| Area: | Department of Applied Chemistry |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 302546 (v.2) Analytical Chemistry 301 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Chemometrics. Error types. Unweighted and weighted linear regression. Non-linear regression and iterative curve fitting. Calibration. Multiple Linear Regression. Linear Discriminant Analysis. Principal Component Analysis and Regression. Inductively Coupled Plasma. Mass Spectrometry. Scanning Electron Microscopy. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit the student will have the ability to apply chemometric techniques such as regression (linear, non-linear, unweighted, weighted), multiple linear regression, linear discriminant analysis, principle component analysis and principle component regression. They will be able to acquire, process, interpret and communicate ICP-MS data and acquire and interpret SEM images. |
| 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: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed text. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Mid-semester chemometrics written examination 25%. End of semester chemometrics written examination 25%. End of semester ICP and SEM written examination 25%. Chemometrics assignments 12%. ICP and SEM laboratory work 13%. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
