Short-hand notations
- AC2.1: reading assignment from Analytical Chemistry 2.1
- SPS: short problem set
- LPS: long problem set
.csv: a spreadsheet file in comma separated value format.docx: a Microsoft Word document.pdf: a PDF document.R: a script file that contains one or more functions for use in R.RData: a file that contains one or more vectors, matrices, or arrays of data for use in R.Rmd: an Rmarkdown file.txt: a plain text file.xlsx: a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
To download and save a file, right-click on the link and select save link as.... You will find it helpful to create a Chem 351 folder on your computer where you can save these files and your notes and work for this course
Documents that describe R are written for the Mac OS X operating system. When using Windows there likely are a few small modifications to the menu commands and the keyboard shortcuts; the syntax for an R command, however, is independent of the operating system.
- August 22: introduction to course and a first introduction to
R
- August 27: basic descriptive statistics and data visualizations
- August 29: basic descriptive statistics and data visualizations
- September 3: the distribution of data
- September 5: the distribution of data
- September 10: confidence intervals and signficance testing
- September 12: confidence intervals and significance testing
- September 17: analysis of variance
- September 19: analysis of variance
- September 24:
no class; first take-home exam
- read: none
- handouts:
- files to download:
- September 26:
day of dialogue
- October 1: linear regression
- October 3: linear regression
- October 8: experimental design
- read: sections 14.1 and 14.3 of AC2.2
- handouts: SPS06.pdf
- files to download: none
- October 10: experimental design
- October 15:
fall break
- October 17:
fall break
- October 22: signals, noise, and signal processing
- October 24: signals, noise, and signal processing
- October 29: signals, noise, and signal processing
- October 31: catch-up and review
- read: none
- handouts:
- files to download:
- November 5:
no class; second take-home exam
- read: none
- handouts:
- files to download:
- November 7: analysis of multicomponent samples
- November 12: principal component analysis
- read: none
- handouts: see handouts for November 7
- files to download: pca.R
- November 14: cluster analysis
- read: none
- handouts: see handouts for November 7
- files to download: cluster.R
- November 19: multiple linear regression
- read: none
- handouts: see handouts for November 7
- files to download: MLRScript.R; mlr.R
- November 21:
thanksgiving break
- November 26: tbd
- read: none
- handouts:
- files to download:
- November 28: tbd
- read: none
- handouts:
- files to download:
- December 3: tbd
- read: none
- handouts:
- files to download:
- December 5:
no class; third take-home exam