Introduction to Analytical Science
Sampling and Sample Preparation
Gravimetric Analysis
Introduction to Titrimetric Analysis
Applications of Titrimetric Analysis
Introduction to Instrumental Analysis
Introduction to Spectrochemical Methods
UV-Vis and IR Molecular Spectrometry
Atomic Spectroscopy
Introduction to Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Electrophoresis
Mass Spectrometry
Electroanalytical Methods
Miscellaneous Instrumental Techniques
Appendix 1: Formulas for Solution Concentration and Preparation Calculations
Appendix 2: The Language of Quality Assurance and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Laws: A Glossary
Appendix 3: Significant Figure Rules
Appendix 4: Answers to Questions and Problems
Index
Biography
John Kenkel is a chemistry instructor at Southeast Community College (SCC) in Lincoln, Nebraska. Throughout his 36-year career at SCC, he has been directly involved in the education of chemistry-based laboratory technicians in a vocational program. He has also been heavily involved in chemistry-based laboratory technician education on a national level, having served on a number of American Chemical Society (ACS) committees, including the Committee on Technician Activities and the Coordinating Committee for the Voluntary Industry Standards project. Mr. Kenkel has authored several popular textbooks for chemistry-based technician education.
Praise for previous editions:
". . . this book can be a valuable resource for any chemistry student and indeed, for practitioners, laboratory scientists, teachers, and professors-anyone who needs to know something about how laboratory analyses are carried out...Numerous experiments and questions at the end of the chapter illustrate concepts and manipulations taught in that chapter. The accompanying CD-ROM illustrates many of the concepts presented in the book and is designed to reinforce what has been learned. Summing up: Highly Recommended"
—J.A. Siegel, Michigan State University
"[The book has] comprehensive coverage of the analytical techniques students will most likely encounter when entering an industrial position. … [Charts] … provide a quick and useful summary of key ideas."
—Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 82, No. 1, January 2005
"It is useful and informative….It is a very good source for many standard chemical test methods not commonly presented in the analytical curriculum."
—Physical Sciences Educational Reviews, Vol. 7
