CHEMOMETRICS

Degree course: 
Corso di Second cycle degree in CHEMISTRY
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2017/2018
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2017/2018
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
6
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
60
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (60 hours)
Requirements: 

Basic knowledge of general chemistry and analytical chemistry (especially the main instrumental techniques) is required.

Final Examination: 
Orale

written text and optional oral test

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The principal univariate and multivariate methods for chemical data treatment are presented in the course. The aim of the course is to provide the basis of chemometrics illustrating its application in the following contests: design of experiment, exploratory analysis, prediction, data processing. The course is structured with theoretical lessons and practical lessons with compulsory attendance.

Introduction to chemometrics: multivariate data
Data collection and pretreatment
Univariate and multivariate exploratory analysis
Projection methods
Cluster analysis
Classification
Regression methods
Spectroscopic data pretreatment
Introduction to experimental design: screening and optimization design

Chemometrics: a practical guide, K. R. Beebe, R. J. Pell, M. B. Seasholtz
Introduzione alla Chemiometria, R. Todeschini
Chemometrics: data analysis for the laboratory and chemical plant, P. Brereton
Introduction to multivariate statistical analysis in chemometrics, K. Varmuza, P. Filzmoser
Fondamenta di Chimica Analitica, M. Forina - ebook: http://www.sisnir.org/index.php/edsisnir
Chemometrics: a textbook, D.L. Massart and B. Vandeginste

48 hours of lectures and practical exercises with PC

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