Integrated Chemometrics Program for the Undergraduate Curriculum

化学计量学被定义为使用数学和统计技术从测量中提取有价值但往往隐藏的信息的领域。美国化学学会建议将其引入本科课程。科罗拉多学院化学系正在实施将化学计量学引入本科课程，方法是最近购买了一台傅里叶变换红外光谱仪，该仪器带有选定的光谱库和增强的图书馆搜索包附件。除了通常的红外光谱活动外，该系统的使用还为学生提供了傅里叶变换和计算机光谱搜索的经验。受影响的课程包括有机化学、定量分析、高级分析主题、反应机理和合成、理论光谱学和研究参与。

Chemometrics has been defined as the field in which mathematical and statistical techniques are used to extract valuable, but often hidden, information from measurements. Its introduction into the undergraduate curriculum has been recommended by the American Chemical Society. The Chemistry Department at Colorado College is implementing the introduction of chemometrics into the undergraduate curriculum through the recent acquisition of a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer with selected spectral libraries and an enhanced library search package attachments. In addition to the usual infrared spectroscopy acitivities, use of this system is providing students with experiences in fourier transforms and computerized spectral searches. The courses impacted include organic chemistry, quantitative analysis, advanced analytical topics, reaction mechanisms and syntheses, theoretical spectroscopy, and research participation.