materials from missed lectures must be made within two lectures after returning from the absence;
3) Except for absence as a result of scheduled University- sponsored/authorized activity, examination make-up will be given within three lectues after returning from the absence;
4) Students participating in scheduled University-sponsored/authorized activities who will be absent from a scheduled exam, must notify the instructor at least two lectures before the activity is to occur. Examination make-up will be given within three lectures after returning from the activity only if the prior notice was given.
 
 

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT: "Academic Misconduct is a Code A violation of the Ohio University Student Code of Conduct. Academic Misconduct refers to dishonesty in examinations (cheating), presenting the ideas or the writing of someone else as one's own (plagiarism), or knowingly furnishing false information to the University."[1] If you are found to be involved in academic misconduct, you will receive zero credit on the work in question and the case may be referred to the Director of Judiciaries with a possible sanction of suspension or expulsion.

PLAGIARISM: Examples of plagiarism include [2]:

1.  "Reproducing another person's work, whether published or unpublished."
2.  "Submitting as your own any academic exercise prepared totally or in part by another."
3.  "Allowing another person to substantially alter or revise your work and submitting as your own."
4.  "Using another's written ideas or words without properly acknowledging the source. If a student uses the words of someone else, he or she must put quotation marks around the passage and add indication of its origin, such as a footnote. Simply changing a word or two while leaving the organization and content substantially intact and failing to cite the source is plagiarism"

If you are unsure about what constitutes plagiarism and/or how to properly acknowledge a source, you must see the course professor before submitting your materials.

References

[1] Student Academic Honesty for Ohio University Faculty & Teaching
      Associates, Ohio University Office of Judiciaries, 1994.
[2] Student Academic Honesty for Ohio University Students, Ohio University
     Office of Judiciaries, 1994.
 
 

Due Dates:
1)  Citations of Selected Research Articles:   Wednesday, 19 April 2006  11:10 a.m.
2)  Written Summary:  Monday, 15 May 2006  5:00 p.m.

Purpose: To utilize the Ohio University library resources to find and discuss reports on the use of electrochemical methods and techniques in analytical chemistry.

Resources:
    1) Chemical Abstracts- Chemical Abstracts is published weekly under the auspices of the American Chemical Society by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) located in Columbus, OH.  The mission of CAS is to provide access to the chemical and chemical engineering literature.  Abstracts are published weekly.  The first Chemical Abstracts were published in 1907.  Electronic access to CAS-SciFinder is available on Alden Library reference computers or remote access requires clinet software.

    2) Citation Index- Science Citation Index is published by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) located in Philadelphia, PA.  It provides access to the natural sciences and mathematics.  The first citations were published in 1961.  As a citation index it is a directory of cited references, accompanied by a listing of the documents citing the source.  It also has some abstracts available.  An electronic version is available for citations of research articles since 1980.  The URL is:  http://wok3.ohiolink.edu.  This is available for use from an Ohio University IP address.  It is available at no cost and without a password.  Print copies of the citations prior to 1980 are located in Alden Library.

  3) American Chemical Society Journal Publication Archives- a complete archive from 1879 to the present for publications of the American Chemical Society.  The URL is: http://pubs.acs.org/wls/journals/query/subscriberSearch.html. This is available for use from an Ohio University IP address.

Academic Misconduct:

You may not collaborate with any other student in completing this assignment.  If you have questions in the use of Chemical Abstracts or Science Citation Index, please consult with the Ohio University librarians, the laboratory teaching assistants, and/or the course professor.

Submission of the Summary:

The summary must be typed double-spaced on 8½ x 11 in. unruled high quality white paper.  Number the pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner with Arabic numerals (The cover page should be considered as page 1).  Staple the pages together in the upper left-hand corner.  Proofread the summary carefully.  Make certain spelling errors are corrected and that exponents and symbols have not been omitted.
 

Summary Requirements:

Based on the assigned electroanalytical topic, you must:
   1) Find three (3) electrochemical research papers [five (5) papers for CHEM 532] published in the chemical literature on this topic.  At least one (1) research paper must have been published before 1990.  (These papers may not be review articles.)
   2) Provide a list of the three articles in proper citation style (including a complete and accurate reference) by Wednesday, 19 April 2006. Attach a photocopy of the first page of each of the research papers.  This will checked for acceptability. [25% of Literature Summary grade.]
   3) Provide a 750-word summary of the research papers [1250 word summary for CHEM 532] by Monday, 15 May 2006.  [75% of Literature Summary grade.] The summary should include:
       a) Main purpose of each article.
       b) Key question(s) that are addressed in each article.
       c) Most important information in each article. Discuss the type of electrochemical method or technique used/developed. Discuss the significant results of the research.  This could include tabular information and/or figures, but they must be properly credited.
       d) Main conclusions of each article.
       e) How the research areas of the electroanalytical chemist evolved/changed during his/her career.
 

Citations

References to all resource materials used in writing the summary are to be numbered in one consecutive series by order of mention in the text.  The complete list of references is placed on a separate page at the end of the summary.  Reference numbers in the text are to be in parentheses and on line or superscripted.  Repetition is avoided by using the number corresponding to the original reference.

Use "Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index" abbreviations for journal names.  Use the following format for referencing research articles:

Last Name, Initials; Last Name, Initials Journal Abbreviation Year, Volume(Issue), First Page-Last Page.

For example: Aldstadt, J. H.; Dewald, H. D.  Anal. Chem. 1992, 64(24), 3176-3179.