In this course, students are divided into three groups for the laboratory experiments. Each group begins working on a different experiment and completes a cycle of three experiments by the end of the semester. As a result, no two groups ever work on the same experiment at the same time. The experiments schedule shows this rotation format.
During the first six weeks of the course, the class attends a series of lectures on the general background and theory relevant to the experiments. A detailed discussion of each experiment is also presented to each laboratory group when they begin the experiment. These group sessions are designated as Conferences. Lecture and Conference topics are presented in the lecture schedule below.
Experiments Schedule
The lab manuals for the experiments referred to in the table below can be found on the Labs page.
DAY # | GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C |
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1 | Laboratory check-in | ||
Begin first rotation | |||
2-18 | Nitrogen Lab: Day 1 to 17 | Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 1 to 17 | IR Lab: Day 1 to 17 |
19 | Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetings |
Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 18 Laser Lab: Written report due |
IR Lab: Day 18 |
20 | Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetings | NMR/ESR Lab: Day 19 | IR Lab: Day 19 |
21 | Nitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations | NMR/ESR Lab: Oral reports | IR Lab: Written report due |
22 | Nitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations | NMR/ESR Lab: Oral reports | |
Begin second rotation | |||
23-38 | Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 1 to 16 | IR Lab: Day 1 to 16 | Nitrogen Lab: Day 1 to 16 |
39 |
Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 17 Laser Lab: Written report due |
IR Lab: Day 17 | Nitrogen Lab: Day 17 |
40 | NMR/ESR Lab: Day 18 | IR Lab: Day 18 | Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetings |
41 | NMR/ESR Lab: Day 19 | IR Lab: Day 19 | Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetings |
42 | NMR/ESR Lab: Oral reports | IR Lab: Written report due | Nitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations |
43 | NMR/ESR Lab: Oral reports | Nitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations | |
Begin third rotation | |||
44-59 | IR Lab: Day 1 to 16 | Nitrogen Lab: Day 1 to 16 | Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 1 to 16 |
60 | IR Lab: Day 17 | Nitrogen Lab: Day 17 |
Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 17 Laser Lab: Written report due |
61 | IR Lab: Day 18 | Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetings | NMR/ESR Lab: Day 18 |
62 | IR Lab: Day 19 | Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetings | NMR/ESR Lab: Day 19 |
63 | IR Lab: Written report due | Nitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations | NMR/ESR Lab: Oral reports |
64 | Nitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations | NMR/ESR Lab: Oral reports | |
65 | Laboratory check-out |
Lecture Schedule
The lecture notes for the lectures listed below can be found on the Lecture Notes page. On some indicated sessions, only the specified group is required to go to lecture.
DAY # | LECTURE TOPICS | |||
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1 | Mandatory safety lecture | |||
Begin first rotation | ||||
2 | Introduction, course organization | |||
5 | Classical description of spectroscopy, part I | |||
7 | Spectroscopy II | |||
10 | Principles for interpreting molecular spectra | |||
11 | Electronic spectroscopy (Group B only) | |||
12 | Vibrational spectroscopy | |||
13 | Analysis of IR spectra (Group C only) | |||
14 | Preparing oral presentations | |||
16 | Nitrogen scission with Molybdenum complexes | |||
19 | Magnetic resonance: NMR | |||
21 | Magnetic resonance: ESR | |||
Begin second rotation | ||||
24 | Electronic spectroscopy (Group A only) | |||
27 | Analysis of IR spectra (Group B only) | |||
Begin third rotation | ||||
46 | Electronic spectroscopy (Group C only) | |||
48 | Analysis of IR spectra (Group A only) |