The course consists of three lecture classes and a laboratory class per week. The first two thirds of the course deals with the concept of chemical equilibrium and its applications.  Last third will introduce commonly used spectroscopic and separation techniques.

Lecture material will be tested in four examinations (including the final). Please see the syllabus for pre-final examination dates. The final examination date, time and the venue is given in the Fall semester calendar. Any student who wish to take the final examination before the scheduled date must obtain special permission from the Dean of Science. It has been the practice in the past to have the examinations in the evenings because it will allow the students with a little more time to complete the examinations.

The laboratory is an integral part of the program. Every effort will be made to set up laboratory exercises to follow the lecture material closely. However deviations are inevitable. Attendance for all lecture classes and completion of all laboratories is required. A pre-laboratory session will precede every lab exercise. The purpose of this session is to make clarify theoretical concepts and procedural details of the experiment. Any pre-lab exercises assigned must be completed before the pre-lab discussion.

We expect the students to follow safe and environmentally friendly laboratory practices at all times. Every student must possess a passing grade from the Minnesota State University Moorhead Safety course. Failure to do so will result us to withhold the final grade.

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