11559 (v.3) WASM Analytical Methods 252

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Area:	WASM Minerals Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy Teaching Area
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	5.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Treatment of data. Principles of fire assaying. Spectrophotometry. Atomic absorption spectroscopy. Emission spectrography. Electroanalytical methods. Thermal techniques. X-ray fluorescence, x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, electron probe and energy dispersive systems, transmission electron microscopy, electron diffraction.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Evaluated data to determine accuracy and precision. Identified the major step in the fire assay. Identified the components of major analytical instruments including spectrometers, x-ray defractometers and the scanning electron microscopes. Selected the appropriate analytical techniques for mineral analysis and through theoretical knowledge transpose raw data into an analytical report.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Basset, J., (1978), Vogels Textbook of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis. 4th Ed, Longmans. Skoog, D.A. and West D.M. Principles of Instrumental Analysis, Holt-Sanders.
Unit Texts:	No prescribed texts.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Assignments 25%, Final examination 25%, Middle Semester exam 25%, Practicals 25%. This is by Grade/Mark Assessment.