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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 AGROUP BGROUP C
1Laboratory check-in
Begin first rotation
2-18Nitrogen Lab: Day 1 to 17Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 1 to 17IR Lab: Day 1 to 17
19Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetings

Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 18

Laser Lab: Written report due

IR Lab: Day 18
20Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetingsNMR/ESR Lab: Day 19IR Lab: Day 19
21Nitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentationsNMR/ESR Lab: Oral reportsIR Lab: Written report due
22Nitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentationsNMR/ESR Lab: Oral reports
Begin second rotation
23-38Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 1 to 16IR Lab: Day 1 to 16Nitrogen Lab: Day 1 to 16
39

Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 17

Laser Lab: Written report due

IR Lab: Day 17Nitrogen Lab: Day 17
40NMR/ESR Lab: Day 18IR Lab: Day 18Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetings
41NMR/ESR Lab: Day 19IR Lab: Day 19Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetings
42NMR/ESR Lab: Oral reportsIR Lab: Written report dueNitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations
43NMR/ESR Lab: Oral reportsNitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations
Begin third rotation
44-59IR Lab: Day 1 to 16Nitrogen Lab: Day 1 to 16Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 1 to 16
60IR Lab: Day 17Nitrogen Lab: Day 17

Laser Lab and NMR/ESR Lab: Day 17

Laser Lab: Written report due

61IR Lab: Day 18Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetingsNMR/ESR Lab: Day 18
62IR Lab: Day 19Nitrogen Lab: Presentation practice meetingsNMR/ESR Lab: Day 19
63IR Lab: Written report dueNitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentationsNMR/ESR Lab: Oral reports
64Nitrogen Lab: Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentationsNMR/ESR Lab: Oral reports
65Laboratory 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
1Mandatory safety lecture
Begin first rotation
2Introduction, course organization
5Classical description of spectroscopy, part I
7Spectroscopy II
10Principles for interpreting molecular spectra
11Electronic spectroscopy (Group B only)
12Vibrational spectroscopy
13Analysis of IR spectra (Group C only)
14Preparing oral presentations
16Nitrogen scission with Molybdenum complexes
19Magnetic resonance: NMR
21Magnetic resonance: ESR
Begin second rotation
24Electronic spectroscopy (Group A only)
27Analysis of IR spectra (Group B only)
Begin third rotation
46Electronic spectroscopy (Group C only)
48Analysis of IR spectra (Group A only)

 








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