CM1022: ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY 1 (2024-2025)

Course Aims

To inspire students to investigate the scope and power of chemistry; to develop the necessary study, communication and practical skills for success in undergraduate Chemistry and beyond.

Main Learning Outcomes

Students will develop an appreciation of the essentially limitless scope of chemistry in understanding and controlling the material world. Students will also be more confident learners - in particular they will develop enhanced competences in:

• Literacy and numeracy

• Communication (written and oral)

• Data collection, analysis and interpretation

• Discussion and presentation of complex ideas

• Laboratory methods.

By getting to know other students studying chemistry and finding out about lecturers research interests, students will feel more part of the "Chemistry team".

Course Content

Lectures, workshops and directed reading will introduce and discuss a range of topics that demonstrate the diverse applications of chemistry in other academic disciplines and in technology. Content will include historical background and present day  theories and applications of fundamental topics in Chemistry. Study, numeracy and communication skills will also be discussed in workshops and small group tutorials.  The research activities of the Chemistry Department will be demonstrated in visits to the specialised laboratories (also in small groups) and hands-on lab skills practised in the undergraduate labs.

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

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