Unit information: Core Special Chemistry for Physical Scientists in 2014/15

Unit name	Core Special Chemistry for Physical Scientists
Unit code	CHEMM0005
Credit points	10
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Professor. Wyatt
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	CHEM30890 or CHEM30900 or CHEM 31000 or CHEM 31100 or Year 3 Chemical Physics placement unit.
Co-requisites	none
School/department	School of Chemistry
Faculty	Faculty of Science

Description including Unit Aims

This unit covers a range of advanced topics in physical and materials Chemistry that are relevant to physical scientists. These topics are considered to be ‘core’ topics that all MSci graduates in Chemistry and Chemical Physics will cover. Workshops are integral to the unit.

This unit aims to provide an advanced understanding of a range of advanced and special topics in chemistry, as suited to final-year MSci students, in preparation either for chemical work in an industrial or academic setting. The unit builds upon concepts covered in all three of the previous years.

Intended Learning Outcomes

• Understanding the structure of surfaces
• Understanding the interactions between molecules and surfaces
• Into experimental and theoretical techniques to study surfaces
• Gaining a good appreciation of bonding and forces in solids
• Knowledge of non-ideal solid-state structures - non-stoichiometric compounds, defects, and their role in conductivity.
• Understanding the nature of functional nanoscale materials

Teaching Information

Lectures, workshops (classes of 20 students with two staff members) and independent study. The Dynamic Laboratory Manual provides important e-learning resource in advance of workshop sessions. Pre-workshop online material will be provided to assist students with the contact workshop.

Assessment Information

Students will be assessed by written examination totalling 90 minutes (summative 100%).

Reading and References

The Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Stephen Elliott, Wiley-Blackwell, (currently 3 copies in library) Atkins' Physical Chemistry, 10th Edition, P.W. Atkins and J. de Paula, Oxford, 2010 (currently 22 copies in library) Surfaces, G. Attard and C. Barnes, Oxford Chemistry Primer, 1998 (currently 5 copies in library) Inorganic Chemistry, Catherine E. Housecroft and Alan G. Sharpe, 3rd Edition, Pearson, 2008 (currently 7 copies in library) Shriver and Atkins' Inorganic Chemistry, Peter Atkins, Tina Overton, Jon Rourke, Mark Weller, Fraser Armstrong, 5th Edition, 2010 (currently 18 copies in library)