Introduction of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) to Enhance the Chemistry Curriculum

该项目旨在显著改进斯诺学院的化学课程，包括课堂和实验室。该项目为学生提供了使用最先进的傅里叶变换红外光谱仪的实践经验。FTIR仪器和相关软件还为学生提供了计算机辅助数据收集和处理以及光谱数据库搜索的入门知识。波谱数据库也被用在课堂上，以更好地教授结构和光谱特性之间的关系。该仪器使有机化学专业的学生能够识别未知数，跟踪反应进程，识别产物，并帮助确定合成化合物的纯度。大一化学专业的学生在实验室《有机化学导论》中使用该仪器识别官能团和常见聚合物。该仪器和相关软件也被用来培养该地区化学入门学生和优秀高中生和教师的科学兴趣和好奇心。该机构为该项目提供的资金相当于国家科学基金会的资金。

This project has been designed to significantly improve the chemistry curriculum at Snow College in both the classroom and the laboratory. The project provides students with hands-on experience with a state-of-the-art Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. The FTIR instrumentation and associated software also provide students with an introduction to computer-assisted data collection and manipulation and spectral database searching. The spectral database is also used in the classroom to better teach the relationship between structure and spectral characteristics. This instrumentation allows Organic Chemistry students to identify unknowns, follow reaction progress, identify products, and help establish purity of synthesized compounds. Freshman Chemistry students use the instrument to identify functional groups and common polymers in their laboratory introduction to Organic Chemistry. The instrument and associated software are also used to develop scientific interest and curiosity in Introductory Chemistry students and outstanding high school students and teachers in the area. The institution contributed to the project in an amount equal to the NSF funds.