Improving the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum with an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

9451804 Alauddin该项目将购买最先进的原子吸收分光光度计。引入新的实验室实验将有助于学生理解该技术及其在所有材料分析领域的广泛应用。将分光光度计纳入专业的无机化学与理论化学、定量分析与仪器分析、非专业的物理科学实验课程，加强本科分析化学课程。此外，此次收购将大大提高本科生的研究能力。分光光度计将为学生提供实践培训。它还将提供一些它们目前没有的能力，例如校准、背景校正、数据存储、编辑、报告和软件控制。学生将使用该设备对土壤、水、岩石和头发样本进行微量元素分析。在完成这些分析后，学生将了解该技术在化学工业和研究实验室中的实际应用，以解决环境、生物和地质意义上的问题。该项目将为学生提供各种各样的体验，重点是仪器的操作和应用。

9451804 Alauddin The project will purchase a state-of-the-art atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The introduction of new laboratory experiments will facilitate student understanding of this technology and its broad application in all fields of materials analysis. The undergraduate analytical chemistry curriculum will be enhanced by incorporating the spectrophotometer into the laboratory courses of Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis and Instrumental Analysis for majors and Physical Science for non-majors. In addition, this acquisition will significantly enhance the undergraduate research capability. The spectrophotometer will provide hands-on training for students. It will also afford a number of capabilities which are not available to them at present, such as, calibration, background correction, data storage, editing, reporting and software control. Students will use the equipment for trace element analysis of soil, water, rocks and hair samples. Having performed these analyses the students will be made aware of practical application of the technique in chemical industries and research laboratories in solving problems of environmental, biological and geological significance. The project will provide a wide variety of student experiences which will emphasize operation and application of the instrument.