Course Syllabus for Fall 2013
CLASS SCHEDULE
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00 - 8:50 am; 109 Garrigus
Laboratory: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 - 10:50 am; 105 Garrigus
INSTRUCTOR
Luke Boatright, Ph.D.
Office: 412 Garrigus
Phone: 257-5988
E-mail: wlboat1@uky.edu Office Hours: Open
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
"Food
Analysis, 4th edition,"
S.S. Nielsen, Ed., 2010. Springer, New York, NY.
GRADING SYSTEM
Evaluation | Cumulative Numerical Grade | Letter Grade | |||
Quizzes | 10% | Undergraduates | Graduates | ||
Exams | 50% | 90-100 | 92-100 | A | |
Lab Reports | 25% | 80-89 | 82-91 | B | |
Individual Projects | 10% | 70-79 | 72-81 | C | |
Class Participation | 5% | 60-69 | 62-71 | D | |
100% | Below 60 |
Below 62 |
E |
The numerical scale given here will be the guideline for assigning final grades in this course. The numerical scale may or may not be lowered in assigning the final grades, but will not be any higher than that indicated.
A quiz will be given about every week. The lowest quiz score will be discarded. The four exams will cover both lecture and lab material. The final exam, which is not comprehensive, is optional for undergraduate students.
Subject mater is best retained when students participate in classroom discussions and ask questions. In order to effectively participate in these discussions each reading assignment should be completed prior to the corresponding class period. Five percent of a students final grade will reflect their involvement in classroom discussions.
Missed quizzes and exams can be made up only if: a) Notification is given in advance of a justifiable absence, or b) An unanticipated, justifiable absence is verified. In accordance with the University rules governing absences, as provided by the University Senate Rules Sections V - 2.4.1 and 2.4.2 (http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/Code/part2.html), an excess of each three (3) unexcused absences for lectures will result in a drop in the final letter grade for the class. Unexcused laboratory absences can not be made-up and will count as a zero (0) for that laboratory write-up. If a student has excussed absences in excess of one-fifth of the class contact hours, the student will be required to withdraw from the course (University Senate Rules Section V-5.2.4.2).
Instructions for the individual project are given on a separate sheet (note: graduate students cannot use any topic relating to their thesis for their class project). All assignments submitted by students should represent their own work and ideas unless appropriate recognition is given to the original author. University policies related to plagiarism can be found in your copy of Student Rights and Responsibilities or at http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/Code/part2.html section 6.3.1. Any student whom the instructor has sufficient evidence to believe has cheated or plagiarized in the course will receive an automatic "E" (failure) in the entire course. There will be no exceptions.
Students will be informed of their current progress based on the criteria in the syllabus before the midterm date of the semester, term or session. (SR 6.1.3.A)
Students should provide one week notice to the instructor in order to arrange for accommodations due to a religious observance.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapters in the
required textbook will be assigned for each lecture. Students are
expected to read the assignment and be prepared to ask questions and
discuss the material
in lecture. Important course information is often discussed at
the beginning of
lecture, so please do not be late. There will be discussion in lecture
and lab concerning
the laboratory experiments. The laboratory procedures should be
brought to lecture
so they can be discussed during class before each lab. Students are to
arrive at the lab
well prepared to do the experiment. Some aspects of the experiment done
in lab (e.g.
Questions for Class Discussion from laboratory handout) will be
discussed in the following
lecture.
REFERENCES
Official Methods of Analysis.
Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 15th ed. (1990). (on reserve or in reference section of the Agriculture Library). |
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Official Methods and Recommended Practices, American Oil Chemists' Society, 4th ed.(1987). | |
Food Analysis: Theory and Practice. Pomeranz and Meloan, 3rd. ed., (1994). | |
Food Chemistry. Fennema, (1985). | |
Food Analysis: Principles and Techniques. Gruenwedel and Whitaker, Vol. 1 (1984), Vol 2, (1984). | |
Food Composition and Analysis. Aurand, Woods and Wells, (1987). | |
The Merck Index. (in reference section of Agriculture Library) | |
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 21:Parts 100-169; 9: Parts 200-319.(http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html) | |
Nutritive Value of American Foods. USDA Agriculture Handbook, (1984). | |
Food composition and nutritional tables, CRC Press, (1994). |
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Application of quantitative and qualitative analysis used in the physical, chemical and instrumental examination of food products. A special emphasis is placed on the evaluation of methods and interpretation of results.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To identify the principles, purposes, and applications of techniques to the chemical and instrumental analysis of foods. | |
To identify appropriate methods for proximate analysis of food products. | |
To provide chemical and instrumental laboratory
experience for students in the Food Science curriculum. |
Food
Analysis
(FSC 535)
Tuesday and Thursday; Class, 8:00 - 8:50
Laboratory, 9:00 - 10:50
Lecture Topics
Date | Description | Reading |
August 29 | Introduction | |
September 3 | Titratable Acidity | Ch. 13 |
September 5 | Principles of Ultraviolet, Visible and Fluorescence Spectroscopy | Ch. 22, 23 |
September 10 | Moisture and Ash | Ch. 6, 7 |
September 12 | Mineral Analysis | Ch. 12, 25 |
September 17 | Principles of Chromatography | Ch. 27 |
September 19 | Liquid Chromatography | Ch. 28 |
September 24 | Gas-Liquid Chromatography | Ch. 29 |
September 26 | Open Review | |
October 1 | Exam I | |
October 3 | Carbohydrate Analysis | Ch. 10 |
October 8 | Carbohydrate Analysis (Con't) | |
October 10 | Carbohydrate Analysis (Con't) | |
October 15 | Lipid Analysis | Ch. 8, 14 |
October 17 | Lipid Analysis (Con't) | |
October 22 | Lipid Analysis (Con't) | |
October 24 | Open Review | |
October 29 | Exam II | |
October 31 | Protein Analysis | Ch. 9, 15 |
November 5 | Protein Separation & Characterization | |
November 7 | Protein Separation & Characterization | |
November 12 | Protein Analysis Continued / Reading Assisgnment | |
November 14 | Vitamins | |
November 19 | Pigments | Ch. 11 & 32 |
November 21 | Open Review | |
November 26 | Exam III | |
November 28 | Holiday | Ch. 26 |
December 3 | Mass Spectrometry | |
December 5 | Sensory Analysis | |
December 10 | Immunoassays & Thermal Analysis | Ch. 17, 31 |
December 12 | Open Review | |
Final Exam, (IV) - Thursday, December 19, 10:30 A.M. |
Laboratory Schedule
Date | Description | Report Due Date |
August 29 | Introduction and Searching the Literature | |
September 3 | Standard Solutions and Titratable Acidity | Sept. 12 |
September 5 | Principles of Spectroscopy, Dilutions and Standard Curves | Sept. 12 |
September 10 | Moisture and Total Ash | Sept. 19 |
September 12 | Traditional Mineral Analysis | Sept. 19 |
September 17 | Thin-Layer Chromatography | Oct. 1 |
September 19 | Liquid Chromatography | Oct. 1 |
September 24 | Gas-Liquid Chromatography | Oct. 1 |
September 26 | Individual Projects | |
October 1 | Exam I | |
October 3 | Carbohydrates Analysis | Oct. 15 |
October 8 | Carbohydrate Analysis Continued | Oct. 15 |
October 10 | Vitamin Analysis - Library Search | Oct. 17 |
October 15 | Lipid Analysis (Extract &FFA) | Oct. 29 |
October 17 | Lipid Analysis (Extract & Phos) | Oct. 29 |
October 22 | Lipid Oxidation | Oct. 29 |
October 24 | Individual Projects | |
October 29 | Exam II | |
October 31 | Protein Analysis | Nov. 14 |
November 5 | Protein Separation & Characterization | |
November 7 | Protein Separation & Characterization | Nov. 14 |
November 12 | Vitamin Analysis I | |
November 14 | Vitamin Analysis II | Nov. 21 |
November 19 | Pigment Analysis | Nov. 26 |
November 21 | Individual Projects | |
November 26 | Exam III | |
November 28 | Holiday | |
December 3 | Mass Spectrometry | Dec. 12 |
December 5 | Sensory Analysis | Dec. 12 |
December 10 | Individual Projects | |
December 12 | Presentation of Individual Projects | |
*Reports with same due date can be combined into one report |