Laser-Based Spectroscopy and Kinetics Apparatus for a New Junior-Level Unified Laboratory: "Advanced Techniques in Experimental Chemistry"

经过长达一年的全面审查，1993年的课程，化学系教师组装了一个5年的发展计划。 最重要的课程改革建议来自于认为有必要为三年级化学专业的实验室工作开发一种新的方法。 该实验室取代了物理、高级无机和高级分析化学课程的传统实验室，并采用跨学科、综合方法来解决科学问题。 统一实验室，将被命名为先进的实验化学技术（ATEC）课程包含真正的综合实验室，而不仅仅是从didferent子学科的实验集合。 作为ATEC的最后一个主要仪器采购，化学系正在购买一个可调谐激光系统和相关组件，用于光谱和动力学测量。 这种高度灵活的系统的收购允许教师给学生在激光光谱学的极其重要的领域坚实的经验。 *

Following a year-long, comprehensive review of the curriculum in 1993, the Chemistry Department faculty assembled a 5-year development plan. The most significant proposed curricular change derives from the perceived need to develop a new approach to laboratory work for third-year chemistry majors. This laboratory replaces traditional laboratories for our Physical, Advanced Inorganic, and Advanced Analytical Chemistry courses and uses an interdisciplinary, integrative approach to scientific problem-solving. The Unified Laboratory, to be titled Advanced Techniques in Experimental Chemistry (ATEC) course contains truly integrated laboratories, not just a collection of experiments from didferent subdisciplines. As the final major instrumental acquisition for ATEC, the Department of Chemistry is purchasing a tunable laser system and associated components for spectroscopic and kinetic measurements. Acquisition of this highly flexible system allows faculty to give students solid experience in the extremely important area of laser spectroscopy. *