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Valid for year : 2008
 
NKEB07 Calculation tools for chemistry students, 6 ECTS credits.
/BerÀkningsverktyg i kemi/

For:   BKM   KA   Kem  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 54
Rec. self-study hours: 106

  Area of Education: Science

Subject area: Chemistry

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G1

Aim:
This course aims at giving the student a basic knowledge in statistical methods for use in chemistry related areas. It also trains the ability to use modern software for calculations and data presentation. After the course the student should:
  • know basic terminology in statistics and analytical chemistry
  • know basic statistics for data evaluation
  • be able to assess and handle uncertainties and errors related to chemical experiments
  • know the basics of quality assurance
  • be able to use the Microsoft Excel software for calculations and data presentation


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
General Chemistry 1 and 2

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
Applied Chemometrics, Introduction to Analytical Chemistry

Organisation:
Lectures, calculation exercises, lab. exercises.

Course contents:
Basic terminology within analytical chemistry and statistic, statistics of repeated measurements, mean and standard deviation, confidence limits, statistical tests, ANOVA, calibration and linear regression, error propagation, methods for quality control. Microsoft Excel for calculations and data presentation, as well as for statistic evaluation of data from chemical experiments

Course literature:
Miller&Miller, Statistics and Chemometrics for Analytical Chemistry (5th ed.) Additional literature provided by the teachers

Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory work
4 ECTS
2 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Stefan Svensson
Examiner: Fredrik Björefors

Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 11/13/2008