- Course Code
- CM 1011
- Credit Points
- 20
- Course Coordinator
- Dr W Harrison and Dr L Storey
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
Appropriate maths courses are recommended (but not compulsory).
Notes
This course is not open to students with a Higher in Chemistry at B or above, or GCE A-level at N or above, or the equivalent.
Overview
The course is intended to introduce students to the core aspects of chemistry, including formulae and equations, chemical calculations and the mole, atomic structure, the periodic table, and chemical bonding. The section on organic chemistry will concentrate on the idea of families of compounds, the simple functional groups, and on the shapes of molecules. In physical chemistry, aqeuous solutions, solubility, acids and bases, elementary concepts of pH, and energy in chemistry will be covered.
Structure
3 one-hour lectures, 1 one-hour exercise class, 1 one-hour Web-CT session, 1 two and a half-hour lab class.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 one and a half-hour written examination (50%), in-course assessment and lab work (50%).
Resit: 1 one and a half-hour written examination (50%), in-course assessment and lab work (50%).