Unit name | Intermediate Physical and Theoretical Chemistry |
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Unit code | CHEM20190 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Western |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
CHEM10600, CHEM10700*, CHEM10800, CHEM10900* (or equivalent mathematics unit as approved by the School). *Not required for F320, F322, F323 |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Chemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit develops the introduction to physical chemistry given in CHEM 10600/700/800 to provide the essential base of physical chemistry required for advanced study at Levels 6 and 7 (Years 3 and 4). It covers the main areas of the subject e.g. molecular energy, thermodynamics, chemical energy, equilibria, states of matter, properties of solutions (including electrolytes) and interfaces. Workshops are integral to the unit.
Lectures, workshops (classes of 20 students with two staff members) and masterclasses (interactive seminar sessions of the whole class) and independent study. The Dynamic Laboratory Manual provides important e-learning resource in advance of workshop/masterclass sessions. Pre-workshop online material will be provided to assist students with the contact workshop.
Exam: 2 x 2 hours 30 mins
Essential reading will be from the following books:
Atkins’ Physical Chemistry, 10th Edition, P W Atkins and J de Paula, Oxford University Press 2014.
Further reading from: Dill and Bromberg Molecular Driving Forces, Garland Science, London, 2011.