Introducing Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry into the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

化学 (12) 使用气相色谱仪/质谱仪 (GC/MS) 进行本科生教学和研究以及对各种期刊上发表的实验进行改编，使得在入门和高级本科化学课程中广泛使用精密仪器。该项目是整体课程现代化计划的一部分，其目标是为学生提供更多使用现代仪器的实践经验，并纳入额外的实验室练习，使学生更充分地参与科学过程和科学概念的探索。 GC/MS 正在被整合到新的荣誉新生化学课程、大二有机和分析化学课程以及高年级物理化学、仪器分析和有机光谱课程中。标准文献中基于 GC/MS 的实验室练习正在改编用于目标课程，并且正在开发新的实验室模块，包括注册两门不同课程的学生之间的新颖协作练习。拟议教学应用的中心主题是开放式、基于发现的实验室的结合。 GC/MS 还广泛应用于教师指导的本科生研究项目，特别是在有机化学领域。

Chemistry (12)Use of a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) for undergraduate instruction and research and adaptation of experiments published in various journals allow widespread use of sophisticated instrumentation in introductory and advanced level undergraduate chemistry courses. The project is one part of an overall curriculum modernization plan the goal of which is to provide students with more hands-on experience using modern instrumentation and to incorporate additional laboratory exercises that more fully engage students in the scientific process and exploration of scientific concepts. GC/MS is being integrated into a new honors freshman chemistry sequence, into sophomore-level organic and analytical chemistry courses, and into upper-division physical chemistry, instrumental analysis, and organic spectroscopy courses. GC/MS based laboratory exercises from standard literature are being adapted for use in target courses, and new laboratory modules are being developed, including a novel collaborative exercise between students enrolled in two different courses. A central theme in the proposed instructional applications is the incorporation of open-ended, discovery-based labs. The GC/MS also receives widespread use in faculty directed undergraduate research projects, particularly in the area of organic chemistry.