ASU ONLINE CHM 343 – Fall 2025

Syllabus

This molecular sciences ‘cloud’ laboratory will cover topics in modern experimental and computational physical chemistry and biophysical chemistry. Syllabus in PDF format.

Labs

Introduction & Background Material (Videos – Vimeo)

• ASU Online IT information
  • ASU VPN
  • Remote Connection to ASU Computers (VNC / RDP)
  • ASU Apps (Software / Apps available to ASU Students)
• Remote Experiments (Introduction)
• Computational / Simulations (Overview)
• Data & Error Analysis (Error Analysis Review)
• DYOR – Literature / Resources Search (Google Scholar, Scopus)

Pre-Lab – Working with Experimental & Computational Data

• Experimental Data
  • GitHub Repository (CHM343)
• Computational Resources & Data
  • Computational – MoleCalc.Cloud (currently only http, NOT https access)
    • Other options (Backup): MolCalc and/or Chem Compute
• Data/Error Analysis
  • Colab Notebook: Data and Error Analysis – Accounting for Data Uncertainty.
  • Colab Notebook: Propagation of Error – Ideal Gas Example
  • Colab Example Notebook: 1 mL pipette measurements (data and error analysis).
• Lab Quiz
  • Lab Quizzes are take by students on Canvas

Lab 1 – Molecular Thermodynamics – Properties of Gases

• Experimental – Remote Acoustic Interferometer
  • Sign-up Sheet (Shared Google Sheet)
    • Sign-up for remote instruments time between Aug 24 and Sept 2, 2025.
    • Make-Up and/or Additional sign-up for the remote instrument (Sept 3, 4, and 7th)
  • AnyDesk (Remote Connection to Acoustic Interferometer Instruments)
    • Remote Acoustic Interferometer System #1 – Remote AnyDesk ID: 1622984390
    • Remote Acoustic Interferometer System #1 – Remote AnyDesk ID: 1890526889 (acoustic2@ad)
    • chm343 student AnyDesk access password (provided on ASU Canvas – Module 1)
  • BACKUP Method for Remote Connection to Acoustic Interferometer Instruments – NoMachine
    • Connect to the ASU VPN.
    • Remote Acoustic Interferometer System #1 – Remote NoMachine: nx://10.200.97.9:4000
    • Remote Acoustic Interferometer System #2 – Remote NoMachine: nx://10.200.101.142:4000
• Computational – MoleCalc.Cloud (currently only http, NOT https access)
  • Other options (Backup): MolCalc and/or Chem Compute
• Data/Error Analysis – Google CoLaboratory
• Lab Quiz – Canvas
• Report / Notebook
  • Colab Template Notebook
  • Written Report Template (Google Docs)

Lab 2 – Calorimetry: Measurement of Chemical & Physical Transformation

• Experimental – Calorimetry
  • Constant Volume Calorimetry (Bomb Calorimetry Simulator)
    • Every student should use the last 4 digits of their ASU ID # as the Calorimeter Code they use for bomb calorimetry simulations.
  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC, Sync Remote Lab)
    • The remote DSC will not be used by students independently but rather as an ASU sync experiment on Zoom with a TA or Instructor.
    • Schedule for remote sync DSC experiments (physical properties of the same materials simulated by students using the Bomb Calorimetry Simulator. – T/TH, Sept 9 and 11 at 10:30-11:30 AM and 6:30-8:30 PM – Zoom link on ASU Canvas course website (students should try to attend at least one of these ASU sync lab times/dates, but video and data will also be posted publicly for students that can’t make any of these available ASU sync lab sessions).
    • Remote DSC is a TA Instruments DSC2500 and the data will be saved and posted on the CHM343 GitHub Calorimetry Data Repository. The native data can be read by a free version of TRIOS and will also be exported as a text file.
• Computational – MoleCalc.Cloud (currently only http, NOT https access)
  • Other options (Backup): MolCalc and/or Chem Compute
• Data/Error Analysis – Google CoLaboratory
• Lab Quiz – Canvas
  • Colab Notebook Example for Lab 2 Quiz (on GitHub)
• Report / Notebook
  • Colab Template Notebook
  • Written Report Template (Google Docs)

Lab 3 – Chemical Equilibrium & Kinetics – Spectroscopy

• Experimental – Remote NMR Spectrometer.
  • Spintropy – username: asu_chm343 password: Provided on Canvas.
  • Information on Remote Automated NMR of Acetylacetone (AcAc) in Various Solvents
• Computational – MoleCalc.Cloud (currently only http, NOT https access)
  • Other options (Backup): MolCalc and/or Chem Compute
• Data/Error Analysis – Spintropy / NMRium
• Lab Quiz – Canvas
• Report / Notebook
  • Colab Template Notebook
  • Written Report Template (Google Docs)

Projects

Lab X (Optional / Makeup) – Examples

• Lab X1 – Molecular Understanding of Analyte Diffusion in Water. (Remote NMR)

• Lab X2 – Vibrational Spectroscopy of Chloro-Methanes. (Remote IR and Raman)
• Lab X3 – Molecular Structure and Dynamics of a cyclic peptide – Gramacidin-S. (Remote NMR)
• Lab X4 – Optical Diffraction using a Remote Laser Optical Setup. (Remote Laser & Optics)
• Lab X5 – Acoustic Interferometer of Common Refrigerant Gases. (DIY)
• Lab X6 – Thermodynamics of an Electrochemical Cell. (Remote Electrochemistry)

Resources

• Physical Chemistry Lab (CHM 343) Vimeo Videos
• Physical Chemistry Lab YouTube Videos
• Physical Chemistry Lab GitHub Repository