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| Unit name |
Analytical Geochemistry |
| Unit code |
EASC20038 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
I/5
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2C (weeks 13 - 18)
|
| Unit director |
Dr. Hendy |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
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| Co-requisites |
EASC20041 Numerical Methods and Programming
|
| School/department |
School of Earth Sciences |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Science |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit will cover the chemical analysis of gas, sediment and water samples using instrumental and wet-chemical methods.
Lectures will cover electronic structures and spectroscopy, electrochemistry, chromatography, solution chemistry, statistics and data analysis. Practicals will cover sample collection and preparation, analysis using ICP-OES, colorimetry, volumetric and electrochemical methods.
The unit is taught over 5 weeks, with assessed assignments being completed and submitted in the following three weeks.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Develop skills in appropriate sample collection, field measurements and analytical laboratory methods.
- Understand the physical principles behind analytical methods and be able to choose an appropriate analytical method for a particular problem.
- Understand precision, accuracy and detection limits of analytical methods.
- Be able to do calculations to convert between different chemical quantities.
- Be able to explore analytical results graphically and statistically using Matlab and practice scientific conventions of reporting
Teaching Information
Lectures and practicals
Assessment Information
Coursework 100%
Coursework will comprise:
- lab notebook - 10%
- 5 post-lab online exercises - 40%
- Final practical report building on the online exercises (5 pages) – 50%
Reading and References
Recommended
- Skoog,D.A. (1985) Principles of Instrumental Analysis .
- Radojevic, Miroslav & Bashkin, Vladimir N., (2006) Practical Environmental Analysis (Hardcover)
