Course manual 2024/2025

Study materials

Literature

SpectroscopyPrinciples and Instrumentation - Mark F. Vitha

Objectives

Understand interactions between light and molecules as studied and employed by optical spectroscopy.
describe the main components and relative properties (source, detector, ...) of routinely employed spectrometers for each technique.
explain the operating principles, strengths and limitations of key analytical techniques and their application towards (bio)molecular analysis.
discuss applications of analytical chemical techniques and choose the appropriate method for a given analytical problem.

Teaching methods

Lecture
Presentation/symposium
Self-study
Seminar

There are 10 lectures and each lecture is followed by a tutorial > Each topic will be introduced and general concepts refreshed, and then relevant applications will be discussed.

Learning activities

Activity	Hours
Hoorcollege	40
Tentamen	3
Werkcollege	40
Presentation	4
Self study	81
Total	168	(6 EC x 28 uur)

Attendance

This programme does not have requirements concerning attendance (TER part B).

Additional requirements for this course:

The students are expected to be present at the presentation sessions

Assessment

Item and weight	Details
Final grade
1 (100%) Tentamen + presentation

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Owner	Master Chemistry (joint degree)
Coordinator	prof. dr. A.M. Rijs
Part of	Master Chemistry (joint degree), track Analytical Sciences, Master Chemistry (joint degree), track Chemistry of Life, year 1
Links	Visible Learning Trajectories

Spectroscopic Analysis