Unit name | Core Special Chemistry for Chemical Physicists |
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Unit code | CHEMM0011 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Chris Russell |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
(CHEM30016 or CHEM30006) or CHEM30001 or CHEM30002 or CHEM30003 or CHEMM4000 |
Co-requisites |
none |
School/department | School of Chemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
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.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including lectures, workshops, masterclasses (interactive seminar sessions of the whole class) and independent study, supported by drop-in sessions, problem sheets and self-directed exercises. 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 workshops.
Assessment of learning/Summative assessmsent End-of-unit timed, open-book Examination (100%)
Essential reading will be from the following books:
Atkins’ Physical Chemistry, 10th Edition, P W Atkins and J de Paula, Oxford University Press 2014.
Inorganic Chemistry 6th Edition, M Weller, T Overton, J Rourke and F Armstrong, Oxford University Press 2014;
Further reading will be from the following books:
Inorganic Chemistry, Catherine E. Housecroft and Alan G. Sharpe, 3rd Edition, Pearson, 2008; The Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Stephen Elliott, Wiley-Blackwell; Surfaces, G. Attard and C. Barnes, Oxford Chemistry Primer, 1998.