<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> Ch 86 -- Chemistry and Art -- Fall 2002Text: John W. Elder: Chemistry and the Visual Arts (CAVA), revised 2002

Date         Subject                                     Text pages                      Experiment

Sept. 5      Introduction
Sept. 9    Scientific measurement                   1-8                               1. Measurements
Sept. 12    Light, its properties and behavior    9-12                             2. Properties of Light
Sept. 16    Color and Matter                           12-20                           3. Arranging Colors
                                                                                                           4 The Color Spectrum
Sept. 19    Color Mixing                                 12-20                            5. Mixing Colors
Sept. 23    Color Unmixing                             12-20                            6. Unmixing of Colors
Sept. 26    Absorption Spectra                       12-20                            7. Crepe Paper Dyes
Sept. 30       QUIZ, Atoms and Molecules         21-30
Oct. 3       The Periodic Table                        31-36                            8. Density of Metals
Oct. 7     Chemical Bonds                            37-40                            9. Activity of Metals
Oct. 10     Metals                                          45-50                            10. Plating Metals
                                                                                                           11. Ionic Reactions
Oct. 17     Inorganic Pigments                        50-52                            12. Inorganic Pigments
Oct. 21     QUIZ,                                                                                13. Making Paint, etc
Oct. 24     Organic Chemistry                        53-64                             14. Natural Dyes
Oct. 28     Organic Dyes                               65-70                             15. Azo Dyes
Oct. 31      Acid-Base Chemistry                   41-44                             16. Acids and Bases
Nov. 4      Polymers                                      71-76                            17. Polymers
Nov. 7      QUIZ, Textiles and Dyeing           77-80                            18. Identification of Fabrics
Nov. 11    Rocks and Minerals                      81-88                            19. Rocks and Minerals
Nov. 14    Ceramics and Glass                      89-94                             20. Glass
Nov. 18    Wood and Paper                          95-98                             21. Wood and paper
Nov. 21    QUIZ, Studying works of art        99-110
Nov. 25    Examining Works of Art               99-110                          22. Paint Analysis
Dec. 2      Deterioration of Art                      111-116                        23. Deterioration
Dec. 5      Fake Art                                                                           24. Counterfeit Cards
Dec. 9 POSTERS

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Ch 86 -- Chemistry and Art -- Fall 2002

Some Important Information

This course will be very different from any other "science requirement" course given at Fairfield University in that it has a laboratory component. Instead of a lot of talk about science in art, we want the student to do the science, to study light, color, pigments, and the other materials of art.

The laboratory is one of the most important parts of this course. It cannot be done for you nor will it be possible to make up missed experiments. In laboratory you only get credit for what you have done.

What you need for this course:


 


 

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