Enhancement of Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum Through the Incorporation of FTIR

通过纳入 FTIR 加强本科化学课程

• 批准号: 9650828
• 负责人: Hal Wright
• 金额: $ 0.97万
• 依托单位: Trident Technical College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-09-01 至 1998-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9650828&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhancement; Undergraduate; Chemistry; Curriculum; Through

The focus of this project is the enhancement of the laboratory experience in introductory, organic, and analytical chemistry through the acquisition of an FTIR spectrophotometer. This instrument allows rapid acquisition of spectra and helps students relate practical experiences to theory. The project provides students with FTIR instrumentation which allows them to assimilate theory and concepts, resulting in improved learning; provides students with experience in applying qualitative methods to the analysis of data, resulting in increased critical thinking and problem solving skills; better prepares students for transfer into 4-year science and engineering curricula or for entry into technical careers by providing a practical laboratory experience using spectroscopy; and provides underprepared students exposure to advanced analytical tools and an appreciation for "real world" chemistry by developing laboratory exercises that incorporate FTIR applications. The addition of FTIR to the laboratory, integrated with assignments in the classroom, reinforces concepts and provide students a more comprehensive understanding of entry-level and college-transfer chemistry. The approach in integrating theory and application encourages further exploration and practice on the part of the students.

该项目的重点是通过购买FTIR分光光度计来增强实验室在入门、有机和分析化学方面的经验。该仪器可以快速获取光谱，并帮助学生将实践经验与理论联系起来。该项目为学生提供傅里叶变换红外光谱仪，使他们能够吸收理论和概念，从而改善学习;为学生提供将定性方法应用于数据分析的经验，从而提高批判性思维和解决问题的技能;更好地准备学生转入4-一年的科学和工程课程或进入技术职业生涯，通过提供使用光谱学的实际实验室经验;并提供准备不足的学生接触到先进的分析工具和欣赏“真实的世界”的化学通过开发实验室练习，结合FTIR的应用。FTIR在实验室中的加入，与课堂作业相结合，强化了概念，并为学生提供了对入门级和大学转学化学的更全面的理解。理论与应用相结合的方法鼓励学生进一步探索和实践。