2025-Fall Instrumental Analysis (CHEM342-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. CHEM342 Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Major elective Course Type prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours TUE, THU / 14:00 ~ 15:15 / Chemistry Bldg[305]Lecture Room Grading Scale G

2. Instructor Information

Choi Chang Hyuck Name Choi Chang Hyuck Department Dept. of Chemistry
Email address chchoi@postech.ac.kr Homepage https://www.ecatlab.com/
Office Office Phone 054-279-2305
Office Hours 화, 목 오후 3시 15분 - 4시, 화학관 304호

3. Course Objectives

Students will learn basic knowledge of chemical intrumentation: electrical components and circuits, operational amplifiers, digital electronics and computers, signal and noise, components of optical instruments, Fourier transform optical measurements, etc.

4. Prerequisites & require

prerequisite: Chemical Analysis (CHEM243)

5. Grading

Quizzes 35%
Examination I 15%
Examination II 15%
Examination III 15%
Homeworks 15%
Late Attendance 5%

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition
ISBN
Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 7th Edition Dougla A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch Cengage Learning 2018

7. Course References

Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry
9th Edition, 2014, Brooks/Cole
Douglas A. Skoog, Donald M. West, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch

Quantitative Chemical Analysis
9th Edition, 2015, Springer-Verlag
Daniel C. Harris

Chemical Instrumentation: a Systematic Approach
3rd Edition, 1989, John Wiley & Sons
Howard A. Strobel and William R. Heineman

8. Course Plan

Introduction to Instrumental Analysis
Selecting an Analytical Method
Direct Current and Voltage Measurements
Properties of Operational Amplifiers
Operational Amplifier Circuits
Examination I (October 8, Tuesday)

Analog and Digital Signals
Analog-to-Digital Converters
Components of a Computer
Computer Data Acquisition
Sources of Noise in Intrumental Analyses
Enhancement of Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Examination II (November 7, Thursday)

General Designs of Optical Instruments
Sources of Radiation
Wavelength Selectors
Radiation Transducers
Fourier Transform Optical Measurements
Examination III (December 10, Tuesday)

9. Course Operation

in-class lectures, quizzes, and examinations
operate office hours but review sessions

10. How to Teach & Remark

language for lectures, quizzes, and examinations: English

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance