CODE 98758 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 4 cfu anno 2 SCIENZE CHIMICHE 9018 (LM-54) - GENOVA 4 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE CHIMICHE 9018 (LM-54) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR CHIM/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Free chemometric course suggested for students of the Curriculum "Analytical Chemistry for study of the Environment", best at the first year. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Theoretical and practical knowledge of the main techniques for scientific data analysis, with special reference to analytical chemistry data. Learning the use of statistic tools for data treatment and validation of analytical methods. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, the student will be able to: 1) know the basic theoretical aspects of the main techniques of statistical analysis of scientific data, particularly regarding analytical data. 2) apply these methods to the statistical analysis of specific datasets. TEACHING METHODS Oral lessons and practical exercises. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Introduction to data analysis. Experimental design. Data pre-treatment. Data display. Pattern recognition. Regresion analysis. Statistics for analytical method validation. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY David Livingstone. A Practical Guide to Scientific Data Analysis. John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-470-85153-1. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARCO GROTTI Ricevimento: Always, by appointment. FRANCISCO ARDINI Ricevimento: The teacher is always present in the Department. It is recommended to arrange an appointment by e-mail. Exam Board MARCO GROTTI (President) FRANCISCO ARDINI (President Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START https://chimica.unige.it/didattica/orari_SC Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination with a short presentation of a case-study previously assigned and questions related both to the case-study and to the other topics of the course. ASSESSMENT METHODS The oral examination is performed by two professors and it is about 45-minutes long. During the examination, the student answers to multiple-choice questions, orally explains subjects related to the content of the course and discusses a case-study previously assigned. In this way, the commission is able to evaluate if the learning outcomes have been achieved. If not, the student is asked to study more thoroughly and/or take benefit from further explanations by the teachers. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 03/02/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale 24/02/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale 16/06/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale 07/07/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale 08/09/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale 22/09/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale 13/10/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Oral lessons will be delivered in Italian language, but the slides are in English.
