Instrumentation for Freshman/General Chemistry

本项目的目的是对学院一年级化学实验课程进行修订，包括新的和修订的实验，利用微型计算机记录和处理实验数据。购入的设备包括10台计算机数据采集和处理工作站，一台傅里叶变换红外分光光度计，配有数据分析计算机和光谱分析软件。数据采集工作站被用于pH和电位滴定、化学动力学和热化学等实验。使用红外分光光度计和专用计算机分析有机反应的反应物和产物，这是一年级课程中引入的，更真实地代表了现代化学实验室的工作。从而更好地教育理工科学生现代化学的原理和实践。该机构为该项目提供的资金相当于国家科学基金的资金。

The purpose of this project has been the revision of the first year chemistry laboratory curriculum at the college to include new and revised experiments which make use of microcomputers to record and process experimental data. The equipment which was acquired includes 10 computer data acquisition and processing workstations, and an Fourier Transform Infrared spectrophotometer with data analysis computer and spectral analysis software. The data acquisition workstations are being used in experiments involving pH and potentiometric titrations, chemical kinetics, and thermochemistry. The infrared spectrophotometer and dedicated computer is being used to analyze the reactants and products of organic reactions which are being introduced into the first year curriculum which more realistically represents modern chemical laboratory work, and therefore better educates science and engineering students in the principles and practices of modern chemistry. The institution is contributing to the project in an amount equal to the NSF funds.