Here you will find helpful links, resources, and tools to help you throughout the semester.
Principles of quantitative analysis and a detailed study of acid-base, redox, metal ion complex equilibria, theory of separations, spectrophotometry, and liquid chromatography.
Course Resources and Links
Course Textbook
Analytical Chemistry 2.1, by David Harvey
Textbook Website
Downloadable Text (92 MB)
Tips on using the PDF efficiently and effectively
Preview for Mac -- Chris Harrison
Adobe Acrobat for PC -- Chris Harrison
Supplemental Material by Dwight Stoll et al.
Glassware Calibration Calculations -- Secor/Stoll
Acid/Base Chemistry Primer -- Secor/Stoll
Suggested Helpful Supplemental Texts
There are several useful analytical chemistry textbooks that can be purchased online for a modest price. Any of these would be handy to have on the shelf as a complement to the Harvey text
Acid/Base Equilibrium Chemistry, by Stephen Lower
Quantitative Chemical Analysis, by Daniel Harris
Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, by Skoog, Crouch, and Holler
Calculators
Chemicalize - This site enables prediction of physiochemical properties for many known compounds, such as pKa, log P, and polarizability
A study of the design and function of modern chemical instrumentation with applications to real systems. Sample preparation, mass spectrometric and spectrophotometric methods of analysis, chromatographic separations, and principles of instrument control and data acquisition are examined in detail.
Course Resources and Links
Course Homepage - link
Course and Research Resources
Introduction to balances - video tutorial (U. Alberta)
Weighing by addition - video tutorial (U. Alberta)
Cleaning a burette - video tutorial (U. Alberta)
Cleaning a volumetric pipette - video tutorial (U. Alberta)