CHE 1402 Basic Ideas of Forensic Chemistry
This course is a survey of fundamental principles of chemistry routinely utilized in forensic examinations. A prime goal of this course is to develop in the student an understanding and appreciation of the use of the scientific method of investigation. The lecture component of the course begins with an overview of forensic science and then covers a series of units in forensic chemistry. Lectures focus on analytical procedures, beginning with specific chemical reagents for spot tests and progressing through discussions of DNA analyses. The laboratory component of the course consists of a series of case studies in which students (working as a forensic team) subject items of physical evidence to chemical tests and procedures, interpret the data and present results to resolve the crime.
Offered
Fall and Spring
Notes
Three lectures and one laboratory period per week