This page provides essential background information for all students considering or enrolled in CHM 217H1. Students must review the following information thoroughly before the course commences.
Quick Checklist:
- Obtain the course text and study guide
- Obtain the required lab materials
- Review the course curriculum and background topics
- Attempt the self-assessment test on prior knowledge (available through the U of T portal site
- Download the first handout and complete the assiged reading before the first lecture
- View the presentation for the first lab experiment
Background Knowledge:
It is assumed that all students are familiar with the concepts and calculations found in the prerequisite courses (CHM138 & 139 in combination or CHM151). A detailed list of topics, together with preparatory questions, can be found here. Very little lecture time will be spent reviewing this prior material; it is therefore essential that you have a firm understanding of these topics, and are able to correctly perform all relevant calculations.
Course Text (2010-11):
- Required Text:
- D. C. Harris, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 7th or 8th ed., Freeman
- Please note that the 8th edition is also available electronically as a subscription- based web resource (i.e. accessible on-line for a specified time period). Please see the note below for further details.
- Strongly Recommended:
- Student solutions manual for the course text
- D. Brynn Hibbert & J. J. Gooding, Data Analysis for Chemistry, Oxford University Press
Note: Lecture handouts include suggested review problems from the text, some of which may be taken up in tutorials. Such material may be included on tests, quizzes, and exams.
Electronic On-line Text: An electronic on-line version of the text is available both directly from the publisher and through a US publisher consortium. This entails purchasing a subscription to a web-based version of the text, which can be searched, annotated, etc. The text is the same from both sources, but the publisher's representative claims that their web interface is easier to use. Both versions allow a trial subscription or chapter preview, so you can try both versions before spending your money! To purchase:
- Publisher's version using an e-book card from the U of T Campus Bookstore (cheapest option – preview the text on-line at the url below before contacting the bookstore for availability of the subscription card)
- Direct from the publisher (Freeman) web site at http://ebooks.bfwpub.com/qca8e.php
- Through the CourseSmart publisher consortium at http://www.coursesmart.com/9781429269117