Enhancement of the Community College General Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Curricula with GC-MS

该项目通过将气相色谱/质谱仪(GC/MS)分析的理论和实践结合到普通化学、分析化学和有机化学课程中来加强化学课程。该学院以前可以使用过时的GC仪器，但不能使用任何类型的MS仪器。结合GC/MS仪器，通过强化授课主题、升级现有实验并允许引入新实验来改进课程。新的GC/MS是惠普G1800A GCD系统。这种最先进的仪器使学生有机会获得在大学、政府和工业实验室中广泛使用的仪器的实际操作经验，从而大大受益。每门课程的讲课向学生介绍了关于GC/MS理论的不同程度的复杂性。学生们在样品制备、数据分析和仪器的基本操作方面获得了经验。*

This project enhances the chemistry curricula by incorporating the theory and practice of gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) analysis in the general chemistry, analytical chemistry, and organic chemistry courses. The college has previously had access to outdated GC instrumentation but no access to MS instrumentation of any type. Incorporating a GC/MS instrument enhances the curricula by reinforcing lecture topics, upgrading existing experiments, and allowing the introduction of new experiments. The new GC/MS is the Hewlett-Packard G1800A GCD system. This state-of-the-art instrumentation greatly benefits the students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the operation of an instrument that is widely used in university, government, and industrial laboratories. Lectures in the respective courses introduce students to various levels of complexity in regard to the theory of GC/MS. The students gain experience in sample preparation, analyzing data, and fundamental operations of the instrument. *