95250 - Crash Course Basics in Analytical Chemistry

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Advanced Cosmetic Sciences (cod. 6755)

Learning outcomes

Terms and definitions in quantitative analytical chemistry, calculating and expressing an analytical result, building a calibration equation in instrumental analysis, types of errors and basic statistics of repeated measurements

Course contents

Qualitative and quantitative analysis. International system of units. Amount and mass concentration units. Dilution factor, multiple and serial dilutions. Calibration. Expression of a measurement result, estimated values, significant digits, uncertainty. Type of errors, precision and its expression.Application of concepts and numerical examples in cosmetic products.

Readings/Bibliography

Slides, presentation in Virtuale.

Teaching methods

Videoprojection of power point presentation and videos.

Assessment methods

Not applicable

Teaching tools

Lecturing, institutional data reports. 

Office hours

See the website of Daniele Fabbri