| Week | Date | Topic | Assigned reading and problems |
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1 | 9/4 | Introduction, basic statistics |
Chapter 1 and review problem set |
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2 | 9/11 | Sampling |
Chapter 2 |
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3 | 9/18 | Spectroscopic methods (I) (3.1-3.5) |
Chapter 3 |
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4 | 9/25 | Spectro.
methods (II) (3.6 – 3.10) |
Chapter 3 |
|
5 | 10/2 | Chromatographic theory |
Chapter 4 (Q 1-6) |
|
6 | 10/9 | GC and HPLC |
Chapter 4 (Q 7-16) |
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7 | 10/16 | Mass spectrometry |
Chapter 5 |
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8 | 10/23 | Mid
term examination- includes material through Chromatography | |
|
9 | 10/30 | Sample preparation |
Chapter 6 |
|
10 | 11/5 | Air
analysis Note date change due to Election Day |
Chapter 7 |
|
11 | 11/13 | No class | Complete
term papers and prepare oral reports |
|
12 | 11/20 |
Water
analysis Reports: |
Chapter 8 |
|
13 | 11/27 | Solid
Samples Reports: |
Chapter 9 |
|
14 | 12/4 | QA/QC
Reports: |
Chapter 10 |
|
| 12/11 |
Final Examination (Mostly Chapters 5 -10, but all course material may be covered) | Exam and final grades will be posted on 'my NJIT' Answer to the infamous question 4! |
Project oral reports will be presented by class members during Weeks 12 to 14.